1880s Autograph Album of Cora M. Libby of Winterport, Maine; student at Hampden Academy, Monroe Academy; East Maine Conference Seminary

1880s autograph album of Cora M. Libby of Winterport, Maine, with signatures from students at

• Hampden Academy at Hampden, Maine
• Monroe Academy at Monroe, Maine - one inscriber called it Monroe College
• East Maine Conference Seminary at Bucksport, Maine

The album measures approximately 7-3/4" by 5" and contains the sentiments of 80 of Cora's relatives, friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical surname list and an alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appear at the end of this post.

From brief online research, hopefully correct:  [corrections and additions requested]

Cora Mabel Libby was born November 28, 1870 at Winterport, Maine, the daughter of David Libby and Mary A. (Torrey) Libby.  Cora's sister Lida M. Libby inscribed a page at Winterport, Maine, on October 31, 1886; she was Mary Eliza Libby.

One inscriber, M. Haley, or N. Haley, who inscribed her page at Winterport, Maine, on February 26, 1887, called herself Cora's aunt.  Her handwriting appears that of an elderly person, so perhaps she was a great aunt.

On November 13, 1890 at Monroe,  Maine, Cora married Frank M. Fairbanks, son of Joseph Whitney Fairbanks and Elizabeth (Chase) Fairbanks of Monroe, Maine.  Frank was born at Monroe in September of 1866, on the 15th, according to his obituary.

Frank inscribed a page in Cora's album on March 11, 1888.

Frank and Cora lived at Monroe, Maine; Unity, Maine; and Pittsfield, Maine, and had at least one child, a son William L. Fairbanks, who was born in 1892 and died in 1922.  Frank worked as an undertaker and had a special interest in bands, as a member and benefactor.

Frank died in 1940 and Cora in 1945.  They're buried in the Pittsfield Village Cemetery at Pittsfield, Maine.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Surnames in the Album

	?	F	Fairbanks	M	Mayo	S	Snow
A	Achorn		Flood		McGee		Spratt [2]
B	Beatty	G	Garland	N	Nealey		Staniford
	Bennoch		Grant [2]		Nickerson		Staples
	Bowden		Grey		Norris		Stubbs
C	Campbell [2]	H	Hadley	P	Palmer [2]	T	Tasker
	Carleton		Haley		Partridge		Tracy
	Chase [2]		Hardy		Pierce		Turner
	Clark [2]		Harriman		Porter [2]	W	White
	Clarke [3]		Hopkins [2]	R	Reed		Whitmore
	Clements		Humphrey		Ritchie [2]		Wilson
	Colson [4]	J	Joy		Robbins		Woodman
	Crowell [2]	K	Knowlton		Robertson
D	Downes	L	Libby [2]		Robinson [3]
E	Ellingwood [3]		Littlefield [5]
	Emery

Inscribers in the Album - given names within a surname are not necessarily in alphabetical order

• Blanche, inscribed at Monroe College in 1886

A

• Marion L. Achorn of Waldoboro, Maine, inscribed at East Maine Conference Seminary on April 20, 1887; Cora's schoolmate

B

• Angie L. Beatty of Hampden Corner, Hampden, Maine, inscribed at Hampden Academy on October 13, 1887
• Lou W. Bennoch of Winterport, Maine, inscribed at Hampden, Maine, on October 31, 1888  "Cherry gin".  Presumably Lucy W. Bennoch of Dixmont, Maine
• George I. Bowden of Penobscot, Maine, inscribed at Monroe in the Fall of 1886, presumably Monroe Academy

C

• Minnie M. Campbell of Winterport, Maine, inscribed on 9/4/1888
• Percie A. Campbell of Winterport, Maine, inscribed on August 11, 1888
• Charlie R. Carleton of Winterport,  Maine, inscribed at East Maine Conference Seminary on April 28, 1887; presumably Charles R. Carleton
• Mrs. Lora A. Chase of Monroe, Maine, inscribed on November 13, 1886; possibly Cora's teacher
• May A. Chase of White's Corner at Winterport, Maine, inscribed at Hampden Academy on October 30, 1888
• John Clark of Frankfort, Maine, inscribed at East Maine Conference Seminary on April 26, 1887.  His middle initial might be T or F
• Addie Clark of Winterport, Maine, inscribed at East Maine Conference Seminary on April 18, 1887
• Minnie L. Clarke of Winterport,  Maine
• Maude Clarke of Winterport, Maine, inscribed on May 29, 1889
• Edith M. Clarke of Winterport,  Maine, inscribed at Hampden Academy on November 18, 1887
• R. L. Clements of White's Corner at Winterport, Maine, inscribed on November 25, 1887
• Elsie M. Colson of Winterport, Maine, inscribed on June 14, 1889
• Austin D. Colson of Bucksport, Maine, inscribed at East Maine Conference Seminary on April 28, 1776
• Susie H. Colson of Monroe, Maine, inscribed on November 11, 1886
• Minnie E. Colson of West Winterport, Maine, inscribed at Hampden, Maine, on October 20, 1887
• Lea Crowell of Hampden Corner at Hampden, Maine, inscribed at Hampden Academy on November 8, 1888
• A. J. Crowell of Hampden, Maine, inscribed on November 8, 1888; presumably Archie J. Crowell

D

• Vicola I. Downes of Winterport, Maine, inscribed on 10-11-1887

E

• Mabel Ellingwood of Winterport, Maine, inscribed on June 26, 1889
• Everett Ellingwood of Ellingwood Corner at Winterport, Maine, inscribed on June 25, 1889
• Carroll E. Ellingwood of Winterport, Maine, inscribed on June 26, 1889
• Etta G. Emery, inscribed at Hampden Academy on October 10, 1887

