Judge John Lowell of Newburyport, Massachusetts

LIVE: THURSDAY, 25 April 2013 at 1:00pm EDT This week on Fieldstone Common, Marian Pierre-Louis interviews Christopher C. Child and Scott C. Steward who wrote The Descendants of Judge John Lowell of Newburyport, Massachusetts. This book won three major awards: The 2012 Donald Lines Jacobus Award from the American Society of Genealogists The 2012 National Genealogical Society Award for Excellence: Genealogy and Family History Book. The grand prize in the 2012 Connecticut Society of Genealogists Literary Award Contest. This book demonstrates provides a perfect example of excellent and thorough published research. We will take the opportunity to learn from the author about the research skills and effort that goes into a work like this. The first full treatment of the Lowell family since Delmar R. Lowell's 1899 genealogy, The Descendants of Judge John Lowell of Newburyport, Massachusetts traces John Lowell's descendants to the present day, or for as many as another nine generations. Scott C. Steward is the Director of Publications for the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Scott is a graduate of Harvard College and the Radcliffe Publishing Program. Christopher C. Child is the Genealogist of the Newbury Street Press at the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Chris graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in history from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey For more details and upcoming schedule see: http://www.FieldstoneCommon.com

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