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“This census (1820) was the first to classify in a general and overlapping way the population by occupations, but the classifications were too general and overlapping to furnish a vivid picture of the town’s economic life. If a man engaged in both farming and ship carpentry, and many did, he is listed in the schedule as a farmer. Under the heading commerce, it is not possible to distinguish a common sailor from the keeper of a general store; under manufacturing, the shipbuilder cannot be differentiated from the tanner or the miller.”
– Jasper Stahl, The History of Broad Bay, Vol. 1, 1956

Sue Moody
“That’s where the love comes in.”

Sue Moody

June 8, 2022

Nerve-wracking is what I’d call my first day at Moody’s.  Any first job is nerve-wracking because you want to do it the way they want it, you want to … Continue reading about Sue Moody

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