Publications
Available Publications
During his lifetime, John A. Miner, founder of the Thomas Minor Society, published several books on Thomas and his descendants. Three of these publications are still available in limited quantities from the Society. Send your order(s) to Fred Burdick, 595 Taugwonk Rd., Stonington, CT 06378. All prices are listed in US dollars (USD). Contact Fred Burdick before ordering for all orders outside of the US or Canada.
| The Minor Diaries - Stonington, CT. Thomas’ diary dates from 1653 until 1684. Manassah’s diary dates from 1696 to 1720. Originally published in 1976. | $35.00 plus $2.50 shipping and handling in the United States or $5.00 for shipping to Canada. |
| Thomas Minor Descendants 1608 - 1981. Originally published in 1993 and reprinted in 2001. This reprint includes a new and updated introduction. This great book contains the genealogy of the original 10,000 Minor/Miner families. Also included are the life stories of many of the ancestors. | $50.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling in the United States or $7.50 for shipping to Canada. |
| An Ancestral Narrative - 2nd Edition, Descendants of William Myner, b.c. 1450. This is an important study of the early history of descendants of Thomas Minor. This document includes a copy of a rare journal describing the fright-filled journey across the sea in 1629, details about the circumstances in England which prompted Thomas’s departure for America, excerpts from Thomas’s diary, new information on Thomas’s ancestors in Chew Magna from 1523 on, and much, much more. | $34.00 (includes shipping and handling) for U.S. orders, or $39.00 (includes shipping and handling) for Canadian orders. |