Photograph album kept from 1934 to 1936 by a member or members of the family of Seymour H. Stone and writer Amy (Wentworth) Stone of West Roxbury, Massachusetts, and their cottage "Grey Wings" at New Harbor, Maine.
Assuming that the album was maintained by one of their daughters, either Gertrude (Stone) Wilberding or Jean Stone, then "Mother" would have been "Amy (Wentworth) Stone, and "Daddy" would have been Seymour H. Stone.
I haven't yet determined who "Granny" was, as it seems that both of the girls' grandmothers had passed before the era of the album. Perhaps Granny was a step grandmother or the term was an honorific. Hopefully a reader can clear up the mystery.
Because I'm not sure on copyright issues for the photographs, I'm not showing them here but will provide a listing of the people in the photographs; see the end of this post.
The album, which measures approximately 8-1/4" by 5-1/2" by 2", contains photographs from:
- Locust Lawn, Danvers, Massachusetts - the estate where Amy (Wentworth) Stone was raised
- 12 Emmonsdale Road,West Roxbury, Massachusetts - the Stone residence
- 281 South Street, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts - residence of Edmund J. Wilberding and Gertrude (Stone) Wilberding and daughter Ann.
- Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire
- The cottage "Grey Wings" at New Harbor, Maine - summer cottage of the Stone family
- Back Cove, New Harbor, Maine
- Pemaquid Beach in Maine
- Hinsdale, Massachusetts
- Other places in the New England area
Surnames in the Album - many of people identified by first name only or by first name and last initial may be the same people whose names were given in full.
Named vessels pictured in the album: the Steamer Overseer, which took visitors to and from the Isles of Shoals; and three sailboats, all perhaps from the Midcoast Maine area: Lucille, Dorothy and Flicker.
Read more about Amy (Wentworth) Stone at DigitalMaine.com, which features a number of letters regarding her children's books and gives a bit of information about her parents, husband, daughters and life's work. I especially love the poignant response by the Maine State Library to Seymour H. Stone after he reported his wife's death.
Amy (Wentworth) Stone was born January 25, 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Philip Henry Wentworth and Harriet Lucetta (Daniell) Wentworth. Amy grew up on the Locust Lawn estate at Danvers, Massachusetts. Several photographs show the estate and a picnic there held by members of the Stone family and the family of Dr. John Holyoke Nichols, who lived in the house after the Wentworths.
On April 25, 1901 at Boston, Massachusetts, Amy married Virginia native Seymour Howard Stone, who would become deputy commissioner of corrections for Massachusetts. Seymour was the son of Rev. George Whitefield Stone and Catherine Cushing (Graupner) Stone. Read more about Seymour Howard Stone, especially during his adventurous young adult life, from the description of an archive of his letters held by Hesburgh Libraries at Notre Dame University.
Amy and Seymour lived at West Roxbury, Massachusetts, and raised two daughters. Amy died in 1938 and is buried in the Forest Hills Cemetery at Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, with her parents and sister.
Seymour, who married again in 1942, died in 1959 at Wellesley, Massachusetts. His second wife, Maybell, completed an application for a military headstone for Seymour, based on his service in the summer of 1898, presumably in the Spanish-American War. The application gave his burial site as Mount Hope Cemetery at Mattapan, Massachusetts.
If you have insights to share on any of the people mentioned below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.
Alphabetical listing of the people shown in the album
- Uncle Oscar at 95 years; two photographs taken in 1934 presumably on the way to or from the Isles of Shoals
- Ellen D.; in multiple 1934 photographs with Ruth S.; Corinne Tulpa; Ann R.; and Anne H.;
- Ann R.; in multiple 1934 photographs with Ruth S.; Corinne Tulpa; Ellen D.; and Anne H.
- Anne H.; in multiple 1934 photographs with Ruth S.; Corinna Tulpa; Ellen D.; and Ann R.
- Aunt May - appears in multiple 1934 photographs
- Tansy, the cat - appears in multiple 1934 photographs
- Ruth; photographed in 1934 at "Pompadour"
- Billy S.
- David H.
- Roger; in a 1934 photograph of a picnic on Muscongus Bay in Maine with Mr. D; Nancy; and Ellen
- Donald; 1934 photograph when Donald was a young child, presumably at a picnic on Muscongus Bay in Maine
- Helen S.at the Isles of Shoals; 1935
- Bradford, a young boy; 1935
- Lucy; in a 1935 photograph with Ann R. and Ruth
- May; photographed in 1935 at the Stone family cottage, "Grey Wings", at New Harbor, Maine
- Hugh; photographed in 1935 on the "Lucille" with John Bonner; Lucy; and Jean Stone
- Cousin Helen, 1935; possibly at New Harbor, Maine
- Syd; in a group photograph entitled Snow Train to Hinsdale, Massachusetts, February 16, 1936"
- Betsy; in a group photograph entitled "Snow Train to Hinsdale, Massachusetts, February 16, 1936"
- Christine; in a 1936 group photograph taken by Nancy Gardner
- Nancy; in a 1936 photograph taken by Nancy Gardner (unless Nancy took the photograph of herself)
- Granny; shown in 1936 photographs at 12 Emmonsdale Road, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, with baby Ann Wilberding.
