"The House on School Street" chronicles the lives of eight generations of the family who lived in the old farmhouse in Hingham, Massachusetts. It begins in 1785 when a veteran of the Revolutionary War builds the house and continues until 1989 when the last matriarch draws her last breath under its roof. It is a biography, a memoir, and a personal history of the town from the time the country was won until the communications, transportation, and cultural revolutions opened up the world. It will appeal to history buffs and to genealogists who are interested in setting their own family histories in place, time, and geography.