After the Memorial History of Ilainpstead was received
))V the public in the winter of 1890, many valnable records
and intcrestinir items came to me from people who were in
some way interested in our town, which suggested the
thought of preparing an Appendix to the liistorv, which, if
not published, could be ])reserved in tiie Public Library for
the use of future generations.
The facts and records were safely treasured with that aim
in view, until the greatly ai)prcciated honor was extended
to me to be the historian of the cliurcii at its one iiundred
and fiftieth anniversary. In accepting the invitation my
eti'orts to search deeper into the annals and traditions of the
town were increased, and a resolve was made to pre})are
\'olume II, as a Memorial of the Ciuirch, to include an .\p-
pendix to the town histoiy.
In the preparation of this work many family and tow n his-
tories have been consulted ; })rofessi()nal genealogists ha\('
rallied to my aid; and i)eople in town and out liave been
earnest in extending words of enconi-agement and help.
Nearly eight hundred letters have been sent to i)ast and
present members of the ...