Pam Richardson is a current resident of Wendell and her co-author, Thomas Sawin, born 140 years before Richardson, lived in Wendell for most of the 19th century. Sawin compiled detailed notes - including maps and interviews - for a history of Wendell, but he was never able to get them into print, saying that the people of Wendell were "too few, too poor, and too illiterate to ever pay for publication." In an unusual collaboration, Sawin and Richardson have combined their shared passion for local history and genealogy and produced the first written history of the town of Wendell from its beginning in 1752 up to 1900.
To purchase a book, contact Pam at stoneoak2003@yahoo.com. Price: $20
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