FC 058 Discovering Black Vermont with Elise Guyette
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FC 058 Discovering Black Vermont with Elise Guyette

This week on Fieldstone Common our featured guest is Elise Guyette, author of the book Discovering Black Vermont: African American Farmers in Hinesburgh, 1790-1890. Bio ELISE A. GUYETTE, Ed.D., is a historian active in efforts to develop Vermont’s diversity curriculum in K–12 schools. Book Summary Vermont is often regarded as the “whitest” US state. Dig…

FC 57 The Philadelphia Nativists Riots with Kenneth Milano
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FC 57 The Philadelphia Nativists Riots with Kenneth Milano

Here are some items that were mentioned during the 19 September 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Kenneth W. Milano about his book The Philadelphia Nativist Riots: Irish Kensington. The Philadelphia Nativist Riots, published by the History Press, is available for purchase from Amazon.com and other booksellers. The Nativists were an anti-immigrant group in mid 19th-century…

FC 56 New England Research with Helen Ullmann
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FC 56 New England Research with Helen Ullmann

Here are some items that were mentioned during the 12 September 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Helen Schatvet Ullmann, FASG, CG where we discussed her work doing New England genealogical research. Hartford County Connecticut County Court Minutes Vol. 3 & 4 and Colony of Connecticut Minutes of the Court of Assistants 1669-1711, both published by…

FC 55 Rebels at the Bar with Jill Norgren
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FC 55 Rebels at the Bar with Jill Norgren

Here are some items that were mentioned during the 5 September 2013 Fieldstone Common interview with Jill Norgren about her book Rebels at the Bar: The fascinating, forgotten stories of America’s First Women Lawyers. Rebels at the Bar: The fascinating, forgotten stories of America’s First Women Lawyers, published by the New York University Press, is…