F

• Frank M. Fairbanks of Monroe, Maine, inscribed on March 11, 1888
• Stillman D. Flood of Searsport, Maine, inscribed on October 31, 1886

G

• Will L. Garland of Hampden,  Maine, inscribed on October 22, 1888
• Evie A. Grant of Monroe, Maine, inscribed on November 4, 1886, "Fall of 1886", indicating a Fall Term, possibly at Monroe Academy
• May L. Grant of Hampden Corner, Hampden, Maine, inscribed on October 11, 1887
• Emilie C. Grey of Bucksport, Maine, inscribed at East Maine Conference Seminary on April 23, 1887

H

• L. W. Hadley of Frankfort, Maine, inscribed at East Maine Conference Seminary on April 26, 1887
• M. Haley, or N. Haley, inscribed at Winterport, Maine, on February 26, 1887; Cora's aunt
• Emma L. Hardy of Winterport, Maine, inscribed at East Maine Conference Seminary on APril 22, 1887
• Martha E. Harriman of Prospect Ferry, Maine, inscribed at East Maine Conference Seminary during the Spring term of 1887
• Minnie Hopkins of Hampden, Maine, inscribed during the Academy Fall Term of 1887
• Mary Hopkins, inscribed at Hampden Academy on October 20, 1887
• Annie E. Humphrey of Bangor, Maine, inscribed at Hampden, Maine, on November 2, 1887

J

• Agnes S. Joy of Monroe, Maine, inscribed on November 9, 1886

K

• J. F. Knowlton, inscribed on April 18, 1887

L

• Cora M. Libby of Winterport, Maine; album owner Cora Mabel Libby
• Lida M. Libby of Winterport, Maine, inscribed on October 31, 1886; Cora's sister
• Roscoe E. Littlefield of Winterport,  Maine, inscribed on June 30, 1889
• Leroy E. Littlefield of Ellingwood Corner in Winterport, Maine, inscribed on July 1, 1887
• Ellen M. Littlefield of Ellingwood Corner, at Winterport, Maine, inscribed on July 1, 1889
• Oscar E. Littlefield of Winterport, Maine
• Daisy A. Littlefield of Ellingwood Corner at Winterport, Maine, inscribed on July 2, 1889

M

• Agnes G. Mayo of Monroe, Maine, inscribed on November 13, 1886
• Katie A. McGee of Winterport, Maine, inscribed on September 7, 1888

N

• Helen M. Nealey, inscribed at Monroe, Maine, on November 2, 1886
• E. D. Nickerson of Searsport, Maine, inscribed on November 7, 1886
• Carrie C. Norris of Hampden, Maine, inscribed on October 20, 1887

P

• George A. Palmer of Monroe, Maine, inscribed on November 1886 in High School, presumably Monroe Academy
• Lizzie M. Palmer of Monroe, Maine, inscribed on November 8, 1886
• Lillie Partridge of Hampden, Maine
• Sadie M. Pierce, inscribed at Hampden Academy on November 6, 1888
• Charley E. Porter of Ellingwood Corner at Winterport, Maine, inscribed on June 21, 1889
• Mrs. Alfred Porter, inscribed at Winterport, Maine, on June 21, 1889

R

• Grace M. Reed of Hampden, Maine, inscribed on October 26, 1887
• Hollis Ritchie of White's Corner at Winterport, Maine, inscribed on January 24, 1887.  The Mrs. M. E. Ritchie who inscribed a page was presumably his mother Mary E. (Colson) Ritchie
• Mrs. M. E. Ritchie, inscribed at Winterport, Maine, on January 8, 1889; presumably Mary E. (Colson) Ritchie, wife of William W. Ritchie and mother of inscriber Hollis Ritchie
• Myrtie G. Robbins of Fort Fairfield, Maine, inscribed at F.S.N.S., presumably Farmington State Normal School
• Theo E. Robertson, inscribed at Monroe, Maine, in 1886
• Allie M. Robinson of Forest City, Maine, inscribed at East West Conference Seminary on April 25, 1887
• Mrs. C. F. Robinson of Ellingwood Corner, Winterport, Maine, inscribed on June 9, 1889; possibly Mrs. Juliet (Doble) Robinson, wife of Charles F. Robinson
• Etta M. Robinson of Ellingwood Corner at Winterport, Maine, inscribed on June 3, 1889

S

• Alice Snow of Bangor, Maine, inscribed at Hampden Academy on October 20, 1887
• F. A. Spratt of Hampden, Maine, inscribed on October 26, 1887
• Bessie Nutter Spratt of Hampden, Maine, inscribed on October 28, 1887; presumably Bessie Weston (Nutter) Spratt (1857-1918), wife of Frank A. Spratt
• Jennie W. Staniford of Hampden Corner, Hampden, Maine, inscribed on 10/12/1887
• Mabel R. Staples of Monroe, Maine, inscribed on November 9, 1886
• Arthur P. Stubbs of Winterport, Maine, inscribed at East Maine Conference Seminary on April 28, 1887

T

• Fannie E. Tasker of North Monroe, Maine
• Hattie M. Tracy of Hampden, Maine
• C. W. Turner of Hampden, Maine, inscribed on October 15, 1887

W

• Abbie S. White of Winterport, Maine, inscribed at Hampden, Maine, on November 18, 1887
• Albra Whitmore of West Hampden, Maine, inscribed on December 22, 1888
• Amanda M. Wilson of Bangor, Maine, inscribed at East Maine Conference Seminary at Bucksport, Maine, on April 15, 1887
• Mrs. S. C. Woodman of Ellingwood Corner at Winterport, Maine, inscribed on July 8, 1889.  She was Sarah (Colson) Woodman, wife of Josiah S. Woodman.