Tuesday, November 29, 2016

1920 Program Booklet for 18th Annual Meeting of Maine Teachers' Association; Bangor, Maine


Eighteenth Annual Meeting and the Fortieth State Meeting of Maine Teachers, held at Bangor, Maine, on October 28-29, 1920.  The meeting also incorporated the meeting of the Maine Library Association.

The booklet measures approximately 7-3/4" by 4-1/4".  See all of the pages at the end of this post.

If you have information to share on any of the people mentioned, please leave a comment for the benefit of other researchers.

People mentioned, in alphabetical order:
  • Miss Katherine E. Abbott of Farmington Normal School; chairman of the Department of Drawing at the meeting
  • President Robert J. Aley of the University of Maine; "The Place of the Classics"
  • Mr. Harry C. Barber of English High School, Boston, Massachusetts; "The Reorganized Courses in Practice"
  • Miss Mildred A. Beatham, Maine Field Secretary, U.S. Savings Division; "Some Phases of the Budget Question in the Teaching of Girls"
  • Miss Amalia Bengston, County Superintendent of Schools, Renville County, Minnesota; "Health Work in Our Schools" and "Health Service and the School Nurse"
  • Alice Berry, member of the Houlton High School Quartette, which performed at the annual meeting
  • Professor Irving Blake of the University of Maine; "Biology in Secondary School Curricula"
  • Dr. Thomas H. Briggs of Teachers' College of New York
  • Dr. L. D. Bristol, State Commissioner of Health; "Cooperation between School and Health Officers"
  • Professor H. G. Callan, Harvard University; "Factory Management"
  • Miss Mabel Carney, Department of Rural Education, Teachers' College; "Real Efficiency in Rural Schools"
  • Willard O. Chase of Old Town, Maine; Executive Committee of Maine Teachers' Association
  • Miss Alice J. Child of Westbrook, Maine; "The Relation of Drawing to the Industries"
  • John A. Cone, Auditor
  • Miss Bernadine Cooney, State Supervisor of Home Economics; "New Methods in Teaching Home Economics - Possibilities o0f the Home Project in Maine"
  • Dr. Caroline Croasdale of New York State Teachers' College, Albany, New York; "Some Newer Concepts in Social Education" and ""The Beginnings of Social Consciousness"
  • Miss Grace Davis of Millinocket, Maine; "Civics - What, How and Why"
  • Professor A. B. DeMille of Milton Academy, Milton, Massachusetts; "The District Plan, Its Tested Value Elsewhere; Its Possibilities in Maine"
  • Professor H. P. W. deVisme, Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur, Dean of the French School at Middlebury College, Vermont; "Interpretation as an Aid to Instruction"
  • Miss Grace Drysdale of Columbia Graphaphone Company; "The Psychology of Musical Talent"
  • Marie M. Duggan, A.B., Assistant Professor of Secretarial Science at Boston, University; "Typewriting and Typewriting Methods"
  • Miss Florence Dyer; "Playground Activities"
  • Miss Harriet A. Eaton; "Some Improvements That Can Be Made in the Rural Schools by Helping Teachers"
  • Miss Ethel M. Edwards, Supervisor of Music, Portland, Maine; chairman of the Department of Public School Music
  • Mr. Gordon Emery, Supervisor of Music, Augusta, Maine; "Round Table - Outside Music Credits"
  • Mrs. Kate C. Estabrooke; Commission Work; Maine Library Association
  • Professor Charles H. Forbes of Phillips-Andover Academy; "What the Good of Latin?"
  • Professor Frances R. Freeman of the University of Maine; chairman of the Department of Home Economics at the meeting
  • Superintendent W. D. Fuller of Portland, Maine; "Americanziation through History Teaching"
