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.
Thank you, Elizabeth! As it happens, the Cecil is on the National Register of Historic Places, along with Glidden's Colonial…
On Keeping memory alive
Dee, yes, that is a further wrinkle. A peer's daughter marrying the son of a peer will either keep her…
On Courtesy titles: a primer
Many thanks to you all for the great suggestions! I will keep looking for Lucille or Ann or Olivia or…
On Cinema royalty
That does sound like fun!
On Cinema royalty
I see what you mean -- and she was at Warner Bros. in the right period.
On Cinema royalty
I would say the shape of the face is different.
On Cinema royalty
Interesting! Oddly enough, I just bought a picture of Miss de Havilland (the only living sitter in the collection), and…
On Cinema royalty
Carol, I would say not, as the terms of the succession are laid out in the documents creating the peerage.…
On Title troubles
Mike, the Duke's titles are used by his progeny, so while the Duke of Devonshire's entry in Burke's Peerage will…
On Courtesy titles: a primer
Jim, this is great -- many thanks! I think that Francis and his half-brothers all initially worked in building trades…
On Musicians in the family: an afterword