First Parish Groton Mass

Early Church Records of Groton, Massachusetts, 1761-1830

• Categories: Church records and registers

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1896
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• Publisher: Unknown

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The Rights of the Congregational Churches of Massachusetts

• Author(s): First Parish Church (Groton, Mass.). Ecclesiastical Council, Lyman Beecher

• Categories: Congregational churches

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1827
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Bibliotheca Americana

• Author(s): Joseph Sabin

• Categories: America

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1875
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• Publisher: Unknown

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Report

• Author(s): American Unitarian Association

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1870
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• Publisher: Unknown

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The Steeples of Old New England

• Author(s): Kirk Shivell

• Categories: Architecture

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1998
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• Publisher: ProStar Publications

The church steeple was one of the first art forms to be cultivated in this new land, becoming one of early Americas principal artistic achievements. The backstory of this distinctive art form is a fascinating one. The "Yankees," a homogenous group emerged in New England in the early 18th century. Their artistic abilities in design are also prevalent in silverwork and furniture craft, however it was in their steeples that they excelled and in which they were best expressed. In The Steeples of Old New England, Kirk Shivell traces both the history of these steeples and the Yankee society that built them, including many examples and anecdotes, covering the period between 1701 through 1860. This ...