”Gifts.

From the Minnesota Boat Club, through Mr. George B. Ware, secretary, the society has received the first minute book of the club, covering the years from its organization in 1870 to its incorporation in 1873, and also the first log book entitled ‘A True Story of a Number of Bad Boys Who Went Rowing on the Sabbath Day.’ Mr. Ware states that the directors of the club feared that during a change of officers these books might be lost and that they desired to deposit them where their preservation would be assured and where they would be accessible to members at any time. It is to be hoped that other organizations will see the wisdom of depositing their early records with the historical society.”

Reference Data:

Minnesota History Bulletin, Vol. 2, by Theodore Christian Blegen, 1918, page 44