All genealogical research depends on authentic vital and historical records. Researchers of Stamford, Connecticut, an important New England town founded in 1641, have long depended on flawed transcriptions and abstracts of early town records. This new book, an extensively annotated version of the Town of Stamford’s 1882 transcription, rectifies that situation. Paul R. Finch has consulted the original records (which are fragile and partly illegible) and other primary sources, and incorporated research by Donald Lines Jacobus and others. Finch’s extensive annotations fill gaps, correct errors, and offer helpful explanations—as well as refer the reader to reliable sources. The end result is a more complete and consistent view of Stamford’s past: a significant contribution to genealogical knowledge as well as to the historical record. The book may be purchased at www.AmericanAncestors.org