Tag on the back of the picture says, "“Caroline Robinson Lawler – former teacher – mother of Christopher and Mark Lawler – date of picture late 18 hundreds – Trustee of Library for many years – one of first Trustees.”
Description: Tag on the back of the picture says, "“Caroline Robinson Lawler – former teacher – mother of Christopher and Mark Lawler – date of picture late 18 hundreds – Trustee of Library for many years – one of first Trustees.”
Rebecca, matriarch of the Carroll family of Southwest Harbor, dressed in her best, stands at the corner of her property, at 7 High Road, the Levi Robinson / James Long / Rebecca Carroll House. Several of Rebecca’s children built houses that later filled the open fields between where she stands and the Congregational Church at 29 High Road.
Description: Rebecca, matriarch of the Carroll family of Southwest Harbor, dressed in her best, stands at the corner of her property, at 7 High Road, the Levi Robinson / James Long / Rebecca Carroll House. Several of Rebecca’s children built houses that later filled the open fields between where she stands and the Congregational Church at 29 High Road.
Two people standing in back – Left to Right: Nelson Herrick (1900-2001) Andrew Harmon Herrick (1897-1992) Nine people sitting in middle – Left to Right: William E. “Billy Hot” Norwood (1860-1933) – Driver Woodrow Wilson Herrick (1914-2002) on Mr. Simmons lap Mr. Joseph Irving Simmons (1883-1940) Antoinette Alma Herrick (1898-1967) – Mrs. James Emerson Herrick Mary Magdelene (Rutzier) Simmons (1842-) – Mrs. John S. Simmons Luther Carnes Herrick (1915-1998) in Fannie Herrick’s lap Fannie Carnes (Harmon) Herrick (1871-1962) – Mrs. William Edgar Herrick Marjorie Emily Herrick (1904-1943) or Florence Margaret Herrick (1904-1956) – twins Elizabeth Marlowe Herrick (1903-1957) – later Mrs. John R. Pitman Four people in front on step – Left to Right: Kenneth Louis Herrick (1907-1996) Horace Perry Herrick (1901-1992) Millard Joseph Herrick (1905-1969) Lovina Ethel Herrick (1911-2004) – later Mrs. Francis Arey
Description: Two people standing in back – Left to Right: Nelson Herrick (1900-2001) Andrew Harmon Herrick (1897-1992) Nine people sitting in middle – Left to Right: William E. “Billy Hot” Norwood (1860-1933) – Driver Woodrow Wilson Herrick (1914-2002) on Mr. Simmons lap Mr. Joseph Irving Simmons (1883-1940) Antoinette Alma Herrick (1898-1967) – Mrs. James Emerson Herrick Mary Magdelene (Rutzier) Simmons (1842-) – Mrs. John S. Simmons Luther Carnes Herrick (1915-1998) in Fannie Herrick’s lap Fannie Carnes (Harmon) Herrick (1871-1962) – Mrs. William Edgar Herrick Marjorie Emily Herrick (1904-1943) or Florence Margaret Herrick (1904-1956) – twins Elizabeth Marlowe Herrick (1903-1957) – later Mrs. John R. Pitman Four people in front on step – Left to Right: Kenneth Louis Herrick (1907-1996) Horace Perry Herrick (1901-1992) Millard Joseph Herrick (1905-1969) Lovina Ethel Herrick (1911-2004) – later Mrs. Francis Arey [show more]
The party is shown in the den, the front room on the left of the house. Ruthann "Sugar" Grindle Fenton remembers that she was upset because she could not find her doll carriage. Someone had "borrowed" the carriage for her mother's surprise baby shower. The carriage reappeared "when Mum wheeled it home solid full of presents." Left to Right: Mary (Harriman) Carroll, Mrs. Richard Thornton Carroll (1910-2003) Lucile A. (Farnsworth) Rich, Mrs. Roger Clifton Rich (1911-1989) - hostess Lizabeth H. (Lawson) Rich, Mrs. Ronald Dean Rich (1912-1978) Eleanor Mary (Brown) White, Mrs. Russell B. White (1917-2002) Helen E. (Turnbull) Kelley, Mrs. Carlton Carroll Kelley (1918-1985) Ruth Farnham (Blood) Ballard, Mrs. Willis Humphreys Ballard (1909-1990) Ruth May (Thurston) Grindle, Mrs. Ralph Merrill Grindle (1915-2008) - pregnant with John Paul Grindle (1952-)
Description: The party is shown in the den, the front room on the left of the house. Ruthann "Sugar" Grindle Fenton remembers that she was upset because she could not find her doll carriage. Someone had "borrowed" the carriage for her mother's surprise baby shower. The carriage reappeared "when Mum wheeled it home solid full of presents." Left to Right: Mary (Harriman) Carroll, Mrs. Richard Thornton Carroll (1910-2003) Lucile A. (Farnsworth) Rich, Mrs. Roger Clifton Rich (1911-1989) - hostess Lizabeth H. (Lawson) Rich, Mrs. Ronald Dean Rich (1912-1978) Eleanor Mary (Brown) White, Mrs. Russell B. White (1917-2002) Helen E. (Turnbull) Kelley, Mrs. Carlton Carroll Kelley (1918-1985) Ruth Farnham (Blood) Ballard, Mrs. Willis Humphreys Ballard (1909-1990) Ruth May (Thurston) Grindle, Mrs. Ralph Merrill Grindle (1915-2008) - pregnant with John Paul Grindle (1952-) [show more]