  • George R. Gardner, Treasurer, Maine Teachers' Association
  • Principal James M. Glass of Washington Junior High School, Rochester, New York; spoke at several sessions
  • Mr. George T. Goldthwaite, Director of Music, Portland, Maine; "What the Supervisor Should Know About Band and Orchestral Instruments"
  • Ernest L. Gray of South Berwick, Maine; Auditor of Maine Teachers' Association
  • President Clifton D. Gray of Bates College; "The Place of the Classics"
  • Beatrice Hackett, member of the Houlton High School Quartette, which performed at the annual meeting
  • Kathleen Hagerman, member of the Houlton High School Quartette, which performed at the annual meeting
  • Mr. W. A. Harris, Executive Secretary of the Maine Public Health Association; "Physical Education and Public Health"
  • Principal Drew T. Harthorn of Coburn Classical Institute; "What Should Constitute a Course in General Science"
  • Miss Jessica Haskell; Address; Maine Library Association
  • Mr. Alden B. Hayes, Supervisor of Manual Training, Bangor, Maine; chairman of the Department of Industrial Training at the meeting
  • Miss Dorrice M. Higgins of Brewer, Maine; Asst. Secretary of Maine Teachers' Association
  • Mrs. Stella L. Hill of North East Harbor; "The Lafayette National Park"
  • Miss Evelyn R. Hodgdon; "The School Improvement League"
  • Professor Henry W. Holmes of Harvard University; "What is a Good Teacher Worth?"
  • Mrs. Orvil F. Howard of Brownfield, Maine; "Physical Education in Maine"
  • Phyllis May Huff of Old Orchard, Maine; performed a Whistling Solo at the annual meeting
  • Superintendent H. C. Hull of Rockland; chairman of the Department of Intermediate Schools at the Meeting
  • Mr. C. H. Lane, Assistant Director for Agricultural Education, Washington, D.C.; "The Agricultural Teacher's Work Outside the Class Room"
  • Professor A. N. Leonard of Bates College; "Report of Boston Meeting of the N.E. M. L. A."
  • Mr. Fred P. Loring of Presque Isle, Maine; chairman of the Department of Secondary School Agriculture at the Meeting
  • Mr. Owen R. Lovejoy, General Secretary of the National Child Labor Committee
  • Miss Eleanor L. Lovell, Report of Committee on Membership; Maine Library Association
  • Miss J. May Lynch, Supervisory Instructor of Penmanship, the A. N. Palmer Company; "Methods of Teaching Penmanship"
  • Principal H. W. Mann of the Maine School of Commerce at Auburn, Maine; chairman of the Department of Commercial Branches at the meeting; 
  • William M. Marr of Millinocket, Maine; Vice President of Maine Teachers' Association
  • Mr. Ernest C. Marriner of Hebron Academy; chairman of the Department of English at the meeting
  • Professor John Marshall of Boston University; "Music History and Appreciation"
  • Mr. Arthur D. Marston, Boy Scout Executive, Bangor, Maine; "Phyiscal and Medical Examinations of School Children"
  • Miss Esther McGinnis of the University of Maine; "The Under-Nourished Child"
  • Frank McGouldrick of Bar Harbor, Maine; President of Maine Teachers' Association
  • Mr. Orren B. McKnight, Director of Physical Education, Portland, Maine; chairman of the Department of Physical Education at the meeting
  • Mr. R. W. McMasters, Manager Boston Office, the Gregg Publishing Company; "Successful Shorthand Teachers"
  • Professor Wilmot B. Mitchell of Bowdoin College; "The Proposed State Syllabus"
  • Principal P. W. Monohon of Rumford, Maine; "Vocational Education"
  • Mrs. Bernice T. Monroe, "Five Minute Talks by Helping Teachers: Hot Lunches"
