RCHS Raymond Record Groups A/O 7/15/06

RG1: Town of Raymond SG1: Raymond Municipality Series 1: Town Reports. Series 2: Fire & Safety SS1: Newspaper photo with brief caption. "Cited for Heroism" Robert L. Payne, Ass't Chief of the Raymond F.D. May 15, 1970. N.s. SS2: Raymond Fire Dept. Rescue Unit brochure encouraging membership, c. 1976. SG2: Raymond Churches Series 1: Raymond Hill Baptist Church, 1823. See also Raymond People-Strout Collection Article re: Thomas Brackett Strout SS1: Article (“Church Coming Into Own Again”, 27 Nov 1971) Series 2: Methodist Church (AKA Methodist-Episcopal Church, First Methodist Parish of Raymond), 1823-c. 1975 Series 3: Raymond Village Church, 1879+ SS1: Article (“One Hundred Years of the Raymond Village Church” by Ernest H. Knight, 1979) SS2: Photo, n.d. Series 4: East Raymond Union Chapel, 1890-2003. See also Raymond Register of Historic Places SS1: Article. “A Brief History for the Centennial Year” by Curtis Hammar, c. 1990.

SS2: Research Projects - 2. (1) East Raymond Congregational Church. By Project C.R.E.A.T.E. Third Grade & Deborah Blanchard, Enrichment Teacher, Jordan Small Elementary. N.d. (1990s?). Approx. 8 1/2 x 11. (2) Diary Scrapbook. [East Raymond Congregational Church]. By Project C.R.E.A.T.E. Third Grade & Mrs. Blanchard, Jordan Small Elementary. N.d. (1990s?). Approx. 7 x 4 Series 5: Lake Region Baptist Church—located on Rte 302 Series 6: St. Raymond Catholic Chapel—located on Rt. 85, Crescent Lake (Seasonal Services) SG3: Raymond Schools Series 1: Raymond Village School – Dist. 1, ??-1924. SS1: Photo, c. 1890. Backside reads, “Raymond Village School on Mill St., Raymond, about 1890.” Series 2: East Raymond School – Dist. 4, ??-1908. SS1: Photo. East Raymond School? Back reads, “This is the way the schoolhouse looked when new. From Edna Davis Wing.” Series 3: Raymond Hill School – Dist. 6, c. 1846?-1929.

Page 1 of 7 RCHS Raymond Record Groups A/O 7/15/06 SS1: List of children in District 6, Town of Raymond. April 20, 1887. George Gerry signed & Francis H. Witham, Justice of the Peace in Raymond. Series 4: Mountain School – Dist. 7, ??-ca. 1928. Series 5: North Raymond School – Dist. 9, ??-After 1925. SG4: Raymond Cemeteries Series 1: Riverside Cemetery, c. 1804 SS1: Transcriptions (1999) Series 2: Raymond Village Cemetery, c. 1810 SS1: Transcription (1999) Series 3: Baptist Cemetery, c. 1813 SS1: Transcription (1998) Series 4: North Raymond Cemetery, c. 1824 SS1: Transcription (1999) Series 5: Mountain Road Cemetery, c. 1837 SS1: Transcription (1998) Series 6: Mains Cemetery, c. 1850 SS1: Transcription (1999) Series 7: Longley-Staples Cemetery, c. 1857 SS1: Transcription (1999) SG5: Raymond Boston Post Cane, 1909+ Series 1: Boston Post Cane List of Holders SG6: National Register of Historic Places Series 1: Hawthorne House (1813+) SS1: Article (1963). “The Nathaniel Hawthorne Boyhood Home, Raymond, .” Compiled by Fred Chase, Jr., Sec. & Treas. of the Hawthorne House Assoc., July 1963. 3 pgs. Series 2: East Raymond Union Church, 1890 (2004+). See also Raymond Churches SS1: Article, “Little Chapel Makes Big Mark” by Giselle Goodman. Portland Press Herald, July 8, 2004. SG7: Raymond Business & Industry Series 1: Seasonal SS1: (John Leavitt) Ice Cream Parlor in Raymond Village. (1) Color photo, c. 1920? “Tarry by the Wayside” by J. Bicknell.

SS2: Princess Goldenrod Collection. (1) Half Moon’s Brand Famous Liniment brochure. Multiple copies. (2) Medicine Ball sales enclosure & coupon. Multiple copies.; (3) Small Bottle of Potassium Permanganate. White, typed label with red border. “Mix 1 ½ teaspoons full in 1 pt. water. Shake well. Apply mixture generously on hands and run in well.”

