To the editor:
…Yesterday I happened to come upon your paper with the article on the students at Phippsburg Maine and the work they have done restoring cemeteries in the area and the many great residents who have done so much.
I descend from the Day, Blethen, Getchell and Perry families who were in Phippsburg Maine during the mid to late 1700’s. It is great to know that these students are being encouraged to know and share their past.
If you might have someone I could contact I would be interested in helping some. I did pass the article on to The Seattle Times, which was begun by the Blethen Family and is still family owned. I was surprised to get a note back that they were passing the article on to other Blethen family members who might be interested. I also asked if they might be able to help support the project and share the story with others. Maybe you will hear from them as The Seattle Times is a very large newspaper.
Keep up the great work,
Thelma Rumford
Virginia