The Cornerstone Baptist Church was founded on March 16, 1952 in a farmhouse across from Seal Cove Pond that later became Seal Cove Farm, with ten members. The pastor was Rev. George Wood. In 1953 the little congregation paid $16,000 to buy the old West Tremont Schoolhouse. They added a Sunday school wing in the 1960s.
Description: The Cornerstone Baptist Church was founded on March 16, 1952 in a farmhouse across from Seal Cove Pond that later became Seal Cove Farm, with ten members. The pastor was Rev. George Wood. In 1953 the little congregation paid $16,000 to buy the old West Tremont Schoolhouse. They added a Sunday school wing in the 1960s.
Back Row – Left to Right: Mildred Bartlett (1943-2007) – later Mrs. Donald A. Porter Marilyn E. Holt (1938-) – later Mrs. John Lanpher and Mrs. Patrick T. Perry Elsie L. (Bridges) Lawson (1901-1993) – Leader – Mrs. Edwin W. Lawson Emily Butler (1939-2007) – later Mrs. Henry Harland Beers Jr. and Mrs. Lyndon Emerson Colby Donna Patricia Goodwin (1943-) – later Mrs. Alphonse Morris Michaud Jr. Judith Ann Murphy (1943-) – later Mrs. Robert Ames Front Row – Left to Right: Clayton Robert Holt Jr. (1943-) Unknown girl Shirley E. Goodwin (c.1936-) – later Mrs. Wayne P. Smith Unknown girl Carl Eugene Butler (1941-)
Description: Back Row – Left to Right: Mildred Bartlett (1943-2007) – later Mrs. Donald A. Porter Marilyn E. Holt (1938-) – later Mrs. John Lanpher and Mrs. Patrick T. Perry Elsie L. (Bridges) Lawson (1901-1993) – Leader – Mrs. Edwin W. Lawson Emily Butler (1939-2007) – later Mrs. Henry Harland Beers Jr. and Mrs. Lyndon Emerson Colby Donna Patricia Goodwin (1943-) – later Mrs. Alphonse Morris Michaud Jr. Judith Ann Murphy (1943-) – later Mrs. Robert Ames Front Row – Left to Right: Clayton Robert Holt Jr. (1943-) Unknown girl Shirley E. Goodwin (c.1936-) – later Mrs. Wayne P. Smith Unknown girl Carl Eugene Butler (1941-) [show more]
Front Row - Left to Right: Ralph Foss (1918-1979) Benjamin Murphy Hamblen (1919-1990) Arthur Hodgkins Brown (1918-2000) Wesley Candage Roberts (1917-1988) Herschel A. Norwood (1919-) Lawrence Berry (1920-1996) Gilbert Finney Hall (1918-1998) Paul Merrill Robinson (1918-2011) Second Row - Left to Right: Pauline O. White (1919-1974) - later Mrs. William J. Curran Jr. Rebecca K. Dunbar (1918-1978) - later Mrs. Almon Frank Ramsdell Jr. Arlington "Arlie" H. Bickford (1918-1983) Harold Otis Worcester (1917-2005) Herbert McKinley Leighton Jr. (1918-1979) Back Row - Left to Right: Eleanor Ruth Mayo (1920-1981) Alice Mildred Roberts (1920-1974) - later Mrs. Volney M. Phillips Pauline Carolyn Nason (1912-1993) - later Mrs. Charles A. Benak Prudence Mary Joy (1920-1998) - later Mrs. John Pervear Fannie L. Billings (1917-1996) - later Mrs. Frank Fiorentino Mary I. Bennett (1921-1982) - later Mrs. Lionel Joseph Madore Alice L. Mitchell (1918-1972) - later Mrs. Normand Joseph Bouchard Ida White (1920-2000) - later Mrs. Boynton Lewis Stanley and Mrs. William L. Lockhart Faith A. Whitmore (1919-2000) - later Mrs. Ralph L. Ramsdell Teacher - Miss Fernald
Description: Front Row - Left to Right: Ralph Foss (1918-1979) Benjamin Murphy Hamblen (1919-1990) Arthur Hodgkins Brown (1918-2000) Wesley Candage Roberts (1917-1988) Herschel A. Norwood (1919-) Lawrence Berry (1920-1996) Gilbert Finney Hall (1918-1998) Paul Merrill Robinson (1918-2011) Second Row - Left to Right: Pauline O. White (1919-1974) - later Mrs. William J. Curran Jr. Rebecca K. Dunbar (1918-1978) - later Mrs. Almon Frank Ramsdell Jr. Arlington "Arlie" H. Bickford (1918-1983) Harold Otis Worcester (1917-2005) Herbert McKinley Leighton Jr. (1918-1979) Back Row - Left to Right: Eleanor Ruth Mayo (1920-1981) Alice Mildred Roberts (1920-1974) - later Mrs. Volney M. Phillips Pauline Carolyn Nason (1912-1993) - later Mrs. Charles A. Benak Prudence Mary Joy (1920-1998) - later Mrs. John Pervear Fannie L. Billings (1917-1996) - later Mrs. Frank Fiorentino Mary I. Bennett (1921-1982) - later Mrs. Lionel Joseph Madore Alice L. Mitchell (1918-1972) - later Mrs. Normand Joseph Bouchard Ida White (1920-2000) - later Mrs. Boynton Lewis Stanley and Mrs. William L. Lockhart Faith A. Whitmore (1919-2000) - later Mrs. Ralph L. Ramsdell Teacher - Miss Fernald [show more]
Taken on the steps of the Southwest Harbor Public Library Back Row – Left to Right: Sheldon Edwin Spurling (1907-2003) Kenneth Thomas Lord (1908-1988) Richard William Gilley (1905-1960) Eric Olaf Berg (1901-1968) – Coach Lester Martin Clark (1908-1977) Charles Orville Trask (1908-1961) Front Row – Left to Right: Richard Thornton Carroll (1908-1993) Henry Bucknam Wass (1906-1986) Harold Linwood Trundy (1905-1963)
Description: Taken on the steps of the Southwest Harbor Public Library Back Row – Left to Right: Sheldon Edwin Spurling (1907-2003) Kenneth Thomas Lord (1908-1988) Richard William Gilley (1905-1960) Eric Olaf Berg (1901-1968) – Coach Lester Martin Clark (1908-1977) Charles Orville Trask (1908-1961) Front Row – Left to Right: Richard Thornton Carroll (1908-1993) Henry Bucknam Wass (1906-1986) Harold Linwood Trundy (1905-1963)
