Scott C. Steward
Scott C. Steward was the founding editor at Vita Brevis; he served as NEHGS Editor-in-Chief 2013-2022. He is the author, co-author, or editor of genealogies of the Ayer, Le Roy, Lowell, Saltonstall, Thorndike, and Winthrop families. His articles have appeared in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, NEXUS, New England Ancestors, American Ancestors, and The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, and he has written book reviews for the Register, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, and the National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
Mrs. Gray's diary is actually a genealogical goldmine, both for her own family/families and for those of her friends --…
On A Victorian genealogist
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On Accidental geography
Thanks, Doris! I think the whole entry about the women's charity is fascinating: she talks through several (opposing?) viewpoints and…
On Women in the Gray diary: Part Two
Thanks, Candy! Mrs. Gray does cover the mundane (she has a running commentary on her endless sewing for her children),…
On Women in the Gray diary: Part One
Thanks, Doris! I think she is a fascinating writer.
On Women in the Gray diary: Part One
It is (and not by me). I am reviewing the 1860-65 diary for publication, which includes reading the transcribed diary…
On Women in the Gray diary: Part One
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On Women in the Gray diary: Part One
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On “Pomps and vanities”
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On “Busy Little Brains”
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On “Pomps and vanities”