  • True C. Morrill of Bangor, Maine; chairman of the Department of Rural Schools at the Meeting
  • Principal L. E. Moulton of Auburn, Maine; chairman of the Department of Science and Mathematics at the meeting
  • Miss Frances Murphy; "The Relation of Helping Teachers to Other Teachers"
  • Dean Paul Nixon of Bowdoin College; chairman of the Department of the Classics at the meeting
  • Miss Effie Noddin of Edward Little High School, Auburn, Maine; chairman of the Department of Modern Languages Discussion
  • John A. Partridge of Sanford, Maine; Executive Committee of Maine Teachers' Association
  • Professor Roy M. Peterson, Head of Spanish Department at the University of Maine; "Spanish a Factor in Modern Culture"
  • Mr. E. S. Pitcher, Director of Music, Auburn, Maine; "How to Put On an Opera"
  • Professor L. J. Pollard, University of Maine; "Teachers' Self-Aid in Teaching History"
  • Charles F. Rittenhouse, C.P. A., Head of Accounting Department, College of Business Administration, Boston, University; "The Scope of the High School Course in Bookkeeping"
  • President Arthur J. Roberts of Colby Colleges; "The Place of the Classics"
  • Superintendent Ernest W. Robinson of Fitchburg, Massachusetts; "Some Suggestions for Efficiency"
  • Mr. H. O. Sampson, State Supervisor of Agricultural Education, New Brunswick, New Jersey; "Vocational Agricultural Education in New Jersey"
  • Principal J. A. Scott of Machias, Maine; "Interesting Pupils in Science"
  • Professor J. B. Segall, Head of French Department at the University of Maine; "The Peabody Foundation of International Correspondence"
  • President Kenneth C. M. Sills of Bowdoin College; "The Place of the Classics"
  • Dr. Payson Smith, Commissioner of Education for Massachusetts; "Current Problems in Educational Organization" and "Five Planks in an Educational Platform"
  • Miss Grace Clee Smith of Springfield, Massachusetts; "Art in the Rural School"
  • Miss Nellie Smith, Report of Committee on Districting the State; Maine Library Association
  • Miss Jennie M. Smith; Travel; Maine Library Association
  • Mr. Winthrop Stanley of Colby College; "Experiments for Schools of One Hundred Pupils or Less that Require No Costly Apparatus"
  • Mrs. Kate Starbird; General Literature and Fiction; Maine Library Association
  • Glenn W. Starkey of Augusta, Maine; Secretary of Maine Teachers' Association
  • Mr. W. E. Stoddard of Deering High School; chairman of the Department of History and Civics at the meeting
  • Walter E. Sullivan of Brewer, Maine; Treasurer of Maine Teachers' Association
  • Mr. Josiah W. Taylor, State Agent for Secondary Education; "Lines of Advance"
  • Dr. Augustus O. Thomas, State Superintendent of Public Schools
  • Mr. A. M. Thomas, Farmington Normal School, Chairman of the Department of Science and Mathematics
  • Ethel Thompson, member of the Houlton High School Quartette, which performed at the annual meeting
  • Miss Grace R. Townsend; "Raising Money for School Improvements"
  • Dr. Paul F. Voelker, President of Olivet College, Olivet, Michigan; "Some Tests of Trustworthiness"
  • Raymond L. Walkley; Science; Maine Library Association
  • Miss Annie Wayland; History; Maine Library Association
  • Louis J. West, Chairman of the Department of Secondary Schools Principals, First Baptist Church
  • L. E. Williams of Rumford, Maine; Executive Committee of Maine Teachers' Association
  • Dr. H. W. Young of Dartmouth College; chairman National Committee of Mathematical Requirements; "Reorganization of Mathematical Requirements"














