This series collects the quarterly journals of the Essex Society of Genealogists into convenient yearly volumes. Essex County, Massachusetts, is a region of genealogical interest to many people across the country, and the Society's journal has been an important source of information for its subscribers since it was founded in 1981. Each volume contains articles related to Essex County or to genealogical research in general. Recurring highlights of the journals include the "TEG Feature Article," "It Happened in Essex County" (local history), "Crest and Shield" (heraldry information), "Tools of the Trade" (advice on genealogical resources), "The Ahnentafel" (family generational charts), "Research in Progress," "Ask TEG," "Society News," "Genealogical Queries," and original poetry. While there is enough general information and advice included to make this book valuable for anyone interested in genealogy, those with genealogical interest specific to Essex County, Massachusetts, could not hope for a better resource. The Society has created a new, full-name index for each volume.In this volume: Feature Articles: "Church Records ...of Reading, Massachusetts...from 1640 to 1846," "The Scotch-Irish in New England," "Making the Connection to Ireland," "A Second Look at the Great Migration," "Doomsday in the Swift River Valley." Research in Progress: Tilton family, Edmund Needham, Gowing family, King family, McKeen family. It Happened in Essex Co.: "The Spirit of the Town [Rev. Samuel Dudley]," "A Town Built on a Promise [Merrimac]," "The Not So Settled Pastor [Rev. Thomas Wells]." Other family names featured: Townsend, Berry, Hood, Stickney, Wittmeyer, Brower, Plummer, Kettler, Cone, Richardson, Goss, Murrow, White, Hazelwood, Wise, Turner. Miscellaneous: "Old Time Lottery," "Child Labor in Colonial Massachusetts."