author
C. G. (Charles Gilbert) Hine
1859–1931
A publisher and editor by trade, he became best known for lively books on local history that turn roads, towns, and old legends into readable adventures. His work preserves the past of places like Newark, Staten Island, and Martha's Vineyard with the eye of both a researcher and an amateur photographer.
3 Audiobooks
Woodside, the North End of Newark, N.J. Its History, Legends and Ghost Stories Gathered from the Records and the Older Inhabitants Now Living
by C. G. (Charles Gilbert) Hine
The New York and Albany Post Road From Kings Bridge to "The Ferry at Crawlier, over against Albany," Being an Account of a Jaunt on Foot Made at Sundry Convenient Times between May and November, Nineteen Hundred and Five
by C. G. (Charles Gilbert) Hine
Travels in Nova Scotia in the Year 1913
by C. G. (Charles Gilbert) Hine
About the author
Born in New Albany, Indiana, in 1859, Charles Gilbert Hine moved with his family to the New York area as a child when his father took over the Insurance Monitor. He went on to work as a publisher and editor of insurance periodicals, but he also built a lasting reputation as a writer of local history and as an amateur photographer.
Hine wrote books that blended careful historical digging with an easy, curious style. His subjects included old travel routes and regional histories, such as The New York and Albany Post Road, The Story of Martha's Vineyard, and Woodside, the North End of Newark, N.J. Rather than treating local history as dry record-keeping, he filled it with place, memory, and folklore.
He died in 1931, but his books still have appeal for readers who enjoy the texture of older American communities. They offer more than dates and names: they capture how streets, shorelines, and neighborhood stories connected everyday life to the larger past.