title: Kate Douglas Wiggin
Laura Coombs Hills
Kate Douglas Wiggin House
Summer Magic
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (play)
Salmon Falls (West) Historic District
Nora Archibald Smith
Hollis, Maine
The Birds' Christmas Carol
sentences: Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 – August 24, 1923) was an American educator and author of children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm".
 She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the Silver Street Free Kindergarten).
 With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers.
 Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor.
Laura Coombs Hills (1859–1952) was an American artist and illustrator who specialized in watercolor and pastel still life paintings, especially of flowers, and miniature portrait paintings on ivory.
 She became the first miniature painter elected to the Society of American Artists, and she was a founder of the American Society of Miniature Painters.
 She also worked as a designer and illustrated children's books for authors such as Kate Douglas Wiggin and Anna M. Pratt.
The Kate Douglas Wiggin House, also known as Quillcote, is a historic house on Salmon Falls Road in Hollis, Maine.
 Built in 1797, the house is significant as the home of the writer Kate Douglas Wiggin from 1905 until her death in 1923, and as a fine example of adaptive architectural change over time.
 One room of the house features wall murals attributed to Rufus Porter.
 The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Summer Magic is a 1963 Walt Disney Productions film starring Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, and Dorothy McGuire in a story about a Boston widow and her children taking up residence in a small town in Maine.
 The film was based on the novel "Mother Carey's Chickens" by Kate Douglas Wiggin and was directed by James Neilson.
 This was the fourth of six film Mills did for Disney, and the young actress received a Golden Globe nomination for her work here.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her two stern aunts in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine.
 Rebecca's joy for life inspires her aunts, but she faces many trials in her young life, gaining wisdom and understanding.
 Wiggin wrote a sequel, "New Chronicles of Rebecca".
 Eric Wiggin, a great nephew of the author, wrote updated versions of several Rebecca books, including a concluding story.
 The story was adapted for the theatrical stage, and was filmed three times, once with Shirley Temple in the title role.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a play written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Charlotte Thompson.
 It is an adaptation of Wiggin's novels about the character Rebecca Rowena Randall, including elements from the 1903 novel of the same name and the 1907 follow-up, "New Chronicles of Rebecca".
 Producers Klaw and Erlanger debuted it at the Court Square Theatre in Springfield, Massachusetts on November 15, 1909.
 After touring New England for a season, it appeared on Broadway, opening at the Republic Theatre on October 3, 1910.
 The play received positive reviews and was used as the basis for subsequent movie adaptations.
The Salmon Falls (West) Historic District encompasses a cluster of well-preserved buildings built before 1840, and located on the Hollis, Maine side of the rural village of Salmon Falls.
 In addition to its architectural significance, the area is also noted for its association with the author Kate Douglas Wiggin, whose home, Quillcote, is in the district, as is the Salmon Falls Library, established by her efforts in 1911.
 The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Nora Archibald Smith (1859–1934) was an American children's author of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and sister of Kate Douglas Wiggin.
 Nora and Kate co-authored and co-edited a series of children's books.
Hollis is a town in York County, Maine, United States.
 The population was 4,281 at the 2010 census.
 Hollis is a rural bedroom community of Portland and is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.
The Birds' Christmas Carol is a novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin printed privately in 1886 and published in 1888 with illustrations by Katharine R. Wireman.
 Wiggin published the book to help fund the Silver Street Free Kindergarten, which she founded in 1878.

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 Kate Douglas Wiggin (September 28, 1856 – August 24, 1923) was an American educator and author of children's stories, most notably the classic children's novel "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm".
 She started the first free kindergarten in San Francisco in 1878 (the Silver Street Free Kindergarten).
 With her sister during the 1880s, she also established a training school for kindergarten teachers.
 Kate Wiggin devoted her adult life to the welfare of children in an era when children were commonly thought of as cheap labor. 

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 Laura Coombs Hills (1859–1952) was an American artist and illustrator who specialized in watercolor and pastel still life paintings, especially of flowers, and miniature portrait paintings on ivory.
 She became the first miniature painter elected to the Society of American Artists, and she was a founder of the American Society of Miniature Painters.
 She also worked as a designer and illustrated children's books for authors such as Kate Douglas Wiggin and Anna M. Pratt. 

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 The Kate Douglas Wiggin House, also known as Quillcote, is a historic house on Salmon Falls Road in Hollis, Maine.
 Built in 1797, the house is significant as the home of the writer Kate Douglas Wiggin from 1905 until her death in 1923, and as a fine example of adaptive architectural change over time.
 One room of the house features wall murals attributed to Rufus Porter.
 The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. 

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 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her two stern aunts in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine.
 Rebecca's joy for life inspires her aunts, but she faces many trials in her young life, gaining wisdom and understanding.
 Wiggin wrote a sequel, "New Chronicles of Rebecca".
 Eric Wiggin, a great nephew of the author, wrote updated versions of several Rebecca books, including a concluding story.
 The story was adapted for the theatrical stage, and was filmed three times, once with Shirley Temple in the title role. 

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 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a play written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Charlotte Thompson.
 It is an adaptation of Wiggin's novels about the character Rebecca Rowena Randall, including elements from the 1903 novel of the same name and the 1907 follow-up, "New Chronicles of Rebecca".
 Producers Klaw and Erlanger debuted it at the Court Square Theatre in Springfield, Massachusetts on November 15, 1909.
 After touring New England for a season, it appeared on Broadway, opening at the Republic Theatre on October 3, 1910.
 The play received positive reviews and was used as the basis for subsequent movie adaptations. 

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 The Salmon Falls (West) Historic District encompasses a cluster of well-preserved buildings built before 1840, and located on the Hollis, Maine side of the rural village of Salmon Falls.
 In addition to its architectural significance, the area is also noted for its association with the author Kate Douglas Wiggin, whose home, Quillcote, is in the district, as is the Salmon Falls Library, established by her efforts in 1911.
 The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. 

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 Nora Archibald Smith (1859–1934) was an American children's author of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and sister of Kate Douglas Wiggin.
 Nora and Kate co-authored and co-edited a series of children's books. 

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 Hollis is a town in York County, Maine, United States.
 The population was 4,281 at the 2010 census.
 Hollis is a rural bedroom community of Portland and is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area. 

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Answer: Hollis, Maine