Balls-Town
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This is an early release copy of the book, and hardcovers will be only limited editions, and available in March on Amy Shannon's Lulu.com Spotlight page (https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/amyshannon). This book is signed by the Author. The release date for the softcover and digital book is March 21 2024, the 217th anniversary of the Incorporation of the village of Ballston Spa. This book has a value retail value of $32.99.
The raffle will run from 9/21/2023 to 9/30/2023. To purchase a raffle ticket, make your PayPal payment, and then, once I receive notification, I will email you your raffle number. On October 1, the winner will be randomly selected. A portion of the proceeds from this raffle, (70%) will be donated to the Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa.
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Balls-Town
Coming March 21 2024
With such lush and savage history, the Towns of Milton and Ballston were one, Balls-Town. The settlers, pioneers may still be recognized for the start of the towns, but there is more to the story. People, not just prominent, and the writings of people, long past, where their work may be long forgotten. It is a shame that some are forgotten, so with this being a history of Balls-Town, the incorporation of the Village of Ballston Spa, it is also an homage to those who wrote about these precious lands of the towns. Some stories, poems, historical writings about these hometowns, may have been once lost, but in this book, some of them are being revived.
I'm Amy Shannon, and this is my hometown, and its community of history, lingering spirits, and neighbors.
A Poem on the Mineral Springs
An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston
An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston
A Poem on the Mineral Springs of Ballston and Saratoga, with notes illustrating the History of the Springs and Adjacent Country. Published by Reuben Sears, Printed by J. Comstock, Ballston Spa, NY. 1819
An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston
An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston
An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston
An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston, with practical remarks on their medical properties by Dr. John H. Steel, 1840.
The Bench and Bar of Saratoga County
An Analysis of the Mineral Waters of Saratoga and Ballston
Saratoga the Battle-Battle Ground-Visitor's Guide
The Bench and Bar of Saratoga County or, Reminiscence of the Judiciary and scenes in the courtroom by Enos Mann, ESQ. 1876
Saratoga the Battle-Battle Ground-Visitor's Guide
The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants
Saratoga the Battle-Battle Ground-Visitor's Guide
Saratoga the Battle-Battle Ground-Visitor's Guide with Maps by Ellen Hardin Walworth. 1877.
The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants
The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants
The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants
The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants. Published by The Richmond & Backus Co,. Stationeries and Printers. 1886.
Our County and its People.
The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants
The Genealogy of Judge John Taylor and His Descendants
Our County and its People. A descriptive and biographical record of Saratoga County NY. Prepared and published by The Saratogian, and printed by The Boston History Company. 1899.
History of the Ball Family
A pedestrian Tour of Two Thousand Three Hundred Miles in North America
Article: The Reminiscences of James Gordon
History of the Ball Family: Genealogy of the New Haven Branch by Abram Leonard Bradley. 1855. Privately Reprinted Printed in NY 1916.
Article: The Reminiscences of James Gordon
A pedestrian Tour of Two Thousand Three Hundred Miles in North America
Article: The Reminiscences of James Gordon
Article: The Reminiscences of James Gordon. New York History, 17(3), 316-333. by J. Gordon and J. Mayer. 1936.
A pedestrian Tour of Two Thousand Three Hundred Miles in North America
A pedestrian Tour of Two Thousand Three Hundred Miles in North America
A pedestrian Tour of Two Thousand Three Hundred Miles in North America
A pedestrian Tour of Two Thousand Three Hundred Miles in North America. To the Lakes, -The Canadas, and The New-England States Performed in the autumn of 1821. Embellished with Views. By P. Stansbury . New York. Published and Sold by J. D Myers and W. Smith. No. 59 Fulton Street. 1822
The first books printed in Ballston Spa
A Plain account of the ordinance of Baptism
A Plain account of the ordinance of Baptism
A Plain account of the ordinance of Baptism
A Plain account of the ordinance of Baptism; in which all the texts in the New Testament relating to it are proved and the holy Doctrine concerning dram from them alone by William Foot
A plea for the Non-Conformists
A Plain account of the ordinance of Baptism
A Plain account of the ordinance of Baptism
A plea for the Non-Conformists by Thomas Delaune
Lectures on the Prophecies
A Plain account of the ordinance of Baptism
Lectures on the Prophecies
Lectures on the Prophecies by Elhanan Wincester
The Friend of Peace
Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811
Lectures on the Prophecies
The Friend of Peace by Mr. Comstock in 1822.
Ballston Springs
Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811
Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811
Ballston Springs by Thomas Law. 1806. Printed by S. Gould.
Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811
Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811
Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811
Travels through the United States of America, in the years 1807, and 1809, 1810, & 1811; including an account of passages betwixt America and Britain, and travels through various parts of Britain, Ireland, & Canada. With corrections and improvements till 1815. Illustrated by coloured maps and plans by J. Melish. 1818.
The Tourist
The Tourist
The Tourist
The Tourist (pocket manual for travelers on the Hudson River, the western canal, and stage road, to Niagara Falls, comprising also the routes to Lebanon, Ballston, and Saratoga Springs) by Robert J. Vandewater. 1839.
Books by Nathaniel Bartlet Sylvester
Saratoga and Kayadrossera: An historical address
Saratoga and Kayadrossera: An historical address
Saratoga and Kayadrossera: An historical address
Saratoga and Kayadrossera: An historical address. (1876)
History of Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga and Kayadrossera: An historical address
Saratoga and Kayadrossera: An historical address
History of Saratoga County, New York; with historical notes of its various towns. Together with Biographical sketches of its prominent men and leading citizens. (1893)
1609-1878 History of Saratoga County New York
1609-1878 History of Saratoga County New York
1609-1878 History of Saratoga County New York
1609-1878 History of Saratoga County New York with Illustrations and Biographical sketches. Some of its prominent men and pioneers. (1878)
Historic Muse on Mount MacGregor
1609-1878 History of Saratoga County New York
1609-1878 History of Saratoga County New York
Historic Muse on Mount MacGregor, one of the Adirondacks. (1885)
Other Books About Ballston and surrounding areas
Centennial History of the Village of Ballston Spa
Indian legends of Saratoga and of the upper Hudson Valley
Indian legends of Saratoga and of the upper Hudson Valley
Centennial History of the Village of Ballston Spa, including the town of Ballston and Milton- A souvenir of the Centennial Celebration, held June 22-25, 1907. by Edward F. Grose, and John Booth
Indian legends of Saratoga and of the upper Hudson Valley
Indian legends of Saratoga and of the upper Hudson Valley
Indian legends of Saratoga and of the upper Hudson Valley
Indian legends of Saratoga and of the upper Hudson Valley by Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester
Coming March 21
Balls-Town: A community of history, friends, neighbors, and lingering spirits.