Tuesday, September 4, 2018

1898-1915 Autograph Album from Bangor, Maine, Area; mostly from North Bangor, Maine


Autograph album with inscriptions from 1898 to 1915, mostly from North Bangor, Maine, Garland, Maine, and Plymouth, Maine.

The album measures approximately 6-1/4" by 4" and contains the sentiments of 21 people, 17 of whom gave residences of:
  • Bradford, Maine, specifically "North Bradford"
  • Bangor, Maine - specifically "North Bangor" - 11
  • Garland, Maine - 2
  • Plymouth, Maine - 2
  • Woodsville, New Hampshire
  • Unspecified - 4

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.

The only clue to the owner's identity is the inscription Lura M. Gage of Plymouth, Maine, who called herself the owner's cousin.


Lura's father, Henry M. Gage, also of Plymouth, Maine, also inscribed a page.


More than half of the inscriptions by those who gave a residence were from residents of North Bangor, Maine, with surnames:
  • Blaisdell
  • Fogg  [3]
  • Grant
  • Haskell
  • Hazelton
  • Lewis  [2]
  • Pinkham
  • Wiley
One inscription was that of the owner's "Auntie", who may or may not have been the wife of Henry M. Gage.


Two inscribers mentioned events in July of 1888, with Lulu Cushing specifying "Jolliette", perhaps a mispelling of Joliette Quebec, or Joliet, Illinois.  


If you have information on any of the inscribers listed below, or a theory as to the album owner's identity, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

List of Inscribers' Surnames

?HaskellWalker
BlaisdellHazeltonWiley
CushingJohnsonWood
Fogg [3]Leighton
Gage [2]Lewis [2]
GarlandPinkham
GrantStearns

Inscribers in the Album
  • "Your loving Auntie"; "I shall always remember with pleasure the month spent in North Bangor."
  • Mattie A. Blaisdell of North Bangor, Maine; inscribed on September 9, 1898
  • Lulu Cushing; "Please remember our pleasant visit in Jolliette July 14, 1888"
  • Gladys Fogg; inscribed at North Bangor, Maine, on January 31, 1899
  • Pearl Fogg of North Bangor, Maine; inscribed on March 24, 1899
  • Una Fogg of North Bangor, Maine; inscribed on February 1, 1899
  • Henry M. Gage of Plymouth, Maine; inscribed on January 17, 1905
  • Lura M. Gage of Plymouth, Maine; "your cousin"
  • Ethel L. Garland of Garland, Maine; inscribed on August 29, 1902
  • Louis Grant; inscribed at North Bangor, Maine
  • Frank Haskell; inscribed at North Bangor, Maine, on February 1, 1899
  • Leslie Hazelton of North Bangor, Maine; inscribed on March 24, 1899
  • Mabel Johnson; "Please remember the adventures of July 17th, 1888"
  • Clara R. Leighton; inscribed on November 12, 1915
  • Erma Lewis of North Bangor, Maine; inscribed on March 24, 1898
  • Howard Lewis; inscribed at North Bangor, Maine
  • Goldie Pinkham of North Bangor, Maine; inscribed on September 7, 1898
  • Bertha Stearns of Woodsville, New Hampshire; inscribed on August 27, 1902
  • Mabel A. Walker of North Bradford, Maine; inscribed at Bangor, Maine, on September 7, 1898
  • Dellas B. Wiley of North Bangor, Maine; inscribed on September 10, 1898
  • Ida E. Wood of Garland, Maine; inscribed on August 29, 1902

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