Page 2 of 7 RCHS Raymond Record Groups A/O 7/15/06 SS3: House That Jack Built, Raymond Village. (1) Box. White & silver, diagonal-striped. Donated by Michele Carver, 2005. Series 2: Mills SS1: Photograph. (1) Backside reads, “Mill at Old House run by Robert and Carl Leach. It made barrel staves for molasses from Cuba.” Raymond Then & Now, Vol. 1 (p 143) says of this picture, “One of the early sawmills in Raymond was that behind “The Old House” [Ye Olde House] on the County Road to the eastern part of the town (Route 85) above Mill St…”

Series 3: Real Estate. Listing of Raymond homes sold in 2004. SG8: Raymond Camps & Lodges Series 1: White Mountain Camp for Boys, 1907-c. 1943. Series 2: Camp Wawenock, 1910+ --A Boys Camp. Same camp as Wawenock-Awaissa for Girls? Series 3: Camp Minnewawa (Minniwawa), Panther Run, c. 1914 –a Boys Camp Series 4: Camp Timanous for Boys, 1917+. See also Casco Camps & Lodges Luther Gulick Camps—see also Casco People Gulick SS1: Campbooks. 1959; 1964—2 copies; 1967, 50th anniversary; 1971—2 copies. Prob. Donated by Miss Gertrude H. Plaisted. SS2: Gertrude H. Plaisted (GHP) Correspondence Collection. (1) Letter from Grace O. Porta of Migis Lodge to Gertrude H. Plaisted re: request for information. June 5, 1970; (2) Letter from John H. Suitor at Camp Tiamanous to Gertrude re: Fred’s upcoming visit. Dec. 11, 1972; (3) Letter from H. Merrill Plaisted III to Aunt Gertrude re: upcoming Fred’s summer visit & H. Merrill’s accommodations at Migis Lodge. Feb 21, 1973. Series 5: , 1920+ Series 6: Camp Hawthorne, located on Betty’s Neck, 1920+--a Boys Camp Series 7: Camp Kokatosi—an Adult Camp SG9: Raymond Events Series 1: Raymond 2003 Bicentennial. Also see Artifacts & Items, M2003.1 & M2003.2 (Commemorative Tokens / Chips: Limited Ed. Set of 5, plus 3 others) SS1: Joint Proclamation: Celebration and Founders Days. Towns of Gray (1778-2003, 225 yrs.) & Raymond (1803- 2003, 200 yrs.). June 17, 2003. Series 2: Raymond 1953 150-yr Anniversary. Also see Artifacts & Items, M2006.2.1 (Pencils) .

Page 3 of 7 RCHS Raymond Record Groups A/O 7/15/06 SG10: Raymond Organizations

Series 1: Raymond Club. Photocopy of newspaper photo of the 1909 Raymond B.B. Club with short caption naming the members. N.s. Aug. 23, 1953. SG11: Raymond War Series 1: American Revolution SS1: “A Tale of Two Ex-Englishmen in the Revolutionary War,” [Ebenezer Barton & William Barton] by Ed. R. Barton of California, Feb. 1975. 2 page, sources cited. Also contains an excerpt from Windham in the Past re: Capt. Richard Mayberry’s company. Series 2: War of 1812 Series 3: Civil War

SS1: Maine State Documents. (1) List of persons “…having been mustered into the service of the United States, are credited upon the records of this Office to the Town of Raymond, as a portion of its quota of volunteers under the call made by the President Oct 17, 1863. Richard C. Edwards, John Farewell, Timothy Berry & Silas May.” All were recruits for the 30th Infantry. State of ME Head Quarters, Adjutant General’s Office, Augusta, Jan 13, 1864. Series 4: WWI Series 5: WWII SG12: Raymond Obituaries Series 1: A – Adams, Brainerd (1970); Adams, Lillian (1967); Adams, Richard (1972); Atwood, Stanley (1975); Atwood, Viola (1979); Avery, Vernard (1999)

Series 2: B – Bean, Emery (1967); Bean, Geneva (1972); Betts, Raymond Curtis J. (1984); Bickford, Everett (1976); Bither, Ruth L. (2006); Braun, Pearl (1990); Brown, Alton (1973); Brown, Paul (1973); Brown, Reginald (1993); Bryant, Abbie (2002)

