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Post by Miss Rose on Jan 29, 2008 10:32:45 GMT -4
Gentlemen and Ladies, I am wondering if any of you North of Newport will be attending the Lecture on the 20thME in Augusta. While it is certainly more proper in this time for a lady to travel alone, I would most gladly enjoy the company of an escort. Would anyone be interested in carpooling? Enjoy your day!
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Post by Eric on Feb 2, 2008 14:44:50 GMT -4
Hey there Miss Rose, Welcome!... Could you tell us a little about yourself? I'm Eric, I'm the Web-Master's helper... I don't know who's going to the Lecture, but I hope you can get a lift...
Hey guys, isn't there anyone north of Newport that's going?...
I'll put a link from the "Updates" page, so it'll go directly to this post for ya...
Again, Welcome aboard! ~Eric McKendry
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Post by Miss Rose on Feb 2, 2008 22:31:33 GMT -4
My Dear Mr. McKendry, Thank you so kindly for your warm welcome. My father, Edward Smith, is well known in the commerce business in Bangor. You may remember him as the organizer of Katahdin Ironworks Township. That was when I was merely a child back in 1843. I had since moved with my mother to the coastal town of Mystic in Connecticut. My grandfather was ill and mother needed to go help tend to him. I showed an adept ability to handiwork and so I was then to stay with my brother in Saratoga Springs, New York so I could apprentice under the watchful eye of Mme Demorest. Sadly, after only a brief time there, the Demorests moved to New York to expand the business and I returned to Mystic. There, I met and married one Samuel Snow of the Massachusetts Snows. We settled in Rhode Island. Shortly thereafter, this dreadful war began and upon the call, Samuel answered in the fall of '61. I had already established myself among the sea captains' wives as a dressmaker and supported myself by their continued purchase of my designs. Much to my distress, we lost my dear Samuel in a battle near Cincinnati, a place called Covington, Kentucky in April of 1863. I couldn't bear to live in Rhode Island without him, so I came back to my beloved Maine where I had sweet memories of my childhood. I continue to sew and I even travel back to Rhode Island to put the finishing touches on designs for the ladies who still will only wear one of my creations. So now I lend my hand to the brave families of the 20th Maine. Here in the Brownville area are many a family with loved ones who have answered the call. I am adjusting to the much more rural area I now live as compared to the bustle of the ever growing area in Rhode Island. Sometimes I think this weather will simply drive me mad in my isolation, but spring will come soon and melt the cold away. With that will no doubt come a busy season of traveling and preparation for the next winter. I have heard of and admire your work in the communication business. I must say, it is good to see progress here in Maine as the rest of the nation seems to be moving ever so swiftly into the future. Sometimes, I can't help but to wonder how new inventions are indeed good for us as a country. But I must confess, they do intrigue me. Most admirably, Miss Rose
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Eric from Paul Dudley
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Post by Eric from Paul Dudley on Feb 7, 2008 9:44:39 GMT -4
This lecture is scheduled for the 21st of Feb.
Paul
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