Official Report of the First Six Meetings of the American Brigham Family Association

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Excerpt from Official Report of the First Six Meetings of the American Brigham Family Association: Held at Chicago, Illinois, Marlboro, Boston and Worcester, Mass, , In 1893, '94, '95, '96, '98, 1900 This is our first bow before a Brigham reading audience. If you shall be pleased to like what we say herein, probably we will call again after our Family Reunion of two years hence. To most of you, this will be an initial pamphlet, but there has been one previous effort of this sort in our family. After the first Brigham Reunion, which was held in Chicago during the World's Fair, Dr. B. A. R. Brigham (who was then the Historian of our clan) issued a published account of that gathering, which met with hearty approval and appreciation from all who were privileged to receive a copy. (It was the proposition, that all who should join the Association then being formed would receive a copy of the proceedings gratis. For my own poor part, to help along what seemed to be a very deserving labor of love, I paid $5.00 for five memberships. I am sorry to say, that I was the only one of five, who thus became members, who ever received a copy of the Report, which was truly enough thereafter printed. I remark this with something of reluctance, in a spirit neither of boast nor animosity, simply as a matter of fact.) Judging from the foregoing, the circulation of the former pamphlet must have been very circumscribed. Indeed, so thoroughly are we convinced of this, that we are herein setting out in full the Historical Article delivered at that first meeting, in the belief that this Report would not be all that it should be, were such article omitted. We hope you may find these coming pages both inviting and readable. Some parts will surely appeal to the hearts of all who have ever identified themselves in any way with the dear old B. F. A. Is it not a joy to look upon the genial features of our veteran Family President? And the straightforward narrative of his life and attainments is filled with hope for the younger members of our great family. Then, too, the able resume of the social side of our meetings, the work of our gifted "quill pusher, " our retiring President, William E. Brigham, Esq., of the Boston Transcript, will add its peculiar pleasures to all, reawakening tender thoughts of happy hours spent with our kindred, as well as memories of those dear ones who will never meet with us so again. Obituaries of some of the last to leave us will be found, would that such narratives might appear at greater length, but the limited purview of this publication forbids anything like discursive biographies. A few personals of the living, some notes on English rambles, with the several historical articles, completes the sum of our modest offering. Blandishment aside, these records are sufficient to conclusively prove our clan has produced numbers of exceptional men and women in divers and sundry worthy walks of life. It is the sincere hope of the writer, that this poor effort may lead in the near future up to something complete and enduring, touching those who have ever borne the patronymic Brigham. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.