Early Days at Port Ryerse The story of the settlement and development of this Norfolk county town from the point of view of a descendant of the first registered settler. This booklet is not dated but we estimate it was published in the 1910 to 1920 era. The author George J Ryerse was born in 1851 and so was well situated in time to have access to both the earliest family recollections as well as the development of the port into the age of simpler transportation and greater political stability. Most of the book is concerned with the physical and social development of the town but towards the end Mr. Ryerse also gives us some interesting biographical sketches. There is also a 2 page map of the port, which is not dated but appears to have about the same extents as another early map we have seen showing the original plan for the town. We have formatted the text for searches using the "Search" or "Find" features in the freely available PDF reader programs. We recommend Adobe Reader(TM) v4 or better for maximum compatibility. You will find this book is available to be downloaded absolutely free in our Downloads area. If you do not want to download the file, or would prefer to have your copy on a CD, it is also available for sale through our web cart at our minimum economical price. File Type Search Text CDs PDF YES 1 ISBN: 1-897338-49-X Available on World Vital Records     Product Number: CA0156 Price: $9.50