Series 3: C – Clough, Alva (1986); Clough, Everett (1971); Cobb, Angie (1973); Coffin, Beatrice (1993); Colbeth, Austin (1971); Cole, Avis (1991); Cole, Jennie (1970); Cole, William (1982); Collins, Anna (1969); Commeford, Isabel (n.d.); Corson, Barbara (1985); Cowperthwaite, Ethelyn (1996); Crockett, Abbie (1950); Crockett, Irene (1989); Crockett, Sherman (1978); Crosby, Robert (1969); Cummings, Frank (1974); Cummings, Samuel (1984)

Series 4: D – Davis, Charles (1977); Dearborn, Ethel (1973); Dibner, Martin (1992); Dingley, Ina (1969); Dolimount, Dorothy (1971); Dolley, Mira Louise (1994); Dolley, William (1968); Douglass, Lawrence Durwood (1989); Drew, Ralph (1975); Drew, Thomas E. (1994); Drown, Eva (1974); Durgin, Deane (1994); Durgin, Stephen (1989); Durling, Percy E. (“Red”) (1994)

Page 4 of 7 RCHS Raymond Record Groups A/O 7/15/06 Series 5: E – Edwards, Annie (1970); Edwards, Carleton (1991)—(1) Obituary, Port. Press Herald ?, 1991 & (2) Article “Raymond News: Carleton Edwards,” Courier Free Press , July 17, 1991; Edwards, Effie (1969); Edwards, Eva (1972); Edwards, Keziah (1979); English, Charles M. (2005) Series 6: F – Files, Gardner (1969); Flynn, Pierce (1972); Foster, Lillian (1971) Series 7: G – Gerry, Arria (1977); Gerry, John M. Sr. (1984); Goodwin, William (1974); Gulick, Dorothy (1990); Gulick, J. Halsey (1980) Series 8: H – Hall, Irving (1969); Harmon, Gertrude (1970); Hartley, Carol (1974); Hartley, James (1987).; Hartwell, Herbert (1992); Hawkes, Clifford P. (1995); Herrington, Pamela (2004); Hetzler, C. Robb Dr. (1991); Hummel, D. Burdette (1965) Series 9: I Series 10: J – Jewett, Osborn (“Ozzie”) (1984); Jordan, Albertena (1967); Jordan, Alice (1969); Jordan, Bernard (1980); Jordan, Bernice (1973); Jordan, Edward C. (1999) Series 11: K - Krieger, Isabelle (1995); King, Chester (1988); Knight, Lula (1974); Kualback, Russell (1983) Series 12: L – Lambert, Frank (1985); (Leach), Belva Pease (1988); Leach, Phyllis (1986); Leach, R. Stanley (1972); Leavitt, Benjamin S. (1960); Leavitt, John (1975); Leavitt, Nona (1974); Leighton, Martha (1995); Libby, Bertha (1970); Libby, Helen (1972); Libby, Hilda (1990); Libby, Orrin (1987); Littlefield, Audrey (1992); Littlefield, Clifford (1988); Littlefield, Frederick (1970); Lombard, Lawrence (1974); Lord, Hollis (“Tom”) (1974); Lund, Torstein (1971) Series 13: M – MacAuslan, Dr. Robert (1975); Mainland, Frances (2001); Mainland, John (1981); Mann, Alroy (1976); Mann, H. Ethel (1973); Marks, Allie (1970); Martin, Alexander (1971); Martin, Roland (1975); McCorrison, Sadie (1966); Mellinger, James (2005); Merrill, Katherine (1973); Miller, Gladys (1976); Morton, Doris (1991); Morton, Harold (1978); Murch, Doris (1989); Murch, Karl N. (1991) Series 14: N – Nelson, John (1975); Nevin, Charles (1993); Nevin, Elizabeth (1980) Series 15: O - Oliver, Thomas (2000) Series 16: P – Paine, Gardner (1973); Palmer, Gladys (1992); Palmer, Richard (1972); Plummer, Augustus (1993); Plummer, Blanche (1975); Plummer, Clara (1975); Plummer, Elva (1976); Plummer, Clifford (1968); Plummer, David (1970); Plummer, Evelyn F. (1995); Plummer, Everett (1973); Plummer, George (1969); (Plummer), Irene Farr (2002); Plummer, Kenneth Harding (1996); Plummer, Laura (1975); Plummer, Rita (1976) Series 17: Q Series 18: R – Radoux, Francis (c. 1887); Raynor, Roy C. (1984); Russell, Edmund Dr. (1993)

