Local histories are almost always useful for family research and getting a better understanding of a place. Local historians do a great job which is sometimes under appreciated.
In looking at an 18c American Allis family in Connecticut this one was a dream:
"David Allis and the birth of Vernon"
David was born in Bolton, Connecticut in 1720 and later moved to the adjacent town of Vernon. The book is very readable and gives a feel for the area at the time. It's also a fair bit more general in scope than it sounds.
In describing the family of David Allis it does give some interesting detail such as finding David's gravestone broken up in a garden and the society raising money for it's replica replacement in the town cemetery.
The book is useful for anyone researching that part of the world but very unusual to find a history centred around an Allis family, so a big thanks.
The author is John Roe and it is published by the Vernon Historical Society and a physical as well as an on-line copy may be obtained from them here
https://www.tankerhoosen.info/news/upcoming_2024_1_allis_book.htm
follow the links for the on-line (free) version
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