monument of patient and conscientious labor." "Miss Thompson has rendered a great service to the history of her native town. The idea of the work is an excellent one, and the example should be followed in every old town in the county."

The same writer, in a review of a second and more complete edition of the Landmarks," which was published in 1892, said: "The present volume is dedicated to the Dover Historical Society, at whose request it had been prepared. It is illustrated with a map of the region described, and two plans. Miss Thompson is entititled to the gratitude of all the sons of old Dover for this unique and valuable contribution to the local history, and it is to be wished that other historic towns might find persons competent and willing to do a similar work for them." In 1890 Miss Thompson published in the Catholic World (magazine) "The Anti-Catholic Laws in New Hampshire," (20 pages), and "The Catholic Church in New Hampshire," (14 pages). In an article in the Dover Republican, the "Thompsons of Durham," July 30, 1895, the editor (referring to Miss Thompson's) said: It is one of the finest and rarest collections of books and manuscripts to be found in any private library in New Hampshire.

Miss Mary Pickering Thompson was a lady of rare scholarship and thoroughly versed in the history of Durham and New Hampshire. She had traveled abroad extensively and had collected books and manuscripts on every hand."

Miss Thompson bequeathed her property to her nephew, Lucien Thompson of Durham. Mr. Thomp

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son resides in the ancestral home, in which Miss Thompson was born, and he has built an annex on the east side of the old mansion. In this annex is the library of Miss Thompson, together with the photographs, pictures, and souvenirs gathered during years of foreign travel.

The same writer, June 6, 1894, said: "She leaves a large library of rare and valuable works, also much matter in manuscript in regard to the history of Durham, she having been appointed by the town, we think, to prepare a history of that ancient town."

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Miss Jennie M. Demeritt, in June, 1894 (in an article in the Dover Republican), said: "With many beautiful souvenirs, books, pictures, and other trophies of a successful life abroad, she returned to live among early scenes. To the people of Durham, Dover, and surrounding towns she will ever be of most worth for that precious gem of history, the Landmarks in Ancient Dover.' Surely we must all feel a personal interest in the customs, traditions, and manners of life of our ancestors, who built these homes, laid out the winding roads, and made the country bloom in verdure and beauty. It is with a thrill of pride that we find all this brought out from the misty past, and recorded for the first time. Life has fresher charms and renewed strength because of that known background where the deeds of our fathers rest. None of us can be too grateful to the author, and all the more that she endured hours of racking physical pain, overtaken as she was by disease, to be able to complete this priceless tribute to history and the people of her locality."