Hello, I've mentioned many times that the "history of Billerica" is an excellent reference book, offering both MA history, town history, and genealogy. And, it is available through the Historical Society. It used to have a cost of ~$50 plus S&H through that organization. I just saw it being sold on-line for slightly less than that. Plus, it might now be available on a CD. Just an FYI for you. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. The "history of Chelmsford" has been available on CD for a couple of years; it is also an excellent reference book. A reminder is that there are 2 books; it's the larger one which is on the CD. Chelmsford and Billerica were both incorporated in 1655 and were very large "plantations" at that time. After 1700, at least 6 towns annexed off of them, including the Town of Lowell. You would be amazed at how man history books, "town histories," and genealogy books have now been put on CD's. Remember to check the archives of all the Lists and Boards for your surnames and place-names. And, please remember to check the on-line auctions for for your surnames and place-names.

Hi, Betty, The entire Hazen Boook on Billerica can be viewed here. There is a wonderful search engine. I found over 100 references to my Parker family... There are many more MA history books on Google Books.. http://books.google.com/books?id=OVunB0IQ_EcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+Billerica#v=onepage&q=&f=false Hope this helps someone.... Lois ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <bbffrrpp@comcast.net> To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 9:25 AM Subject: [MAMiddle] "History of Billerica" > Hello, > > I've mentioned many times that the "history of Billerica" is an excellent > reference book, offering both MA history, town history, and genealogy. > And, it is available through the Historical Society. It used to have a > cost of ~$50 plus S&H through that organization. I just saw it being > sold > on-line for slightly less than that. Plus, it might now be available > on > a CD. > > Just an FYI for you. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > P.S. The "history of Chelmsford" has been available on CD for a couple > of > years; it is also an excellent reference book. A reminder is that > there > are 2 books; it's the larger one which is on the CD. > > Chelmsford and Billerica were both incorporated in 1655 and were very > large > "plantations" at that time. After 1700, at least 6 towns annexed off of > them, including the Town of Lowell. > > You would be amazed at how man history books, "town histories," and > genealogy books have now been put on CD's. > > > > > > > > > > Remember to check the archives of all the Lists and Boards for your > surnames > and place-names. > And, please remember to check the on-line auctions for for your surnames > and > place-names. > > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > and the body of the email with no additional text. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message