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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

We are pleased to add your four volume book on the Matthew Whipple family of Ipswich, Mass. to our Genealogy Collection which is one of the largest in the Pacific Northwest. This family history obviously represents an impressive amount of research. The exhaustive documentation and complete index makes this a valuable resource for New England family researchers. Thank you for your important contribution. 19 April 2010. Darlene E. Hamilton, Sr. Librarian — Genealogy, Special Collections Department.

Your 4-volume history-genealogy on Matthew Whipple of Ipswich, Mass. and Descendants is a monumental work of scholarship!  Barbard McLean Ward, Ph.D, Director/Curator.