c1890s Highway Surveyor's Book for Andover, Maine


c1890s Highway Surveyor's Book for the town of Andover, Maine.  The booklet measures approximately 6-1/2" by 4-1/4".

The surveyor was presumably Carlton Hutchins, whose name appears on the top edge of the front cover.


Names mentioned inside:
  • Miss Martha Cushman of South Andover, Maine - perhaps Martha Talbot Cushman, born April 8, 1885, daughter of Charles and Martha Stone (Talbot) Cushman; married Ralph H. Penley in 1913 and apparently at least one other time, to a Mr. Scott, as a Social Security document implies.
  • Carlton Hutchins - perhaps Carlton H. Hutchins, born May 19, 1836 at Hanover, New Hampshire, son of Hazen Kimball Hutchins and Louisa Preston (Abbott) Hutchins; Carlton married Persis Bennett Cutting; among their children was Eben F. Hutchins, perhaps the Eben listed next.  Carlton died at Andover, Maine, on June 23, 1906.
  • Eben Hutchins - possibly Eben Franklin Hutchins, born in February 1867 at Andover, Maine, son of Carlton Hutchins, mentioned above, and Persis B. (Cutting) Hutchins.  Eben married Susan A. Poor on August 9, 1897 at Andover, Maine.  Eben died August 30, 1939.  He and Susan are buried in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Andover, Maine.
  • Samuel Akers - possibly the Samuel Akers born in New Hampshire about 1817 or his son Samuel Gardner Akers born at Andover, Maine, on December 6, 1850
  • Willie Hutchins - possibly the William S. Hutchins, born in 1883, son of Carlton Hutchins and Persis (Bennett) Hutchins of Andover, Maine
  • M. A. Jurdan - perhaps Jordan?
  • W. S. Hutchins, Janitor - possibly the William S. Hutchins mentioned above.  He may have been paid to light the fire at his school.
If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.  

Sources
  • Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 - birth record of Martha Talbot Hutchins, mis-indexed as Martha L.
  • Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 - marriage of Martha Talbot Cushman and Ralph H. Penley
  • U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 - application of Martha Talbot Scott 
  • Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 - Carlton Hutchins
  • Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 - marriage of Eben Franklin Hutchins and Susan A. Poor
  • Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980 - death of Eben F. Hutchins
  • Vital Records of Andover, Maine at the www.andovermaine.com site.
As you can see from the images below, there's not a lot of meat in the booklet.  It seemed to have been used more for scribbling and listing plants then for official business.

















1833 Deed, Saco, Maine: William Dearing of Waterboro, Maine, to Cornelius Boothby of Saco, Maine


Deed signed on November 11, 1833 where William Dearing and wife Eunice Dearing of Waterboro, Maine, sold a parcel of land at Saco, Maine, to Cornelius Boothby of Saco.  

The deed was witnessed by Isaac Dearing and Orinda Dearing and was signed in the presence of Isaac Dearing, Justice of the Peace.  The deed was recorded with Jeremiah Goodwin, Register of Deeds for York County, Maine.



The description of the parcel notes that it was about sixty acres in size and was the same lot that Cornelius Boothby had purchased from Joseph Scammon 3 in 1820.  Whether the Dearings had a lien on the land or whether Cornelius had sold it previously to William Dearing and was purchasing it back, I don't know.  The description further mentions that the 1820 deed contained a more particular description of the parcel.

Eunice Dearing signed the deed to extinguish her dower interest in the parcel.


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

William Dearing, Jr., was born March 24, 1776 at Waterboro, Maine, son of William Dearing and Sarah (Rumery) Dearing.  On September 24, 1806 at Waterboro, Maine, William, Jr., married Eunice Harper, daughter of Samuel Harper, Jr., and Sarah (Godfrey) Harper.    William died February 7, 1860 and Eunice on January 10, 1865. They're buried in the Deering Cemetery at Waterboro, Maine.

The Orinda Dearing who witnessed the deed was presumably the daughter of William Dearing and Eunice (Harper) Dearing.  Orinda was born May 20, 1808 at Biddeford, Maine.

The Isaac Dearing who witnessed the deed and was perhaps also the Justice of the Peace was a brother to William Dearing, Jr.  Isaac married Clarissa Harper in 1825.  Clarissa was a sister to Eunice (Harper) Dearing, so this was a case of two brothers marrying two sisters.

Isaac Dearing died December 16, 1872, and Clarissa not far behind, on January 3, 1873.  They're also buried in the Deering Cemetery at Waterboro, Maine.

