Excerpt from An Old Berwickshire Town: History of the Town and Parish of Greenlaw, From the Earliest Times to the Present DayWhen my father died in 1903, he left behind him in almost completed form the manuscript of a history of the parish of Greenlaw. In the collection and verification of his material he spent years of laborious research, in the course of which he brought to light much interesting information regarding bygone times that gave a new setting to many of the details of local history, and shed a fresh light on many facts hitherto unknown or forgotten.Not the least important part of his labours was the result of his own personal observation. He recorded place-names, customs, and tradi tions which, but for his intimate knowledge of the district and acquaintance with people of a past generation, would long since have passed into oblivion.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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