SELDOM TOLD TALES OF SHARON, BOOK 2
BY ED KIRBY
Continuing where Seldom Told Tales of Sharon leaves off, Book 2 invites the reader to delve deeper into the interconnected web that links people from various walks of life, generations and geographic locations to the town of Sharon. Once again, Ed Kirby tells the stories of the diverse people of Sharon whose lives still touch us today. "Tales 2" chronicles the lives of three strong women, Emily Winthrop Miles, Maria Bissell Hotchkiss and Lizzie St. John Eckel. The social and structural history of the town's iconic clock tower, the true-life story of the Colgate Mansion and the history of Catholicism in Sharon are also included in the volume. Hard cover, illustrated, 304 pages. 2008.

SELDOM TOLD TALES OF SHARON, BOOK 1
BY ED KIRBY
Seldom Told Tales of Sharon offers a glimpse into the bricks and mortar of history, the stories of individual people whose everyday decisions had lasting effects on the Sharon of today. Tales included in Book 1 of the series are Calkinstown's Inscrutable Hiram Weed, The Ill-Fated New York to Sharon Canal, and Sharon's Northeast Corner. Hard cover, illustrated, 137 pages. 2006.

Visions of Iron: The Story of the Salisbury Iron District (DVD)
Historian Ed Kirby weaves the narrative thread through this complex story of iron making in the Salisbury Iron District, a geographic area that includes Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York states. Visions of Iron is the culmination of years of work piecing together the intricate network of business and social relationships that was the defining force of the region's historic development. The movie is a perfect companion to the book, Echoes of Iron in Connecticut's Northwest Corner.

The DVD runs 30 minutes, perfect for personal or classroom use. This project was partially funded by The Connecticut Humanities Council, Sharon Hospital, Salisbury Bank & Trust Company, Scott & Roxanne Bok, the Mary A. and John M. McCarthy Foundation, Mary Husted Silks & Betsey Husted Hallihan, Francoise A. Kelz, and a host of generous supporters. 2008.

ECHOES OF IRON IN CONNECTICUT'S NORTHWEST CORNER
BY ED KIRBY
The perfect companion to Visions of Iron, Echoes of Iron is the first book to examine the complex history and economics of iron in the Northwest Corner of Connecticut and the surrounding areas of New York and Massachusetts. Following a historical introduction to the topic, a driving guide to the "Iron Trail" offers several tours specifically designed to enable the visitor to see and better understand the physical remains of this compelling industry. Soft cover, illustrated, 135 pages.

A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF SHARON, CT
BY CHARLES F. SEDGWICK
Originally published in 1842, and reprinted with minor additions and corrections in 1877 and 1898, this book remains the chief source of information about the early days of Sharon, the period from 1732 to 1838, at which date Sedgwick first presented his material. The second and third editions endeavored to update Sedgwick's work and corrected some obvious errors that had crept in. Changes were made particularly in Chapter XIII. This fourth edition, edited by Jeanne Majdalany, is based primarily on the third edition. Typographical and grammatical mistakes and the very few errors that Sedgwick himself made have been amended. Illustrations have been more suitably placed in relation to the text and new ones have been added. The book contains a new appendix that lists the names of Sharon residents listed in the 1790 census, and an index of family names.