Songs that Mother used to sing, undated.

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Songs that Mother used to sing, undated.

A biographical sketch of Joseph P. Webster and S. Fillmore Bennett, songwriters in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, written by Thompson; including a brief history of how their most famous song, "In the Sweet By and By," came to be written.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7566765

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

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Webster, Joseph Philbrick, 1819-1875

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Composer and performer of popular (1840-1870's) music. From the description of [Papers] / Joseph Philbrick Webster. ca. 1840-1874. (University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System). WorldCat record id: 19803476 ...

Thompson, Dave, 1967-

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Bennett, Sanford Fillmore, 1836-1898

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Editor, songwriter, physician. From the description of Letter to Robert B. Prescott, 1883 March 20. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 48926453 S. Fillmore Bennett was a physician and lyricist, best known for his popular hymn, "The Sweet By and By," for which J. P. Webster wrote the music. The chorus of this piece is as follows In the Sweet By-and-ByWe shall meet on that Beautiful Shore-In the Sweet By-and-By,We shall meet on that Beautiful Shore. ...