'H33N. H.MEREDITH,andAnnals GenealogiesARRANGED BYMARY E. NEAL HANAFORD1932The n. u. s. a.Rumjord Press, concord, h.,KIND FRIENDS:FAMILIES HAS BEENTO GATHER THESE BRANCHES OFSURROUNDS THENO SMALL TASK. ALMOST OBSCURITYMANY OF THE EARLY SETTLERS IN THESE OLDLIVES OFTOWNS. WE HAVE GROPED IN MANY DARK BYWAYS TOOPEN UP A RAY OF LIGHT REGARDING THESE EARLY—PIONEERS. THE RESOURCES HAVE BEEN VARIEDCHURCH RECORDS AND GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS THATWERE PARTIALLY OBLITERATED. WE HAVE TROUBLEDMANY HOUSEWIVES TO UNPACK OLD FAMILY BIBLES,WITHWHICH WERE VERY GRACIOUSLY BROUGHT OUT,CONNECT THESEVERY VALUABLE DATA THAT HELPED— WHICH WE THANKTHREADS IN LINES OF FAMILIES FORANDONE ALL.Mary E. Neal HanafordMEREDITHYou talk of Switzerland's mountains,snow-cappedmayand locks soOf the moors clear,the fiords ofYou may praise NorwayAnd her waters wild and;grandWhat Meredith viewsof Bay's prettyhere in our native land?RightWhiteHere we view the Mountains;cloud-cappedofWhat Belknap's protecting grace?find old-world marvelsCan wethan the "Great Stone Face"?More grandAnd the Indian Head near bystood in gone by.Silently guard daysandOur Meredith Hills rise high grandand WicwasOver Waukewan, ponds,arms haveAnd with protectinga home inGuarded many days gone by—From winter's andstorms, blasts,icyLet us thanks while life does last.give.MEREDITHIn 1799 Stonedam andMeredith was in 1768.incorporatedIn 1855 theBear Islands were annexed. southeasterly ...
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