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Following is part of the Foreword from the book as
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Sheridan’s Daybreak III continues the on-going history of residents
past and present, who lived and/or may still live in the northeastern
Montana communities of Antelope, Archer, Coalridge, Comertown-Dooley,
Dagmar, Homestead, Medicine Lake, Outlook, Plentywood, Raymond,
Redstone, Reserve, Volmer and Westby. Since Sheridan’s Daybreak and
Sheridan’s Daybreak II were published thirty-five and twenty years ago,
this volume updates personal stories from the first two books; includes
first-time personal stories of those born during the past two decades,
stories omitted from volumes I and II, and those who have changed
marital status; catalogues community cemetery gravestones and/or
courthouse death records; chronicles organizations, clubs and churches;
and contains colorful stories of the past and human interest stories of
the present. All stories are printed in their entirety as submitted to
retain their local language and uniqueness, with only minor revisions.
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Sheridan’s Daybreak III began when the
decision was made that so many changes necessitated publication of
volume three to continue the rich heritage of Sheridan
County—marriages, births, deaths, divorces, remarriages, and the
communities in general. With this motivation, I wrote a letter to the
editor of Sheridan County News calling for a meeting of Sheridan County
readers and residents interested in producing Sheridan’s Daybreak III.
From the small group responding—ideas, volunteers and community
participation followed which resulted in this beautiful book—a new
chapter to the story of Sheridan County. May Budke, Coordinator
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This book not only contains family histories and a chapter on the
stories and memories of county residents, but a chapter on the
cemeteries of Sheridan County compiled by the Sheridan County
Daybreakers Genealogy Society. Following is a brief excerpt from the
chapter, Cemeteries of Sheridan County, by Pamla
(Fouhy) Hendrickson. |
The goal of the Sheridan County
Genealogy Society is to record the resting places of our ancestors to
the best of our ability. With this in mind, we have compiled these
indexes from available sources, mostly cemetery stones or listings,
some of which were compiled by the late Ralph Parpart, who spent many
hours searching out this information. . . . Local volunteers maintain
many of our small cemeteries, but some of our earliest have been long
abandoned and are going back to nature. Even though we can no longer
locate some of their resting places, we have not forgotten those who
have gone before us. This chapter is dedicated to them.
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