''Old Times in North Yarmouth, Maine'' was a quarterly publication first printed in magazine form between 1877 and 1884 by

Augustus W. Corliss Augustus Whittemore Corliss (March 25, 1837 – September 4, 1908) was an American author and historian. He published, amongst other works, ''Old Times in North Yarmouth, Maine'' across several volumes. He began writing it during his career in t ...

. It covered the history and

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of the town of

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. In 1977, a century after its first edition was printed, it was published in book form by the New Hampshire Publishing Company. Subtitled ''A Magazine Devoted to the Preservation and Publication of Documents Relating to the Early History of North Yarmouth, Maine'', it was printed across several volumes during Corliss' military career, which spanned forty years. Corliss published the first issue in January 1877, and overall 32 issues were published through October 1884 – an average of 4.5 issues per year. He wrote about his own family, beginning with George Corliss (born in 1617), in January 1879's volume 3, number 1 edition. He tried to revive the magazine as ''The Westcustogo Chronicle'', but only one issue made it to print before publication stopped. The only known library in possession of the book is the

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"Corliss Family", Volume 3, January 1879
North Yarmouth, Maine Magazines established in 1877 Publications disestablished in 1884 1977 books History of Maine Books about Maine Defunct magazines published in the United States Genealogy publications