Washoe County Library System

An introduction to the lives of the early settlers in the Delaware Colony, from the early attempts of the Dutch, Swedes, and English to colonize to Delaware's role in the American Revolution.

An introduction to the early days of the Massachusetts Colony, from the difficulties faced by the Pilgrims to the role of Massachusetts in the American Revolution.

Relates the history of the colony of New York from its founding by the Dutch in 1609 to statehood in 1788.

Relates the history of the Colony of Pennsylvania from its founding by William Penn in 1681 to statehood in 1787.

Introduces important people and events in the history of South Carolina from colonization to statehood.

Describes the two attempts by English colonists to establish a settlement on Roanoke Island at the end of the sixteenth century.

Discusses the importance of wood in colonial times, describing how trees were cut down and made into lumber and the training of apprentice carpenters, cabinetmakers, coopers, and wheelwrights.