Page 5 of 7 RCHS Raymond Record Groups A/O 7/15/06 Series 19: S – Scott, Gladys (1985); Sellers, Bertha (1977); Shaw, Daniel (1973); Small, Joseph O. (1982); Small, Lena (1973); Smith, Myron (1985); Spencer, Walter (1994); Stanton, Julia (1997); Stevens, Alton (2003); Strout, Etta (1980); Strout, Evelyn (1985); Strout, Josephine (1971); Strout, Mary Ann (1956); Symonds, Maude (1971) Series 20: T – Thomas, Harry (1983); Thorpe, Merle (1970); Thurlow, Bessie (1983); Tripp, Donald E. (1996); Tripp, Florence (1995); Tripp, Margaret (1970); Thurlow, Luther W. (1949); Thurlow, Walden L. (1996) Series 21: U Series 22: V – Verrill, Leon (1973)

Series 23: W - Waligora, Dixie (2003); Walton, Arthur E. (1959); Walton, Francis (1978); Watkins, Angie (1982); Williams, Clarence (1993); Wilson, Ernest (1971); Winant, Milton Sgt. (1975); Winslow, Chester (1972); Witham, Barbara (1985); Witham, Ina (1978); Wood, Adeline (2001); Wood, George (1973) Series 24: X-Z - Young, Ellen M. (1994) SG 13: Raymond People (See Manuscript Groups-R Gene.) SG14: Raymond Printed Material Series 1: News SS1: Narragansett Sun . 1895 & 1898. Miscellaneous small town news. SS2: Raymond Roadrunner . Nov 2005. Currently the one copy we have is at the school. Inquire within the RCHS if anyone if collecting these!!!!! SG15: Raymond History Trail (Letterboxing).

Series 1: Article, n.d., n.s “Raymond students on trail of history." Series 2: Maps & Guides. Significant Citizens of Raymond; North & East Raymond; Main St. & Village Area (1997). Series 3: Brochure. The Raymond History Trail: The Web, The Quilt, The History Trail. SG16: Raymond Photos Series 1: Places Collection, n.d (c. 1940s?). B/W, 18 total photos. SS1: Organizations. (1) “K of P Hall, Main Street, Raymond”; (2) Rotary Boy Scout Memorial Training Center sign. Back reads, “Camp Hinds”’ (3) “Hawthorne Community Association” SS2: Businesses. (4) Dielectric; (5) Raymond Food Center; (6) Raymond Marina; (7) “Maybe Telephone Co. office, Webbs Mills” [Casco]

Page 6 of 7 RCHS Raymond Record Groups A/O 7/15/06 SS3: Camps. (8) Sign to Camp Kokatosi. Back reads, “Plains Road (now Kingsley Pines)”; (9) Sign to Camp Aquila, Arundel. Back reads, “Route 85 and Gore Rd.”; (10) Camp Kingsley sign. Back reads, “Route 85” SS4: Federal, State & Town sites. (11) (Sebago) “Panther Run, Fish Rearing Pool”; (12) Raymond Post Office. Back reads, “Ron Burnham home in 1993 on Main Street.”; (13) “East Raymond Fire Dept.” SS5: Churches. (14) “Raymond Hill Baptist Church”; (15) “Bridgton Road Bible School House” [Casco] SS6: Agriculture. (16) J & R Dressed Poultry Farm Produce sign; (17) “Thornton Strout Farm” SS7: (18) The House that Jack Built. SG17: Raymond Agriculture Series 1: Farms & Lodgings. See also Raymond Camps & Lodges SS1: Bay View Farm, Main St. SS2: Pine Grove Farm, Mill St., J.I. Hayden (Prop.), c. 1900- ? SS3: Pleasant View House, corner of Rtes. 85 & 302; NKA Good Life Market. See also Raymond & Casco Photos Bullen Collection SS4: The Raymond; LKA Elm Tree Inn, J.T. Potter (Prop.), ?- c. 1955. See also Raymond & Casco Photos Bullen Collection SS5: Crockett House, the Crocketts (Props.), 1900-c. 1940s. SS6: Echo Lodge, Mrs. F.A. Plummer (Prop.) SS7: Lakeside Farm, C. & F.R. Crockett (Prop.) SS8: Lloy Homestead, Dr. & Mrs. D.H. Lloy (Props.) SS9: Just an Old House, Beatrice Berry (Prop.) SS10: Raymond Spring House. Photo, n.d. Laminated. Courtesy of the Poland Historical Society, c. June 2004. SG18: Raymond Lakes, Rivers, Etc. Series 1: Thole pin description with photo. Courtesy of Frank Vierling, Sept. 2005. See also Artifacts & Items, M2006.4.1 (Thole pin)

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