Autograph album with inscriptions from 1885 to 1911 that originally belonged to Vanette E. Ogier, "Vannie", of Camden, Maine, and then apparently passed on to her sister Frances Deborah Ogier, "Fannie", after Vannie's death in 1906.
See another post that features an 1880s-1890s autograph album that Fannie herself kept; many of the people who inscribed pages in Vannie's album also inscribed pages in Fannie's. And Vannie herself, as Mrs. J. H. Heal, inscribed a page.
Vannie's album measure approximately 8" by 6" and contains the sentiments of over 30 of her friends, including a page inscribed by her future husband James Henry Heal of Lincolnville, Maine, and another stamped with the name and address of J. H. Heal of Camden, Maine.
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.
Sadly, the first few pages of the album are missing, including the title page and what might have been a page with Vannie's own inscription. Her identity as the album owner was teased out through the inscriptions of
- Henry G. Smith of Boston, Massachusetts, who called her "Vannie" and "The belle of Camden Me."
- Clarence Ogier, who directed his inscription of 1911 to his aunt Fannie, who was apparently then in possession of the album. Fannie was Vannie's older sister.
From brief online research, hopefully correct: corrections and additions requested
Vanetta E. Ogier, "Vannie" was born in 1870, the daughter of Samuel Emery Ogier and Martha Ann (Heal) Ogier. About 1889, according to the 1900 Census, Vannie married James Henry Heal, son of Henry Heal and Julia Ann (Dickey) Heal. They had two daughters, Grace Mina Heal and Helen A. Heal, before Vannie died in 1906. Vannie, James and his second wife Bertha (Green) are buried in the Mount View Cemetery at Camden, Maine.
Grace inscribed a page in the album in 1907, after Vannie's death.
If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, please leave a comment or contact me directly.
Surnames in the Album
A | Adams | E | Eastman [2] | P | Packard |
B | Bucklin | H | Harris | Parker | |
C | Cleveland | Heal [3] | Pendleton | ||
Coleman ? | K | Keller | Poleman ? | ||
Colley [2] | Kemp | R | Richmond [2] | ||
Cookson | Kenniston | S | Sherman | ||
Coombs | Knowlton | Smith | |||
Crawford | M | Megquier | Stowe | ||
Crockett | Moody | T | Tibbetts | ||
Cummings | O | Ogier [2] | W | Waldron |
Inscribers in the Album
A | Clarence E. Adams of Camden, Maine; inscribed on March 5, 1885 |
B | Leila M. Bucklin of Camden, Maine, inscribed on February 3, 1885 |
C | Mary P. Cleveland of Camden, Maine; inscribed on February 4, 1885 |
Helen A. Coleman; the surname looks more like Poleman; followed by initials that might be CHS, perhaps Camden High School | |
F. L. Colley of Belfast, Maine; inscribed on January 31, 1888; presumably Fred L. Colley, brother of inscriber Frank H. Colley - see a photograph of Fred L. Colley here | |
Frank H. Colley of Belfast, Maine; inscribed at Camden, Maine, on July 10, 1885; brother of inscriber Fred L. Colley | |
Flora E. Cookson of Camden, Maine; inscribed on July 28, 1889 | |
Herbert E. Coombs of Atlantic, Massachusetts, inscribed on August 27, 1892 | |
Carrie C. Crawford of Camden, Maine; inscribed on March 7, 1885 | |
Lizzie G. Crockett of Rockland, Maine; inscribed on June 9, 1885 | |
Sibelle Cummings of New York City, inscribed on January 1, 1885 | |
E | Mabel F. Eastman of Camden, Maine; inscribed on April 1, 1885 |
Marietta Eastman, inscribed at Camden, Maine, on May 31, 1885 | |
H | W. H. Harris of Belfast, Maine; inscribed on March 20, 1886 |
Grace Mina Heal of Camden, Maine; inscribed on June 26, 1906. She was Vannie's daughter, born about 1893. | |
James H. Heal of Lincolnville, Maine; Vannie's future husband James Henry Heal | |
Stamped name of J. H. Heal, Camden, Maine; presumably Vannie's future husband James Henry Heal | |
K | Lottie M. Keller of Chelsea, Massachusetts; inscribed on August 27, 1892 |
James Kemp, inscribed at Camden, Maine, on July 13, 1887 | |
Evie L. Kenniston of Camden, Maine; inscribed on January 25, 1885 | |
Fred H. Knowlton of Camden, Maine | |
M | C. F. Megquier, inscribed in February 1890 |
Harry Moody of Camden, Maine; inscribed on March 1, 1886 | |
O | Clarence Ogier; inscribed on October 22, 1911, to Fannie, who was Vannie's sister. Apparently the album passed to Fannie after Vannie's death in 1906. Clarence's father was Samuel Emery Ogier, Jr., brother of Vannie E. (Ogier) Heal and Frances Deborah Ogier, "Fannie". |
Vanetta E. Ogier, "Vannie", album owner; she would marry inscriber James Henry Heal | |
P | Aurelius A. Packard of Belfast, Maine; inscribed at Camden, Maine, on March 7, no year written |
Theresa Parker of Camden, Maine | |
Sadie Pendleton of Lincolnville, Maine; inscribed on December 23, 1885 | |
Helen A. Coleman; the surname looks more like Poleman; followed by initials that might be CHS, perhaps Camden High School | |
R | A. Richmond of Camden, Maine; not sure of middle initial; could be F or T or ? |
May Richmond of Camden, Maine; inscribed on January 18, 1885 | |
S | T. E. Sherman of Camden, Maine; inscribed on March 4, 1885 |
Henry G. Smith of Boston, Massachusetts, inscribed to "Vannie... The belle of Camden Me". | |
Alice G. Stowe, inscribed at Washington on August 25, 1886, presumably Washington, Maine. | |
T | Miss Mabel Tibbetts of Camden, Maine; inscribed on January 2, 1887 or 1889 |
W | A. A. Waldron of Chelsea, Massachusetts [not sure of first initial], inscribed at Camp Canaan at Camden, Maine, on August 3, 1886. If A. A. Waldron, he might have been Albert A. Waldron. |
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