Booksellers

There is no place like the internet to find and buy books, and there is certainly no shortage of them dealing with the American Revolution (on both sides of the conflict) and Colonial/Loyalist genealogy. From the comfort of your own home, you can search bookstores the world over and find titles that would be almost impossible to locate any other way. The only question is where to look...

Below is a select list of internet booksellers to get you started. We have ordered at least once through the majority of these sites and feel confident recommending them. Be aware that prices can vary, though, so check more than one vendor before making your purchase decision.

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Search the world's largest source of out of print books - used, rare, and antiquarian.

What can we say? They have a bunch 'o books!

Since the addition of their Out of Print books section, this is a good source for many genealogical titles. Note that there are two different search pages - one for new books and one for out of print books.

A nice collection of books focusing on the history and genealogy of the early residents of Northern New Jersey and Southern New York. Limited editions and quality reprints available.

Search more than ten million used and rare books, periodicals and ephemera offered for sale by thousands of booksellers around the world.

A metasearch site that will search for both new and used books from over 15,000 booksellers worldwide.

A quarterly newsletter of 18th and early 19th Century North American Living History.

A selection of books for students of the American Revolution, life in the 18th-Century, and related topics. Specializing in primary sources ~ diaries, journals, military texts, &c. &c. Don has been a guest lecturer at The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies.

Specializing in providing genealogical and historical books for the family, local, and social historian, including a nice selection of Loyalist titles.

Online store of the Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. and the Clearfield Company, world's largest publishers of genealogical reference books.

Comprehensive source for Canadian genealogical and historical books, guides, magazines and CD ROM reference materials.

America's oldest retail bookstore devoted entirely to genealogy and related subjects, including a good all-around selection of both Canadian and U.S. genealogy materials.

A leading publisher of books on paper, CD-ROM, and the World Wide Web for reading and reference materials on history and genealogy.

Specializing in books on New York State, including genealogy and military history titles. (Just click Cancel on the little Javascript popup form and go about your business.)

Specializing in fine reprints of 18th century books and pamphlets.

Publisher of New York genealogy & history sources, books & CD's for New York State families including extensive vital record information.

An antiquarian book shop specializing in important, fine, new and rare books with special emphasis on the American Revolution.

A book catalog company with emphasis on military history, history, fine arts, literature, and religion and philosophy.

The books of Dr. Bobby Gilmer Moss - Patriot & Loyalist rosters for Carolina Revolutionary War battles.

A division of Continental Consulting with an excellent selection of books on the Revolution.

Genealogical and local history books with a focus on NY, VT, and the northeastern US. A particular area of emphasis is Washington County, NY but carries many other books that will help in NY, VT, CT, MA, Loyalist and Revolutionary War research.

Books and genealogy reference materials including a good selection of both Canadian and Colonial titles.

Mailing Lists

Internet mailing lists are a great way to make contact with people who have interests similiar to your own and to share their collective experience and knowledge. They can be informative, fascinating and sometimes infuriating and provide access to expertise on specific subjects that would not otherwise be available to you.

Mailing lists are free and really very simple to use. Once you subscribe, you can send emails that everyone else on the list will see, and you will receive emails posted by all other subscribers to the list.

The protocol for appropriate discussion topics and for what is and is not allowed will vary by list, so be sure to read any list policies or Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) lists carefully before posting. It is usually best to watch the activity of a new list for a week or so before posting your first missive to get a feel for the way the list functions.

Two helpful articles to read before joining your first electronic mailing list are:

    The Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette, by Arlene Rinaldi

There are literally hundreds of surname, ethnic and geographically oriented genealogy mailing lists - far too many to list here - that will help you tap into sources in your specific area of interest if you are tracing your family history. Below are some "lists of lists" and several of the more pertinent and active lists for Loyalist and 18th Century research.

    Genealogy Resources on the Internet

A comprehensive list of genealogy mailing lists, USENET newsgroups, FTP, Gopher, Telnet and E-Mail sites and lists from various sources. Includes subscription instructions for each mailing list.

A diverse community of internet mailing lists. Try searching on Loyalist or American Revolution. Follow the subscription instructions for each list you are interested in joining.

A wealth of genealogy related mailing lists from the RootsWeb community plus a good explanation of how they work and how to subscribe.

A place to discuss everything about women in the 18th century: clothing, manners, mores, status, condition, and more.

A list for the discussion of events during the American Revolution and genealogical matters related to the American Revolution. The French-Indian Wars and the War of 1812 are also suitable topics for discussion.

An active community of living historians, re-enactors, research historians, historical writers, genealogists, and other persons interested in the period of time during which the American War of Independence was fought. Follow the instructions on the homepage for how to subscribe.

A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in the United Empire loyalists who came to Canada from the United States during and after the American Revolution. Scroll down to the list description for instructions on how to subscribe.

Newsletters &ca

While there are not too many online newsletters devoted to the topic of Loyalists, there are a few. As we come across newsletters that we feel will be of interest, we will point them out here.

Brenda Dougall Merriman periodically writes a column called "Loyalists in Canada" for the Global Gazette. You can read all back issues here.

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