In the shade of the mountains
Subtitle: histories of Mendon & Petersboro
Publisher: Exemplar Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Logan, Utah
Language: eng
Number of pages: 882
ISBN-13: 9781609219741
Subjects: Social life and customs; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; City and town life; Frontier and pioneer life; Anecdotes; Cities and towns; Biography; History
Other titles: Histories of Mendon & Petersboro; Histories of Mendon and Petersboro
Notes: Information for this book was gathered and written by the Mendon History Committee.

"When the Mendon History Committee first met to discuss this book, we decided we would not attempt to chronologically write Mendon's history. Pioneer Isaac Sorensen did a marvelous job of that for his entire adult life in Mendon, and his writings 'History of Mendon' was previously published. Rather, we felt that if we brought together some of the accounts from various past and present writers and arranged them topically, it would preserve a valuable record and collectively give a glimpse of what Mendon's history has been. We also included a chapter on Petersboro, which for many years has been knit closely with Mendon. Though distinct in many ways, Petersboro and Mendon have shared many common ties over the years, and the greater Mendon area today includes not just the incorporated Mendon town but also the surrounding Cobblestone, Petersboro, and unincorporated areas close to Mendon."--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Early settlement; title: Pioneer stories; title: Schooling in Mendon; title: The town of Mendon; title: Commerce; title: Agriculture; title: Threshing; title: Railroad; title: Entertainment, culture, arts, and recreation; title: May Day; title: Religion; title: Petersboro; title: Mendon cemetery; title: Then and now; title: Memorable Mendon; title: Mendon pioneer biographies; title: Families of Mendon and Petersboro.