Higginson Book Company - Genealogy and American History Publications
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Websites
Borden and Fall River related sites:
Rise and Fall of Fall River (and Bordens)
Many Fall River items on this link - SailsInc.org
A Borden Genealogy Site (Cole)
Old Photos of Fall River (Lizzie Borden site)
Genealogy Resources:
Stephen Borden genealogy.com homepage
New England Historic Genealogical Society(NEHGS) - New England Ancestors
Archives Researching Your Family's History at the Massachusetts Archives
English Origins - Search database
Genealogy.com Genealogy Library
Cemeteries of Massachusetts - Cemetery Records - Genealogy - Genealogy
Massachusetts Society of Genealogists
Obituaries - Newspaper Obituary - Genealogy - Genealogy
NARA US National Archives & Records Administration
American Family Immigration History Center-Ellis Island
Genealogy TODAY.com -- Family Tree Articles and Genealogy Search
Massachusetts State Genealogy Links - StateGenSites
Bristol County Massachusetts Cemeteries
Massachusetts Newspaper Database Index
Census Online - Massachusetts Census Records - 135 Links
American College of Heraldry Links Page
The Religious Society of Friends
Rhode Island Historical Society
The Association for Gravestone Studies Online
Massachusetts Vital Records - Order Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Death Records Online!
RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project Our Research
American Antiquarian Society Home Page
Welcome to the Library of the Boston Athenæum
Books
1. Historical and Genealogical Record of the Descendants, as far as known, of Richard and Joan Borden, who settled in Portsmouth, RI, May,1638. Compiled by Hattie Borden Weld, Los Angeles, CA. Jul 1899.
2. History of Fall River. Henry M Fenner, F Smiley Publishing, New York, 1906.
3. Centennial History of Fall River: A Record of Corporate Progress from 1656 to 1876. Henry H Earl, Atlantic Publishing, New York, 1877. (original edition signed by Nathaniel B Borden)
4. Fall River and Its Industries. Frederick M Peck et al, Atlantic Publishing, New York, 1877.
5. Vital Records of the Town of Freetown, MA 1686 through 1890. Helen Gurney Thomas, Heritage books, Bowie, MD, 1988.
6. History of Freetown, Massachusetts. JH Franklin Press, Fall River, MA, 1902.
7. History of Swansea, Massachusetts 1667 - 1917. Compiled by Otis Olney Wright. Published by the town, 1917.
8. History of the Town of Somerset, Massachusetts, William Hart. Published by the Town, 1940.
9. Family Register of the Town of Shrewsbury, Mass 1717 to 1829. Andrew T Ward. Samuel Drake Publishing, Boston, MA. 1847.
10.Genealogies of Rhode Island Families ( 2 volumes) from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Gary Boyd Roberts, Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore, MD, 1989.
11.Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, Vol 2, Compiled by Esther Woodford-Barnes. Published by General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002.
12. Phillips History of Fall River, 3 volumes 1041
13. NEHGS Register, Jan 1930, and Apr 1930.
Other Resources and Efforts:
Numerous trips to the Oak Grove Fall River cemetery office, many other cemeteries, the town halls, of Fall River, Somerset, Westport, Swansea, etc, and the state archives in Boston, the Public libraries in Fall River , New Bedford and Boston, and numerous other documents obtained from Higginson books, the New England Historic Genealogical Society and even Ancestry.com! Thanks to all who have assisted me along the way...though I'm still learning and digging!