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Pastkeepers in a Small Place: Five Centuries in Deerfield, Massachusetts

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This is an excellent book about keeping family heritage alive. I purchased the book not knowing what it was about but because the author is a cousin of my son-in law. It turned out to be compelling reading.

The author has done something quit different in regards to a social history book.He gives a smooth chronological history of Deerfield through stories,but adds in the five why's of why did people pass down,save and write about their history.Deerfield's history was not really that exciting except for a few brief battles during ,King Philips War and Queen Annes War,but that didn't stop the residents from telling and re-telling their stories.I've always been a fan of Deerfield, both visiting and reading about the tales,this book just makes the place a little more special. Again, well worth the price of admission.