During our last live stream on May 26th, we initially planned a two-part series about the colonial period. However, we’ve decided to change our plans and are thrilled to announce a summer extravaganza featuring our all-time favorite colonial records. In our previous stream, we shared over 40 number-one picks for New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. These ranged from books, scanned images, and web-based databases. We shared the links for free digitized references after the streaming. Due to the positive feedback from the live stream, we’ve decided to showcase our top picks from all thirteen British Colonies. But that’s not all. Per many requests, we’ve added areas from around the world. Are you ready for a summer extravaganza in the colonial period? Start packing for a three-month journey filled with discoveries from the past.

How? Where? When? If you missed the last live stream, catch it at the link here-Colonial Records-Part 1. Visit our Piedmont Trails YouTube channel for scheduling over the summer. Also, visit the Piedmont Trails website for more details. The featured areas for the summer are Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Also, we will share our colonial favorites from present-day Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas. But wait, we are including the Caribbean Islands, and on the list are the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands, French Antilles, Jamaica, Netherland Antilles, Trinidad, and the Virgin Islands. The list grows with Denmark, France, Great Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. If time permits before the end of summer, we will also include Canada.

In conclusion, the next scheduled live stream is on the books for Sunday, June 2nd at 7:30 pm Eastern time on the Piedmont Trails YouTube channel. Stay tuned for scheduling and updates. Bring a friend and join in with the live conversation. Hope to see you there!