A History of Barrington Township and Vicinity - Shelburne County, Nova Scotia 1604 - 1870 with a Biographical and Genealogical Appendix

By Edwin Crowell; New Index by Richard Nickerson

This exceptional book was originally published by Edwin Crowell in 1923. It has stood the test of time, still being the essential resource that researchers look to when investigating their Barrington Township roots.

The six new comprehensive indexes in this edition make this exceptional local history and genealogy book even more useful and easy to access.

Contents include:

• Preface
• The Old Inhabitants
• Old Documents, etc
• Province and Colony
• The Township Settlement
• The Township of Barrington
• Antecedents of Grantees, 1767
• Early Settlers and the Government
• Crossing the Fiood
• Founders and Foundations
• Growth and Organization
• The Township Grant
• The Period of the First Division
• Barrington and the Revolution [American Revolutionary War]
• Peace and Readjustment
• Military Affairs
• Religion
• Legislation re the Township
• Social Service
• Maritime Interests
• Distribution of Population and Local Industry
• Boundaries, Topography, Geology, Forests and Climate
• Appendix
• Biography and Genealogy
• Addenda
• [Old] Index
• New Indexes in this 2006 edition 
  • Personal Names   Browse the New Nominal Index
  • Place Names
  • Vessels
  • Subjects
  • Literary Allusions
  • New Index to Sources

Reviews:

• "This is a well-written history of Barrington Township, Nova Scotia, highlighting especially the contributions of New Englanders. Its thoroughly modern index greatly increases its usefulness to researchers. "... - Paul Milner, Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) journal Forum, 2007
  

Details:

804 pages (including new 176 page index)
6.25 X 9.25" (hardcover)
New Index [2006] (176 pages)
Originally published by author Edwin Crowell (1853-1926), Yarmouth, 1923
This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2006
ISBN: 1-897210-89-2 (2006 GHP edition, including new index)