Joseph Enos Smith made many notes, between 1908 & 1928, on the history of Rushden, with the intention to write a book.
The 30 note books into which he wrote all he could find out about Rushden are now deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office with the Church Records [NRO Ref: 285P/272-301]. Sometimes he wrote about a talk he'd had with one of the older inhabitants of our town and the information he'd gained from them, or he'd write extracts from newspapers, or his observations as he toured the town and neighbouring villages. Extracts from parish registers, details from wills of local gentry and farmers, farm sales and extremes in the weather are also written up.
So these books give us a wealth of information about the people and the town during the late 19th and the early part of the 20th century. Some of the more interesting items have been transcribed.
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Joseph Enos Smith - by Edgar Linnitt captioned:
'Organist of Rushden St Mary's Church,
1875-1930
Died August 30th, 1930, in his 80th year'.
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