Careful consideration should be given to the material used in making the bookof your family geneology. To have spent years, sometimes as many as fifteen or twenty, in the preparation of the manuscript record, only to put it in print on cheap paper and in a cheap binding is poor judgment. It must not be forgotten that it is probably the only record on its subject which will be published for fifty or more years and it should be made to last accordingly. Expense often plays too strong a part in the publication of a geneology. If it is worth printing at all, it is worth printing well. Some few members of the family may seek cheapness, but the great majority had much rather pay the difference in cost and possess a book they can own with pleasure and look at with pride, than to have a volume which reminds them every time they see the book that they belong to a family which could not afford to leave its history for future generations, as a first class piece of work both in compilation and in publication.

Much thought should be given to the format of the book of your family geneolgy. There are four divisions in the manufacture of a book; paper, typesetting, presswork and binding. These divisions should be carefully considered before making a decision.

The page size most commonly used is 6 x 9 inches. This size is generally adopted for the reason that it will fit on any library shelf. Therefore the book should be 6 x 9 if it does not contain more than five hundred pages. If the book will print more than that number of pages a slightly larger size should be considered. In this case a book to trim 6½ x 10 inches would be more desirable because the number of pages will be thereby reduced and the book will not be over bulky for its size. If the book is to make a thousand pages, two volumes to trim 6x9 inches is strongly recommended.

The sizes suggested will permit the use of standard sizes of paper which can be cut without waste and thereby mini­mize expense.

Paper The paper selected should have at least 80% rag content and weigh seventy pounds to the ream. It should be antique finish and with a surface that will permit clear, sharp impression when printed. Too much considera­tion cannot be given to the quality of the paper to be used, as it must last for a great length of time and anything but a high-grade rag content paper will turn brown and lose its strength in a very few years.

Type The size of type should be governed by the number of pages that is desirable to have in the book. If the book will make comparatively few pages, it is better to use a larger size type which will increase the number of pages somewhat.

Caslon 12 point on 15 point body.

There are also many persons taking up this work who have no intention of becoming professional genealogists

Caslon 10 point on 12 point body.

There are also many persons taking up this work who have no intention of becoming professional genealogists or making the study

Garamond 12 point on 14 point body.

There are also many persons taking up this work who have no intention of becoming professional genealogists or making the study.

Garamond 10 point on 12 point body.

There are also many persons taking up this work who have no intention of becoming professional genealogists or making the study a vocation.

For a family geneology book of approximately three hundred pages or more the type recommended for supplementary matter, biogra­phies and write-ups for the heads of families should be ten point on twelve point body. Copy of deeds, wills, letters and matter directly quoted may then be set in ten point solid. The children in this case should be listed in eight point solid and footnotes and authorities set in six point solid.

If the book is to trim 6x9 inches the type page size should be 4 x 7 inches. If the trim size is to be 6½ x 10 inches, the type page size should be 4½ x 7½ inches.

Machine typesetting is to be preferred as absolutely new type is used for each order; the spacing between words is mechanically perfect, and the cost less.

Presswork The presswork, actual printing, should be care­fully done. The margins around the pages should be so made that when the book is printed and trimmed, there is less margin on the binding side than on the outside of the leaf, and the margin at the top the same as the margin on the inside, or binding side, of the leaf. This arrangement of margins will give the page a pleasing appearance.

Ink of the highest grade should be used and should be of proper consistency for the paper used.

Binding The binding must be carefully considered, bearing in mind that the book must remain in good shape for many years after it is made. The signatures, or folded sheets, should be sewed with best linen thread and have double reinforced backs and head bands. The boards for covers should be of best quality and covered with binder cloth or buckram. It is not recommended that leather be used for covers, because if not given great care, leather will deteriorate much sooner than cloth or buckram.

The book should be attractive and dignified in appear­ance. It is the work of years and should be in such form as to make it serviceable for years. Its information and ap­pearance should lend credit both to family and compiler.

