tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212468717882489785.post5333464008312073459..comments2023-11-02T02:29:22.627-07:00Comments on Historic Rumford: PurposeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1212468717882489785.post-43051095315801517622007-11-27T06:18:00.000-08:002007-11-27T06:18:00.000-08:00I think that the history of Rumford, with Rumford ...I think that the history of Rumford, with Rumford Falls, Rumford Center, Rumford Point, South Rumford included, should be the purpose of the site. The present purpose seems to be directed toward economic development of the particular Rumford Falls' place, and presents an incomplete picture to people that Rumford as first settled by Jonathan Keyes was not significant in the history of Rumford Falls, later settled and significant in Rumford's history. I hope you will consider including some of the history of the town, Rumford, which includes the various entitities.<BR/><BR/>Also, if the history of Rumford Falls is here the acknowledgement of the labor union at the paper mill must be included. This has not been the case in the past partly because white collar workers, usually those on the paper mill payroll, have written the history of the town. The fact that the majority of the townspeople who worke in the mill belonged to a labor union, benefited, as did local businesses, by labor union contracts with increased pay, should be somewhere acknowledged. I realize that the labor union strikes at the paper mill represent some problem for a minority of Rumford or Rumford Falls' citizens, but the fact that a majority of citizens participated should not be forgotten. <BR/><BR/>The above is a mute point if the website is only dealing with historic architecture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com