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03.27.12

AN INCREDIBLE WORK. SO USEFUL TO ME

Posted in Reader's Speak at 3:52 pm by admin
Wow! is the only word that describes this incredible work you published.  How did you ever keep track of so much information? I will have a great time reading all about the Whipples.
 
Also, a quick look at your info on the Jonathan (b?1725) I was theorizing might be ours, shows he was mentioned as needing care in 1737 in the deed from Jonathan (d1757) to Francis.  So Jonathan didn’t marry abt 1751.
 
So I keep looking for our Jonathan (mar Anne ? Marks) and your info will be a big help saving me many hours of research time. I’m guessing I will be spending lots of hours looking at court records hoping for a clue. 
 
Congratulations on a huge accomplishment!  Wonderfully done!  And so useful to me.
 
Judy Whipple, Rainier, Oregon.  3-27-2012
02.29.12

THANKS FOR THIS PRICELESS COMPILATION

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I can’t find the words that would come close to expressing my thanks to you for assembling this series of books.  I’m not even halfway through the 1st volume and have already learned more about American history than in all my years attending high school and college.  Probably not that surprising given today’s academic standards.
I assumed the actual history would be presented in a dull way making it a painful read.  I was pleasantly surprised to find just the opposite.  The way you’ve presented this American story is so interesting and encompassing that a person with no relation to the Whipple family reading this would be fully engaged.  Thanks for this priceless compilation.

 

Charles Whipple, 28 February 2012

06.01.11

MICHIGAN WHIPPLE DESCENDANT OF ELIAS WHIPPLE

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Dear Mr. Whipple,

I received your wonderful set of books on the Whipple family, a super gift from Bruce Barmby. They are really astonishing! You have a great gift for writing. Not to mention your research is impeccable! I have already finished chapter 1 in volume 1. I have been researching the Elias Whipple family for the last 30 years and will e-mail my research to you as soon as I can. Les Jackson, Brooklyn, MI 5-26-2011.

11.24.10

YOUR BOOK LED ME TO MY MATTHEW WHIPPLE DESCENT

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Blaine, I have read through those volumes multiple times. I am so impressed with your work and follow through in getting them published. I had no idea when we compared notes and spoke during the NERGC conference that I was actually a Whipple descendant. I really value your volumes highly and consider it special to have met you and know of your genealogical expertise and work on behalf of the family. A job well done. Thomas J. Kemp, Director, Genealogy Products, News Bank, Inc., Conn. 11-23-2010.

09.03.10

A MASTERPIECE OF RESEARCH OF WHIPPLE FAMILY HISTORY

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Blaine, I want you to know how much I appreciate the 4 volume set of Matthew Whipple genealogy. It is a beautiful masterpiece of research and compilation that will take a prominent place in my family’s Whipple historical background. The binding and format are especially attractive, and we will treasure your due diligence for generations to come. Nancy Dorian, Green Valley Arizona. 8-31-1010.

08.20.10

A TREASURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME

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Your history and genealogy of 15 generations of the Whipple family is a monumental work which will be treasured by us and many of our
Whipple relatives for generations to come. Thank you and best regards, Mary Lou and Don Klassy, Minnesota. 16 Aug 2010.

07.07.10

A WONDERFUL WORK OF RESEARCH

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This book on Descendants of Matthew Whipple will be of great use to our patrons researching the various lines of the family. The index, in particular, is noteworthy. The detailed endnotes, bibliographies, photos, and charts all add to the value of the work.

Martha Whittaker, Senior Librarian, The Sutro Library, The San Francisco Branch of the California State Library. 7 July 2010.

06.01.10

AN EXEMPLARY GENEALOGICAL STUDY

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Your four-volume set on the Matthew Whipple family, An American Story, has been placed in the Published Information Section of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History library collection for permanent preservation and use by interested genealogists and historians in the years to come.

You have had a fascinating life and career of public service and are to commended for having taken the time to write and compile this truly exemplary genealogical study of a remarkable family. Elbert R. Hilliard, Director Emeritus and Secretary-Treasurer, Mississippi Historical Society, Jackson, Mississippi. 28 May 2010.

05.18.10

YOUR BOOK ON MATTHEW WHIPPLE IS OF GREAT USE TO OUR PATRONS

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These interesting volumes have been placed in our Special Collections. We often have genealogists with Portsmouth roots who find connections throughout New England. Nicole L. Cloutier, Special Collections Librarian, Portsmouth, NH Public Library. 5-13-2010

05.14.10

THIS PUBLICATION IS A HISTORY TEXT

Posted in Reader's Speak at 10:34 am by admin

I am an amateur historian, political buff, and student of our Republican form of government. Your book addresses my interests. It is masterfully done and your documentation of the information is impressive.

Your sleuthing, dedication, time and money to do this remarkable book is wonderful. Thank you. Evelyn Orr, Omaha, Nebraska. 5-10-2010.