From Farms to Mills: 19th Century Rhode Island Ancestors
Diane MacLean Boumenot, CG
Aug 31, 2017
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Content
Introduction
2:57
Migration Out of RI
6:11
Seafaring Ancestors
3:11
Decline of Farms
7:31
Growth of Mills
21:06
19th Century Changes
5:14
Business Owners
19:13
Conclusion
1:06
About this webinar
Follow the journey of Rhode Islanders that did not head west and the lives of newly arrived Americans. What unique kinds of records were produced as the state watched its small farming communities become growing industrial centers?
Diane MacLean Boumenot, CG, specializes in southern New England family history research. She has published articles in several journals and in 2018 she co-authored, with Maureen Taylor, the National G...