Cornelius Boothby had more than a business relationship with the Dearing family.  He married Margaret [or Margery] Dearing, a sister to William Dearing, Jr., and Isaac Dearing.  Cornelius was born November 18, 1777, son of Samuel and Margaret Boothby.  Cornelius may have been the Capt. Cornelius Boothby, who died on February 25, 1849, and whose birth year was estimated to be 1774.

According to the Wentworth Genealogy, English and American, Volume 1, Jeremiah Goodwin was born July 1, 1786 in Eliot, Maine, son of Daniel Goodwin and Sarah (Hobbs) Goodwin.  He was a paymaster in the War of 1812 and was later a postmaster at Alfred, Maine, and the York County Register of Deeds for 20 years.  He died July 31, 1857 at Great Falls, New Hampshire.

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

Sources
Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900 - 1776 birth of William Dearing, Jr.; 1777 Cornelius Boothby
Maine Marriages, 1771-1907 - 1806 marriage of William Dearing and Eunice Harper; Isaac Dearing and Clarissa Harper; Cornelius Boothby and Margaret Dearing
U.S. Federal Censuses
Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980 - death dates of William Dearing and Eunice (Harper) Dearing; also death dates of Isaac Dearing and Clarissa (Harper) Dearing
Find a Grave - grave site of William Dearing and Eunice (Harper) Dearing and relatives
Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910 - Capt. Cornelius Boothby, though he may be a different Cornelius

Monday, November 28, 2016

1903 Photograph of Etta M. Holloway at age 13; by Kozorek studio of New Bedford, Massachusetts


Photograph dated December 12, 1903 of a girl identified on the reverse as Etta M. Holloway at age 13 years, 6 months.  The photograph was taken by the Kozorek studio of 919 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, Massachusetts.


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

Etta Marion Holloway was born about June 1890 at New Bedford, Massachusetts, the daughter of Arod Beals Holloway and Marion Loubella (Cole) Holloway.  On April 23, 1913 at New Bedford, Massachusetts, Etta married Elmer Ricketson, son of Orion Ricketson and Annie Vella (Glover) Ricketson.  Elmer was born February 4, 1889 at New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Elmer was working as a bookkeeper and Etta as a clerk at the time of their marriage.  Elmer went on to become an accountant with the Internal Revenue Service.  They had a daughter Marion Wheeler Ricketson, born in 1917.

Elmer died in 1972; I'm not sure when Etta died.

Sources
  • Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915
  • U.S. Federal Censuses
  • United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Photograph of Woman IDed as Grace Wilson; No Studio Imprint


Photograph of a woman identified in very faint handwriting on the reverse as Grace Wilson.  Sadly, no studio imprint to give a hint of locale.


If you recognize Grace from your family photographs and/or research, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

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Photograph of William Henry Holst of West New York, New Jersey; at age 11 Months


Photograph of a baby identified on the reverse as Willie Holst of 783 Bergenline Avenue, West New York, New Jersey, at age 11 months.  It appears that the photograph was purchased from the Deutsches Journal of New York, New York.


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

William Henry Holst was born March 3, 1912 at West New York, New Jersey, the son of Charles Holst and Susan (Meehan) Holst.  By 1930, the family was living at Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Charles was working as the foreman in a printing operation.  By 1940 William was still living with his parents at Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was teaching in a private school.

William may have moved to the Manchester, New Hampshire area by 1942, as it was from there that he enlisted into the Army.  His enlistment record notes that he was of the occupation classification: Artists, sculptors, and teachers of art.

William was living at Stonington, Maine, when he died in 1995.  If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Sources
  • U.S. Federal Censuses
  • United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
  • U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 
  • U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 - Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File
  • U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 

Photograph & Calling Card of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Sandford Hahn of Warren, Maine


Photograph and calling card of Maurice Sandford Hahn and Gertrude M. (Stoddard) Hahn of Warren, Maine.


