Bessie Clark, on the left, was a great-niece of Jacob William Carroll, patriarch of the Carroll clan in Southwest Harbor. Mary Whitmore, "Aunt Mary," on the right, was a sister to Rebecca (Whitmore) Lurvey Carroll, matriarch of the Carroll clan in Southwest Harbor. This relationship is the reason for the photograph of "Aunt Mary and Bessie" in Nell Carroll Thornton's photograph album.
Description: Bessie Clark, on the left, was a great-niece of Jacob William Carroll, patriarch of the Carroll clan in Southwest Harbor. Mary Whitmore, "Aunt Mary," on the right, was a sister to Rebecca (Whitmore) Lurvey Carroll, matriarch of the Carroll clan in Southwest Harbor. This relationship is the reason for the photograph of "Aunt Mary and Bessie" in Nell Carroll Thornton's photograph album.
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]