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History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine: 1623-1905, With Family Genealogies (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Excerpt from History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine: 1623-1905, With Family Genealogies From time immemorial it has been the custom of authors, when the volume was completed, to write an apology for its infliction upon the public and place it at the beginning of the book, calling it the preface. I submit to the custom to a certain extent, but not in an apologetic sense. If such a work as this is correct and trustworthy no apology is needed for its presence. It simply collects, compiles and preserves in print the essence of a town's past records and the relationship of its families. It is a plodding task for any one to undertake, particularly the genealogical work. It is compiling rather than composing. It does not require a high order of ability to perform the kind of work necessary, but it does require labor, patience and system. In unraveling some of the knotty problems the keen scent of a detective and the accuracy of an accountant, combined, would be desirable qualifications. Some experience in the every-day affairs of a municipality and a knowledge of how town records are produced are matters of inestimable value. When I settled in Boothbay, in 1886, I had collected a small library on local Maine history. My traveling occupation had given, and continued to do so, some opportunities in this direction. My interest as well as my library on this subject has increased from year to year. In 1887 and 1888 I contributed several articles to the Lewiston Journal upon the early history of Lincoln County. At that time I first learned something of how important a part was played upon these shores in the early history of the District of Maine. At the same time I noted how fast the sources of information were fading and fleeting from us by the loss or defacement of both public and private records and the decease of aged persons in the community. The first year and a half in town I lived at Boothbay Center, in a part of the residence of William Kenniston. He
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 1332296068
- ISBN 13 9781332296064
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages781
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