Thomas Jane Books

What do I know about genealogy? Not very much before reading this book. My copy of this book came into my possession directly from the author who I am proud to call my mother-in-law. The review can and should be read understanding that.

The book itself was compiled over many years with extensive research by both Jane, Norton, and many close friends. It was painstakingly typed by hand for the publisher, one letter at a time, by the late Irving Norton Hutchinson, Jr. (1923-2005). Norton is also credited with the identification numbering system used throughout the book allowing for instant tracing of family lines and identifying relationships between those listed in the book. The painstaking part comes from the many corrections required because Jane is in fact a perfectionist when it comes to spelling and use of the language.

An interesting departure is that Jane felt it extremely important to follow the female family lines as far as possible during the research. Those lines are published in the book as well. A name listing of the major female lines includes Boisseali, Case, Conklin, Conkling, Davids, Davis, Floyd, Floyd-Jones, Horton, Landon, Moore, Milford, Nicoll, Randall, Terry, and Tuthill.

Throughout the book are illustrations including property documents, family crests, drawings, and a number of family photographs. The typesetting is typical of Gateway Publishers books of that era and not what you would find in your basic paperback novel of today, but it is clear and readable.

One of the most interesting things that I found about this book is it went far beyond my expectation of what a genealogy book might include. Yes, there is a high percentage of pages with just names, places, and dates -- but there is a health dose of exactly how the research was done, tips on effective research, and extensive documentation of the lives of many of the first through fifth generation key individuals. Eleven generations are present.

The book includes a thumbnail history of Southold Long Island, an index, a full bibliography, an appendix of the Patriots of the Revolution, an appendix of place name changes, and an appendix of 'other' Hutchinsons names that simply could not be tied directly to the trees being covered.

When the author's research was in conflict with other published research, a full explanation of the differences between that source and her research is included, as well as her reasoning for connecting that individual in conflict with this prior source(s).

Overall, it is a very interesting read for those who want to learn a little about genealogy, how research was done "before the Internet", the importance of thorough documentation when researching, and a view of places on Long Island from days gone by. I don't guess I have to mention that if you are doing research on any of the many families covered here that it might also provide a vital well documented link to your own research.

I would have given the book a rating of 4 simply because of the simple font used in typesetting being less 'easy' to read than books of our current time, but after having spent time in the book, the font used is well overcome by the flavor it provides as I read and re-read about times past... in a publishing style prevalent in self published books of that era.

The author is still among us for hopefully a few more years, but with failing health due to age and perhaps even the loss of her beloved Norton. Her work here though will live forever.

About the Author (from the book - 1982)

Helen "Jane" (Errickson) Hutchinson was born 1 Dec 1925 in Lexington, Kentucky, the daughter of George Thomas Errickson of Barnegat, Ocean County, N.J., and his wife Jennie Ruth (Potter) Errickson of Leeds, Greene County, N.Y.

A graduate of University High School in Lexington, she graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1947 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Anatomy and Physiolgy. That same year, she was married to Irving "Norton" Hutchinson, Jr. They are the parents of five children and currently have three grandchildren.

In the genealogical area, Jane is a member of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Soffolk County Historical Society, Greene County Historical Society, and National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Carlyle is thought of these days, if anyone bothers to think of him at all, as a dyspeptic scholar, a scarifying husband and a Dry-as-Dust historian. This view of him is wrong on all counts.

His "Reminiscences" show Carlyle as he was in his heart of hearts. His childhood was repressive, his early career a disappointment and his marriage to the witty Jane Welsh a mismatch if ever there was one. But nothing could stop this man who felt that he had something to tell and would tell it at no matter what cost to himself and others.

Readers of his wonderful "French Revolution" and stirring "On Heroes and Hero Worship" know that Carlyle did find his public voice and made it heard loud and clear. But the "Reminiscences" let us hear, for almost the first time, his private voice. His memories of his parents, his anguished cry of guilt and longing sent after the, now dead, Jane Welsh Carlyle are deeply moving sometimes painful exposures of the soul of this man who was not used to public displays of affection.

If you miss this book you can never learn to love and respect Carlyle nor even understand him as he deserves to be understood.

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This book should be in every home, it saves many lives, everyone I know who owns it in Iceland loves it.

I guess it all depends on your teacher but this is a good text book. I had the class once a week sow e where expected to read a chapter a week and then be able to discuss it. Don't try to read the chapters last minut because they are kind of long and take more then an hour to read but you can skim them and understand them easily. I liked this book but like I said it all depends on your teacher. My teacher told us to get the workbook and I was the only idiot who did but that can help a little but this is just a basic goverment text book for a introduction class so much of the stuff is common knowledge

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Jane Austen is just a phenomenal writer, and if you have the opportunity to get most of her works in one, go for it (though ideally, go for her complete works because you won't be disappointed!). In each of the four works the characters are so full of life you feel as though you are an invisible person looking in on their lives, the descriptions of early 19th century life is dead-on and wonderful for us history buffs, and the stories are so captivating that you won't want to stop reading them! Go on ahead, buy the book!

The collaborative effort of Jane Stern, Michael Stern, and Doug Shook, The Louie's Backyard Cookbook wonderfully showcases island cuisine recipes of Key West that made the Louie's Backyard Restaurant an innovative trailblazer of gourmet dining. The more than 150 recipes by Doug Shook range from Mango Slaw, to Chilled Celery Root Soup, Zucchini Spoonbread, Ginger Rhubarb Cobbler to pack the pages of this "user-friendly" cookbook of delightful, classy, taste-tested Key West restaurant sensations.

Ms. Thomas has done a careful, interesting job of organizing a lot of information in a most readable fashion. I particularly liked her tables about the population growth at the end of the sections and the time line presented inside the front cover. It was interesting to read about some of the names of streets known to us such as McGilvra Boulevard as we had not known anything about the McGilvra family previously.

I also appreciated the last chapter on the various residences that are still about and plan to bring our copy to the neighborhood so that I might be able to spot more of them. Her comments on the various businesses in Madison Park were also very interesting to read.