Page 3 - La Société canadienne d'histoire de l'Église catholique - Rapport 1961

INTRODUCTORY,

THE FOURTH VOLUIIE Reports and Collections of the
of
State Historical Society of Wisconsin, is presented to the
public, like its predecessors, as a sort of melange of his-
torical fragments. The successive volumes sent forth by
the Society, have met with a friendly reception by the
friends of historical literature, at home ancl abroad ; ~nd
the avidity with which they are sought and cited affords
good evidence that they are accomplishing the main ~b-
jects of their publication, namely : disseminating widely
q.
and usefully thc interesting story of the settlement and
progress of our fair SBte, and holding out the varied in-
ducements it presents for an agreeable home for the
enterprising emigrant.
The present volume contains a number of valuable /
papers, generally relating to a more modern period than
Inany given in former issues. The real glory of Wis-
consin dates from 1834 or '35, when thc settlement of
the country by the hardy Anglo-Saxon race commenced
in good earnest ; when civilization, religion and education
were planted pernlanently in the country. Such a pe-
riod deserves to be commemorated on the historic page,