Excerpt from Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society: October 18 and November 2, 1898<br><br>On the 25th of October, 1894, the Society appointed a committee, consisting of George G. Benedict, Hiram A. Huse and Hiram Carleton, with instructions to bring the matter of the Marcus D. Gilman Bibliography of Vermont to the attention of the Legislature, then sitting, and to urge its great value and the importance of its publication to the State. This work was duly performed by said committee and the Legislature made an appropriation for the publica tion of the Bibliography. The book itself has since been issued and Mr. Gilman's scholarly labors have thus found permanent expression for the uses of mankind It detracts nothing from him that there were made additions by other hands. Mr. Huse notes in his introduction that many additional titles were supplied by Mr. Thomas Wood and adds that five hundred and sixty-three titles and seventy-three biographical sketches and some hundreds of additions to the biographical notes and numerous additions to the list of newspapers were supplied by the Hon. George Grenville Benedict, President of this Society, and editor of the work for publication. It is both proper to refer to this and also to the numerous miscellaneous papers and addresses published by different members Of the Society, as indicating the interest which it to-day enjoys and which, we trust and confidently hope, will long continue.<br><br>It is equally gratifying to announce that the regular sessions of the Society exhibit an increased attendance and that the reports of the Treasurer indicate a growing financial sup port. Much benefit will accrue from an increase in the active membership throughout the State.<br><br>The Society is dedicated to the high responsibility of helping tell the story of Vermont, its men and women, and should not lack pre-requisite enthusiasm in the discharge of its work. There is no dearth of material and there will be no lack of support if it is claimed. The Society must keep the flame, as it has kept it for sixty years. It will yet have its centennial, also.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.