TABLET TO THE LATE SAMUEL L. BOARDMAN Sprague's Journal of Maine History Volume 9, April, May, June, 1921 No. 2 Page 80 It has been the custom of the Maine Federation of Agricultural Associations, which comprise most of the agricultural organizations in Maine, to erect, every alternate year, in the Maine College of Agriculture a bronze tablet in memory of someone who has dis- tinguished himself promoting agriculture in this state. Recently in connection with the Farmers' week activities at the college, a tablet was erected and dedicated in memory of Samuel Lane Boardman, who died in 1914, and who was well known as an agricultural editor and writer. Mr. Boardman was born in Bloomfield, now the town of Skow- hegan, in 1836. He was assistant editor of the Country Gentleman, Albany, N. Y., in 1859; editor of the Maine Farmer from 1861 to 1878; editor of the American Cultivator, Boston, in 1873; editor and publisher of the Home Farm, Augusta from 1880 to 1886; agricultural editor of the Kennebec Journal for 1889-1892; secretary of the Maine State Agricultural Society, 1855 - 1874; member of the Maine Board of Agriculture from 1872 - 1874; trustee of the Maine State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, 1874 to 1879; member of the bard of managers of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, 1885 to 1887. The dedicatory exercises were followed by a meeting of the Maine Federation of Agricultural Associations. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.