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family history
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In 1931, Charles and Daisy Parlin published the first Volume of the family history titled Incidents in Lives of Charles Coolidge Parlin and Daisy Blackwood Parlin. In it, they wrote stories about their lives from childhood up through their young adulthood. In the Introduction, Charles implored future generations to continue the tradition:
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"May we add that whether or not you enjoy the stories, at any rate we had a lot of fun writing them. It was a real pleasure to live over again some of the pleasantries of our early life, and we hope that some day you may give yourselves the treat of writing such a book for your grandchildren. We enjoin it upon each generation of our descendants to add a volume to our humble beginning, so long as there be a descendant living who in the midst of adult responsibilities can muster up a sufficient sense of humor to look back with pleasure upon the jokes of his childhood."
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And indeed generations since then have carried the torch, producing 3 Volumes of Family History. Each volume has been digitally preserved in PDF form, click on the links below to begin exploring them.