Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-16
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OF THE OLD !:
i. HALLOWELL FAMILIES

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THE State Library has just received
~ a pfesent 8hoek. unique In Its wayf
and valuable to>a high degree, that ii.
probably the oiify COPY in existence.
though the. matter contained therein
may be found In other, forms. Il IT,
entitled "Hallowell Family Records
and bears the inscription presented
by Mary Kelton Dummer Chapter, D.:
A. r.. Of Hallowell." To describe q.
pecessitates the telling of a little story.
Halloweh dates from the establish.
ment OF Fort Western in 1854. II wass
Incorporated as a town on April 26,..s
177l and named for Mr.. Hallowell. 81
promoter Of the place. 1t then INCLUDE.
ed Augusta, Chelsea. and parts of Man,
chester, Farmingdaie and Gardiner. Theh
first town clerk was Daniel Savage
who served IL years. General H. Sew.
all settled there just after the Revolu-s
tionary War and was Immediately,
chosen town clerk. serving in Hallo-S
well and later in Augusta (Set off in
1870 for total Of IS years. He was.
also clerk Of the district court for 81
years and register Of deeds for Kenne,:
bee county for II years. He became
interested in the preservation Of the
town records and consolidated the.
early volumes and the present Volume.
is in his beautiful handwriting. ~
The late DR.. VIM b. Lapham of Au-
gusta in later years also became inter-.
ested in the same work and made up a,
partial record Of the old families Of
FIalloweil. which was incorporated in
Vol III, Second Series. of the Maine,
Historical Societys publications.
of the teachers in the Hallowell High
school. a few years ago took up the
work. but found it in such condition
first day Of the history Of Hallowell
and work to the present time. 1t was
a big undertaking. but she was inter-
ested and the farther she dug into the
vast amount of historical facts CON-
corning the old families of Hallowell,7
the more interesting 1t became. The
result Of her research was published
in series of articles in Portland,
paper and attracted much attention. :,
Here is where the State Library's.
gift enters the story, Miss Haskell.
realizing the value Of complete set OF.
these papers for easy access to peoples
who wished to consult them, thought
and arranging them in a scrap book
with complete index, and accordingly
did so. 1t is neat, compact little VOL
ume. with plenty Of space for addition
al matter that will be collected for
years to come and is as convenient and
substantial as a printed book. The in-o
dex is from the clippings, worked out,
in ink and as complete as the intimate
knowledge Of the author with the con-
tents alone could make 1t. 1t Is inter-.
esting, UP to date and valuable and ID
highly priced by the library officials.
OF Miss Haskell, the 19l4-1o15 Issue
Of Woman's Who's Who Of America
says:
"Was born Jan. Is. 1880. in Rock
land, daughter Of Chas. e. and Emma
L. (sherman) Haskell: educated at
Wellesley College, being an A. B. %;
Durant scholar: graduate work at Co
lumbia University, 1s11-12. receiving
the A. NJ. degree in 1914; has been
teacher and later assistant principal
Of Hallowell high. Favors woman suf-
frage; author Of articles on English
teaching published in various maya
zines, among them articles on Carlyle
and Stevenson in the Journal Of Eds.
cation. Congregationalist. a member Of
Association Collegiate Alumnae, D. A.,
r.. Nat. Council Of Teachers Of Eng,
lish, Maine Teachers Assn. Recreations.
are walking and botany. Member Of,
Parnassus Club Of Hallowell and Au-s
gusta. A descendant through Desire,
(Doty) Sherman Of Edward Doty. pas,
senger in the Mayfiower and party to
the famous Compact.
She also wrote one Of the articles
making the recent Maine Federation's,
maine in History and Romance"