CASLON

"This page is set in Caslon ten point on twelve point body, ten point solid, and eight point solid. The Caslon face in these sizes is recommended for a book in which the amount of material must be condensed into as few pages as possible." Printer's Note.

no.    Dea. Samuel Thompson (Samuel (2), Robert (1)) Son of Seargt Samuel and Lydia (Snow) Thompson, b. at Scituate, Mass., June 23, 1679 (Scituate VR); d. at Mansfield, Conn., Sept. 14, 1727 (Mansfield VR). He married at Barnstable, Mass., Mar. 11, 1712, Desire Dunham, daughter of James and Sophia (Cushing) Dunham (Barnstable VR). She was b. at Barnstable Jan. 3, 1680 (Barnstable VR) and d. at Mansfield, Conn., Jan. 24, 1738 (Cem. Rec). Dea. Samuel Thompson was a farmer and resided in Mansfield, Conn., where he was deacon of the First Church. The first church of Mansfield was organized Oct. 10, 1710, with Eleazer Williams as Pastor, and eight brethren. Among these eight was Samuel Thompson, who was a deacon at the time of his death. "Samuel Thompson of Scituate" purchased land in "Wyndham," Conn., in 1705 (Mansfield Land Records). Jan. 11, 1708, James Ross sold a tract in Mansfield "by estimation 130 acres in consid­eration of one Yoak of oxen to me delivered by Samuel Thompson" (Mansfield Land Rec. b. 1, p. 114). In 1709 he was allotted land on "east side of Nachange River, being a part of the fifth allotment on ye crotch and by draught ye twelvth choice of ye land layed out in Mansfield according to ye last Voat of ye proprietors" (Mansfield Land Rec. b. 1, p. 140). There were six children all born in Mansfield as by the records, as follows: Samuel, b. Dec. 30, 1713. Rebecca, b. Apr. 27, 1716; d. 1716. *Eli, b. Nov. 20, 1717. Mary, b. Nov. 21, 1719; d. unmarried, in 1807. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 18, 1721/2; m. Prince Sherman, Sept. 15, 1742; died Mar. io, 1744. She had no children. Rebecca, b. Oct. 6, 1724; d. 1724.

GARAMOND

"This page is set in Garamond twelve point on fourteen point body, twelve point solid and ten point solid. Garamond is thinner than most type faces, affording an intermediate step between the average ten and twelve point sizes." print­er's note.

no.   Dea. Samuel Thompson (Samuel (2), Robert (1)) Son of Seargt Samuel and Lydia (Snow) Thompson, b. at Scituate, Mass., June 23, 1679 (Scituate VR) ; d. at Mansfield, Conn., Sept. 14, 1727 (Mansfield VR). He married at Barn-stable, Mass., Mar. 11, 1712, Desire Dunham, daughter of James and Sophia (Cushing) Dunham (Barnstable VR). She was b. at Barnstable Jan. 3, 1680 (Barnstable VR) and d. at Mansfield, Conn. Jan. 24, 1738 (Cem. Rec). Dea. Samuel Thompson was a farmer and resided in Mans­field, Conn, where he was deacon of the First Church. The first church of Mansfield, was organized Oct. 10, 1710, with Eleazer Williams as Pastor, and eight brethren. Among these eight was Samuel Thompson, who was a deacon at the time of his death. "Samuel Thompson of Scituate" purchased land in "Wynd-ham," Conn, in 1705 (Mansfield Land Records). Jan. 11, 1708, James Ross sold a tract in Mansfield "by estimation 130 acres in consideration of one Yoak of oxen to me delivered by Samuel Thompson" (Mansfield Land Rec. b. 1, p. 114). In 1709 he was allotted land on "east side of Nachange River, being a part of the fifth allotment on ye crotch and by draught ye twelvth choice of ye land layed out in Mansfield according to ye last Voat of ye proprietors" (Mansfield Land Rec. b. 1, p. 140). There were six children all born in Mansfield as by the records, as follows: Samuel, b. Dec. 30, 1713. Rebecca, b. Apr. 27, 1716; d. 1716. *Eli, b. Nov. 20, 1717. Mary, b. Nov. 21, 1719; d. unmarried, in 1807. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 18, 1721/2; m. Prince Sherman, Sept. 15, 1742; died Mar. io, 1744. She had no children. Rebecca, b. Oct. 6, 1724; d. 1724.

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