Program

Research Programs: State and Local and Regional Studies

Period of Performance

7/1/1976 - 12/31/1977

Funding Totals

$18,329.00 (approved)
$18,329.00 (awarded)


Family, Friends, and Neighbors: Society and Kinship in Windsor, Connecticut, 1635-1830

FAIN: RS-10075-76

Temple University (Philadelphia, PA 19122-6117)
Linda Rissell (Project Director: July 1976 to present)

To explore the role of Kinship in social, economic, political and religious relationships, focusing on the families of Windsor, Conn. and a group of families followed from the town. The story will examine the ideological and social impact of the American Revolution and its aftermath on the system of Kinship.