- Kathleen Barron; in a 1935 group photograph "On the Wharf"
- John Bonner; photographed on the "Lucille" in 1935 with Lucy; Hugh; and Jean Stone
- Mr. D., possibly Mr. Duncan; 1934 photograph of a picnic on Muscongus Bay in Maine, with Roger, Nancy and Ellen
- Mrs. Duncan; 1934 photograph of a picnic on Muscongus Bay in Maine; with Nancy and Ellen
- Nancy Duncan; who appears in multiple individual and group photographs in 1934
- Gene Gardner; in a photograph with Mr. Stiles and Hugh
- Nancy Gardner - who appears in multiple individual and group photographs; with Nancy Duncan;
- Connie Gough - in a photograph with Christine McKean
- Jean Hughes; in a group photograph entitled "Snow Train to Hinsdale, Massachusetts, February 16, 1936"
- Virginia Jones; in a 1934 photograph with Esther Rutledge; Evelyn Olsen; Rhoda Sands; and Frances Tewksbury; presumably at or on the way to or from the Isles of Shoals
- Mrs. Leonard, 1935; possibly at New Harbor, Maine
- Christine McKean - in a photograph with Connie Gough
- Nichols Family - "The Nichols Stone Picnic" - referring to the family of Dr. John Holyoke Nichols, who lived at Locust Lawn at Danvers, Massachusetts. Amy (Wentworth) Stone had grown up at Locust Lawn.
- Evelyn Olsen; in a 1934 photograph with Esther Rutledge; Rhoda Sand; Frances Tewksbury; and Virginia Jones; presumably at or on the way to or from the Isles of Shoals
- Rev. Palfrey Perkins (1883-1976), photographed in 1934 on a wharf near the steamer Overseer on way to or from Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire. Minister of King's Chapel of Boston, Massachusetts from 1833 to 1953.
- Ann Richardson; perhaps the Ann R. in other photographs. Photographed in 1935 at New Harbor, Maine
- Esther Rutledge; in a 1934 photograph with Evelyn Olsen; Rhoda Sands; Frances Tewksbury; and Virginia Jones; presumably at or on the way to or from the Isles of Shoals
- Rhoda Sands; in a 1934 photograph with Esther Rutledge, Evelyn Olsen, Frances Tewksbury; and Virginia Jones; presumably at or on the way to or from the Isles of Shoals
- Win Southworth; photographed in 1934 while participating in a "Costume Baseball Game"
- Dave Stiles, 1935; presumably at New Harbor, Maine
- Ruth Stiles - a page of photographs taken by her
- Ruth S.; possibly Ruth Stiles; in multiple individual and group 1934 photographs with Corinne Tulpa; Ellen D.; Ann R.; and Anne H.
- Stone family - "The Nichols Stone Picnic" - referring to the family of Seymour H. Stone and Amy (Wentworth) Stone. Amy had grown up at Locust Lawn, an estate at Danvers, Massachusetts
- Mother - appears in multiple individual and group 1934 photographs. Presumably Amy (Wentworth) Stone
- Gertrude Stone; many photographs in 1935 and 1936, before and after her marriage to Edmund J. Wilberding and birth of daughter Ann. She was the daughter of Seymour H. Stone and Amy (Wentworth) Stone.
- Daddy, shoveling snow; 1935. Presumably Seymour H. Stone
- J. S. - presumably Jean Stone, younger daughter of Seymour H. Stone and Amy (Wentworth) Stone. She appears in multiple individual and group photographs.
- Frances Tewsbury, presumably Frances Tewksbury; in a 1934 photograph with Esther Rutledge; Evelyn Olsen; Rhoda Sands; and Virginia Jones; presumably at or on the way to or from the Isles of Shoals
- Corinne T. [Corinne Tulpa]; in who appears in individual and multiple 1934 photographs with Ruth S.; Ellen D.; Ann R.; and Anne H.
- Frank Webber, purser, on "Sightseer", which was a steamer between the mainland and the Isles of Shoals; 1934 photograph
- Edmund J. Wilberding; photographs from 1935 and 1936, before and after his marriage to Gertrude Stone and birth of their daughter Ann Wilberding.
No comments:
Post a Comment