The reverse of the card indicates that it was meant to be given to Mrs. Edgar Stoddard.   Mrs. Edgar Stoddard was Helen (Merrill) Stoddard, mother of Gertrude M. (Stoddard) Hahn.

Was the reference to "one Hooverizer" related to President Herbert Hoover or to a piece of farm equipment?


From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested"

Maurice Sandford Hahn was born at Warren, Maine, on June 10, 1886, the son of Dexter B. Hahn and Jane M. (Starrett) Hahn.

On October 18, 1910 at Colebrook, New Hampshire, or at Cold Brook at Hermon, Maine - there are records for each - Maurice married Gertrude M. Stoddard, daughter of Edgar Stoddard and Helen (Merrill) Stoddard.  Maurice and Gertrude lived at Warren, Maine.  Maurice was a barber at Warren, as evidenced by the reference cited below from www.warrenmaine.org.

In 1957 at Lisbon Falls, Maine, Maurice married Mamie Augusta (Littlefield) Morgan Blethen Beal.  He died in 1964.  I lost track of Gertrude M. (Stoddard) Hahn after the 1940 Census.

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

Sources:
  • Maine Birth Records, 1621-1922 - Pre 1892 Delayed Returns
  • U.S. Federal Censuses
  • Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 - marriage of Maurice and Gertrude
  • New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 - marriage of Maurice and Gertrude
  • http://www.warrenmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2014-SHORT-town-report.pdf
  • Maine Death Index, 1960-1997

1901 Graduation Photograph of W. E. Howland from L.T.C.; by a Calais, Maine, Studio


1901 photograph, presumably a graduation photograph of a young man identified on the reverse in very faint handwriting: W. ? Howland, June 13, 1901, L.T.C.   The young man's middle initial might be E or D or ?  And, to make matters worse, I'm not positive of the middle initial of the institution.

The photograph was taken by the Pearson studio of Calais, Maine.  Because Calais is located along the border with New Brunswick, the institution might have been located in the United States or Canada.

Interestingly, there's a Massachusetts Marriage record for the marriage of January 23, 1905 at Lynn, Massachusetts, of William B. Howland, born at Calais, Maine, about 1882, son of Michael Howland and Margaret (Driscoll) Howland, and Blanche B. Roderick of Lynn.


If you recognize the young man from your family photographs or research, or if you have a theory as to the young man's identity or that of his school, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Sunday, November 27, 2016

CDV of Young Woman IDed as E. H. Cook; by Hartwell studio of North Vassalboro, Maine


Carte de Visite of a young woman identified on the reverse, in contemporary handwriting, as E. H. Cook.  The photograph was taken by Charles C. Hartwell, Photographic Artist, of North Vassalboro, Maine.'

This CDV was found with another of a middle-aged women identified, also in contemporary handwriting, as L. A. Carlton, possibly Lydia Ann (Carlton) Hoyt of Vassalboro, Maine.


If you recognize E. H. Cook from your family photographs or research, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

CDV of Woman IDed as L. A. Carlton; Photographed by Hinds of North Vassalboro, Maine


Carte de Visite of a woman identified on the reverse, in contemporary handwriting, as L. A. Carlton.

This CDV was found with the CDV of E. H. Cook, by Charles C. Hartwell, also of North Vassalboro, Maine.


L. A. Carlton may have been Lydia A. Carlton, who was enumerated in the 1850-1870 Censuses of Vassalboro, Maine, and was presumably the Lydia Ann Carlton who married George B. Hoyte on September 12, 1872 at Vassalboro, Maine.  Another record is indexed with the marriage date as September 11, 1872, and the groom's name as George B. Hoyt.  Lydia was born about 1822, possibly the daughter or granddaughter of Thomas Carlton.  Lydia A. Hoyt died at Augusta, Maine, in 1908.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or an alternative theory for L. A. Carlton, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Sources
  • U.S. Federal Censuses
  • Maine Marriages, 1771-1907
  • Maine Death Records, 1617-1922