1880s Autograph Album of Flora, presumably of Mount Vernon, New York

1880s autograph album that belonged to a Flora.  Since most of the sentiments were inscribed at Mount Vernon, New York, Flora likely hailed from there.

One inscriber called herself Flora's schoolmate, so Flora was presumably an adolescent in the 1880s.  Another, John, called himself Flora's brother; he may have been a sibling, but he may have been referring to a religious or fraternal relationship.

The first sentiment in the album may provide a clue to Flora's identity.  Hopefully a reader who understands the language will provide a translation and the inscriber's name.   I wonder if the inscriber was Flora's maternal grandmother - "Mormor"

The album, published by Beatty & Forth of New York, measures approximately 6" by 3-3/4" and contains several pages of bird illustrations throughout and the sentiments of 22 of Flora's friends and schoolmates.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

	? [6]	G	Gehle [2]	P	Pearson
B	Bellesheim	H	Harper		Pimley
D	Davis		Hillberg	S	Sprenger
E	Eberle		Hines	T	Taylor
	Edmonds	L	Lockwood	V	Van Pelt
F	Forster	M	Meyer	W	Wells

If you are able to tease out Flora's identity from the list of inscribers below, or if you have information on any of the inscribers, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

B. Frank Taylor of Mount Vernon, New York; inscribed on January 14, 1884

Louisa Gehle; inscribed on January 20, 1888

Karl Meyer; inscribed at Mount Vernon, New York, on January 10, 1884

Inscribers in the Album

• Flora, presumably of Mount Vernon, New York; album owner
• ?; possibly Elisa Mazyan - image shown above
• John; "Your Loving Brother, Faith, Hope & Love".  Not sure if he was a blood brother or a brother in a religious or fraternal sense.
• Amelia; inscribed on February 14, 1884
• Julie; inscribed on February 2, 1888; Flora's schoolmate
• Unsigned
• Hattie Bellesheim of Mount Vernon, New York
• M. E. Davis of Mount Vernon, New York; inscribed on January 11, 1884
• Lillie Eberle; inscribed on February 19, 1884
• L. M. Edmonds of Mount Vernon, New York; inscribed on January 16, 1884
• Carrie Forster; inscribed on August 21, 1884
• Louisa Gehle; inscribed on January 20, 1888 - image shown above.
• Willie Gehle; inscribed on January 20, 1888
• M. E. Harper of Mount Vernon, New York; inscribed on January 18, 1884
• A. H. Hillberg; inscribed on January 24, 1884
• William A. Hines of Mount Vernon, New York; inscribed on February 10, 1889
• Carrie E. Lockwood of Mount Vernon, New York; inscribed on January 4, 1884
• Karl Meyer; inscribed at Mount Vernon, New York, on January 10, 1884.  Image shown above.
• ? C. Pearson, possibly A. C. Pearson of F. C. Pearson; inscribed at Mount Vernon, New York, on January 2, 1884
• Georgie A. Pimley of Mount Vernon, New York; inscribed on January 17, 1884
• Agnes Sprenger of Mount Vernon, New York; inscribed on February 27, 1884
• B. Frank Taylor of Mount Vernon, New York; inscribed on January 14, 1884 - image shown above
• Carrie Van Pelt of Mount Vernon, New York; inscribed on February 10, 1889
• I. E. Wells; inscribed at Mount Vernon, New York, on January 23, 1884