Excerpt from The Annals of the Town of Guelph: 1827 to 1877

In the preparation of this little work, the object has been to give, as succintly as possible, a general outline of the history of the Town of Guelph, with some reference to the principal events which have, during the titty years of its existence, absorbed the public attention. That many matters, which might be of interest to some of the older resi dents, have been omitted, will be seen at a glance; but this has been done for what were considered, after careful reflection, to be good and sufficient reasons. In the earlier years of the settlement, as is the case in all newly settled districts, many things occurred which, under more favorable circumstances, could not have happened, and which, while they formed fertile themes of gossip at the time, it would serve no good pur pose to reproduce now, even if all that is said to have taken place could be substantiated, which is far from being the case. In fact, so con tradictory are the recollections of some of the early settlers with regard to many alleged events, more especially in reference to matters of a pri vate and personal nature, that it was felt to be the wiser plan to reject the great bulk of these traditions, and to adhere to what could be reasonably relied upon as being the truth. Had even this been all made use of, the work would have grown to at least ten times its present size, and would, probably, not have given so much satisfaction as it is hoped will be afforded now. On the other hand, there may be, and doubtless, are some things omitted more worthy of notice than many of the events referred to, and for this defect it is hoped the reader will show some in dulgence, in consideration of the great difficulty which attends the glean ing of information relating: to times so long past, when few or no records were kept of even public proceedings. All that persevering effort and discriminating research could do to make the work reliable, has been done, and though some may feel disposed harshly to criticise it, the gen eral public, it is hoped, will extend to it a generous reception.

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