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Local History Bibliography

Books

All of the following books are available in the circulating collection. In some cases there are additional copies in other collections in the library. The letters in ( )'s after the call #'s indicate where these copies are: G.C.= Gilbane Collection, P.C.= Preservation Collection, J&JRef = Young Readers' Dept.

Author Title Year Call #
Carter, Jamie North Kingstown: Allenton, Belleville, Davisville, Hamilton, Lafayette, Quidnessett, Saunderstown, Slocum and Wickford 1999 974.5/Car
Clauson, James Earl These Plantations 1937 917.45/Cla
Crolius, Peter Wickford Anthology 1985 917.459/Cro
Daughters of the American Revolution, Pettaquamscutt Chapter Facts and Fancies Concerning North Kingstown, Rhode Island 1941 974.59/Dau, (G.C.)
Gardiner, George W. Lafayette, Rhode Island: A Few Phases of Its History From the Ice Age to the Atomic 1949 974.59/Gar
Hinckley, Anita W. Wickford Memories 1972 917.45/Hin
McAleer, Althea H. Graveyards of North Kingstown, Rhode Island 1992 392/McA
McLoughlin, William Gerald Rhode Island: A Bicentennial History 1978 974.5/McL, (P.C.)
Milligan, Sean Paul Quonset Point Naval Air Station: Gem of the Atlantic 1996 359/Mil
Prentice, G. Edward Through the Woods and Across the Fields to Narragansett Pier 1983 385.09/Pre, (P.C.)
Schroder, Walter Defenses of Narragansett Bay in World War II 1980 940.545/Sch
Simister, Florence Parker Streets of the City: An Anecdotal History of North Kingstown 1974 974.59/Sim, (G.C., J.)
Stedman, Oliver H. A Stroll Through Memory Lane 1978 917.459/Ste
Steinberg, Sheila Rhode Island: An Historical Guide 1976 917.45/Ste
Weiss, Ellen North Kingstown, Rhode Island: Statewide Historical Preservation Report 1979 728.09/Nor (G.C, R.Desk, J., JRef)
White, Hunter C. Wickford and Its Old Houses 1960 974.59/Whi
Woodward, Carl Raymond Plantation in Yankeeland: the Story of Cocumscussoc, Mirror of Colonial Rhode Island 1971 974.59/Woo, (J)
Wright, Marion L. The Rhode Island Atlas 1982 912.745/Wri

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