Description:
Historical sketch of the town of Methuen, from its settlement to the year 1876 originally published in 1876 in Methuen, Mass. by E. L. Houghton & Co., printers.This volume also contains Howe's "The Growth of Methuen," a paper read before the Methuen Historical Society in 1898
Joseph Sidney Howe was born in 1832 and was a direct descendant of one of Methuen’s founders. He later became Town Clerk and served in that position probably longer than any other clerk.
He was one of the founders of the original historical society and became its first president and wrote a number of Methuen History articles for various publications. In 1876 he wrote "Historical Sketches of Methuen. In 1923 Joseph Howe died at the age of 91