The history includes several biographies as well as occupational details, death and burial informationfor many of the members. Every-Name Index Does not include those names listed in the Appendix, pages 97 to 111. Burns, James, Folklore collection, originating from Dexter, New Sharon, and Garland, Maine , 1965. Produced for a comparative literature class at the University of Maine. Includes anecdotes and humorous tales, witch tales, legends, stories about George Magoon and Wilbur Day, poachers, and other stories.
Garland is an extremely poor area with no industry.
The people eke out a living on their meager farms or in the woods. There are a few apple orchards that provide the meagerest of subsistence to their owners. The population ranges around 400 persons of English descent. The town was settled in the 1790s by people of English descent from New Hampshire. The town was once a booming community of some five industries before a rash of fires, caused by arsonists, drove the companies elsewhere.