The Stones Speak:  

Irish Place Names From Inscriptions in Boston's Mount Calvary Cemetery

by R. Andrew Pierce 

First edition, signed.  Boston:  New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2000 

Softback is overall in VERY GOOD+ condition. 

• Photo illustrated wraps are mostly clean.  Corners are gently bumped. 
• Spine has green text and is bright with firm ends.
• Binding is strong.  
• End papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
• Signed by the author on the half-title page
• Frontispiece, an ink-drawn map of the cemetery, is present.
• Illustrations, black and white photographs, are bright and clear. 
• Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• P2025.0917

246 pages. 6 x 9 inches

ISBN:  0-88082-097-7

A Very Good Plus copy of this book of reference in Irish-American genealogy.  Softcover wraps, glossy finish, photo illustrated with titles in shades of green, are fresh and attractive.  Interior is unmarked, and paper is bright.  Signed by the author on the half-title page.

This volume presents the inscriptions from 1269 place stones found in Boston's Mount Calvary Cemetery.  Of aid to genealogists and to persons seeking information on ancestors.  The stones in Mount Calvary Cemetery, a Catholic cemetery established in 1866, often included information regarding town or county of origin and the names of family members.  Includes indexes of place names and personal names.

The author, R. Andrew Pierce, is a professional genealogist who has worked extensively in New England and on families of Irish origin.

Signed by author on half-title page.

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