Excerpt from The History of Jericho, Vermont

The sources of our information have been the Town Records, the Church Records, and the citizens of the town, especially the older generation, and information by them preserved. The proc ess of gathering this material has been slow, for busy men at least; that of verification even more tedious, yet of supreme im portance.

It is not always easy to spread traditions upon permanent records, nor yet to get just the truth out of the misty reports and tales passed from one generation to another.

Then again our vision may have been limited, and some really important matters may have been overlooked, because we are living in a different generation. We have endeavored to record what is true.

Fully one half the space in this volume has been devoted to genealogies or the history of the citizens of Jericho. These have been written by different writers, and in varying style, some con taining much of a biographical nature, and are often interspersed with incidents that have the effect of breaking up the monotonous succession of dates and other facts, and rendering family history readable and entertaining.

We sincerely wish that the number of illustrations could have been larger, but due thought and care have been exercised to select such scenes as will be appreciated for The Old Associa tions and Memories.

We desire, at this time, to express our appreciation to the numerous friends of the History, especially to the members of the General Committee and the Auxiliary Committee for their generous and able assistance. Several of the town's writers have furnished articles upon matters, of which they themselves are the best authority obtainable. It should be said, in this connec tion, that the excerpts from the Jericho Reporter, appearing in various parts of the volume, are principally from the pen of our associate editor, Mr. L. C. Stevens. Mr. L. F. Wilbur also, who began the practice of law in this town nearly 60 years ago, by reason of his intimate knowledge of the affairs of town, and his still more intimate acquaintance with the people, as well as by reason of a particularly retentive memory, has contributed much that is valuable to this History.

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