Back Row - Left to Right: Richard Thornton Carroll (1908-1993) Charles Orville Trask (1908-1961) Eric Olaf Berg (1901-1968) - Coach Lester Martin Clark (1908-1977) Front Row - Seated Left to Right: Kenneth Thomas Lord (1908-1968) Sheldon Edwin Spurling (1907-2003) Ronald G. Billings (1906-1981) Henry Kenneth Robbins (1906-1938) Oliver Warren Robinson (1906-1962) - probably
Description: Back Row - Left to Right: Richard Thornton Carroll (1908-1993) Charles Orville Trask (1908-1961) Eric Olaf Berg (1901-1968) - Coach Lester Martin Clark (1908-1977) Front Row - Seated Left to Right: Kenneth Thomas Lord (1908-1968) Sheldon Edwin Spurling (1907-2003) Ronald G. Billings (1906-1981) Henry Kenneth Robbins (1906-1938) Oliver Warren Robinson (1906-1962) - probably
The teacher appears to be the same teacher as shown in SWHPL 11903 – with Freeman Grammar School 1926 students. She may have been either Feodora Woodworth or Doris Motz both of whom taught in the "common school" in 1925-1926 and 1926-1927. Doris Motz's husband, Ralph Motz, also taught at the Freeman Grammar School.
Description: The teacher appears to be the same teacher as shown in SWHPL 11903 – with Freeman Grammar School 1926 students. She may have been either Feodora Woodworth or Doris Motz both of whom taught in the "common school" in 1925-1926 and 1926-1927. Doris Motz's husband, Ralph Motz, also taught at the Freeman Grammar School.
Left to Right: Dorothy M. Sawyer (1902-1968) - later Mrs. Allen Gay Lora B. Mayo (1897-1949) - later Mrs. Sanford Webster Margaret Dolliver (1897-1972) - later Mrs. Herman Leslie and Mrs. Henry R. Gleckler Elizabeth F. Staples (1896-1977) - later Mrs. Reuben Harrison Lancaster Leola Gertrude Rumill (1898-1988) - later Mrs. James Elliott Clement Jr. Grace Margaret Clark (1898-1980)
Description: Left to Right: Dorothy M. Sawyer (1902-1968) - later Mrs. Allen Gay Lora B. Mayo (1897-1949) - later Mrs. Sanford Webster Margaret Dolliver (1897-1972) - later Mrs. Herman Leslie and Mrs. Henry R. Gleckler Elizabeth F. Staples (1896-1977) - later Mrs. Reuben Harrison Lancaster Leola Gertrude Rumill (1898-1988) - later Mrs. James Elliott Clement Jr. Grace Margaret Clark (1898-1980)
Taken on the steps of the Southwest Harbor Public Library Rear left to right: Harold Linwood Trundy (1905-) Henry Kenneth Robbins (1906-1938) Center left to right: Richard William Gilley (1905-1960) Ferdinand Moore Dolliver (1905-1984) - Manager of the Team Ronald G. Billings (1906-1981) Clifford F. Robbins (1904-1978) Front left to right: Lester Leighton Wass (1905-1987) Henry Bucknam Wass (1906-1986) Eric Olaf "Ollie" Berg (1901-1968), not in the picture, was the Coach.
Description: Taken on the steps of the Southwest Harbor Public Library Rear left to right: Harold Linwood Trundy (1905-) Henry Kenneth Robbins (1906-1938) Center left to right: Richard William Gilley (1905-1960) Ferdinand Moore Dolliver (1905-1984) - Manager of the Team Ronald G. Billings (1906-1981) Clifford F. Robbins (1904-1978) Front left to right: Lester Leighton Wass (1905-1987) Henry Bucknam Wass (1906-1986) Eric Olaf "Ollie" Berg (1901-1968), not in the picture, was the Coach. [show more]
When the new schoolhouse was built, the old building was sold to George Harmon and it was used for stores and apartments. Many years later the owners of the Harmon Block found, in one of the rooms, an old blackboard from when their building had been a school. On the blackboard was still part of the poem, "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and some doodling on it, remnants of a lesson from circa 1906! This date refers to the time the blackboard was last used. The board shows the 4th stanza of the poem: "And children coming home from school Look in at the open door; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor." (From "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow from "Ballads and Other Poems" published in 1841)
Description: When the new schoolhouse was built, the old building was sold to George Harmon and it was used for stores and apartments. Many years later the owners of the Harmon Block found, in one of the rooms, an old blackboard from when their building had been a school. On the blackboard was still part of the poem, "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and some doodling on it, remnants of a lesson from circa 1906! This date refers to the time the blackboard was last used. The board shows the 4th stanza of the poem: "And children coming home from school Look in at the open door; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor." (From "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow from "Ballads and Other Poems" published in 1841) [show more]