THE LIBBY FAMILY NEWSLETTER
The John Libby Family Association, Est. 1904
http://www.libbyfamily.org
WINTER ISSUE (FEB.) 2007
THE LIBBY HOUSE INN
55 Main Street, Gorham, NH, 03581
(603) 466 - 2271, fax: (603) 466 - 2271
"The colors of this
web-site are made up of
all the exterior colors of
The Libby House Inn.
The Inn is one at only
three painted ladies in
New England."
Libby House Inn
is an Elegant and
Historic Victorian Bed & Breakfast, that is
surrounded by charming White Mountains and
located on the north end of Presidential mountain
range, that has 6,288' Mt. Washington in the centre.
You're welcome the year-round to this 1891Victorian
House with all original Libby family furnishings.
The inn is located in the centre of town right
on the common walk to everything. The Inn has
beatiful garden and front porch to relax and enjoy.
The House was made from choice Lumber from the
Libby Family Lumber Camps** during the old
logging days. Guests may sit in the living room to
watch TV/DVD or sit in the Library to read and enjoy
the Fire in the Fire Place. All Bedrooms have Queen
size beds and private baths.Full gourmet or
vegetarian candle light breakfast is included in the
price of the room. Visit the unforgettable treasure of
the White Mountains!
**Elihu Libby, 11-7-1-8-2-3, arrived in Gorham in
July 1861and with sons, Walter, Alna, Charles and
Eugene, in time established the largest business
concern ever owned and operated by a local citizen.
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PETER-LIBBY REUNION - July 2006
Rich Peter
Our reunion plans took several interesting
twists this summer.
1. Prospective reunion attendees found that a
national Bass Fishing tournament in the area
coupled with another family reunion of nearly 300
attendees had reserved every public lodging place
and campground in the area. 2. Our Lansing, Iowa
host, Jack Libbey, discovered an unexpected illness
and underwent surgery only a few days prior to the
reunion. Jack had to cancel his plans to take the
reunion attendees on a large river boat tour of the
Mississippi River, as he had planned. 3. We shifted
the reunion from his Riverboat, to a beautiful park,
Mt Hosmer, which overlooks the river and the town
of Lansing. 4. Then the weatherman began
predicting temperatures of over 100 F and high
humidity the weekend that our reunion was
scheduled. News media warned about being
outdoors. Communities in the upper Midwest
announced that they would have their "Cooling
Centers" open and people should not be outdoors.
We spread the word to a few relatives in this
area, about canceling the river cruise, due to Jack's
health. But, we advised those we could reach, that
we would still go ahead with the reunion, at Mt
Hosmer. We are happy that we did that. We found
the park to be extraordinarily beautiful. It is shaded
by centuries old, huge spreading oak trees, treated
with a nice breeze, and the views of the river to be
spectacular.
The hardy 13 adults and 4 children
attendees, including my mother who is 84, found the
conditions to be remarkably comfortable and
enjoyable. Our attendees came from central and
north Iowa, Minnesota, and Texas. We enjoyed our
connections and reading notes sent to us from
family members from across the US.
Happily, Jack Libbey, reports that he is
recovering well. The attendees received another
invitation from Jack, and decided to hold the reunion
in Lansing again in the summer of 2007. Jack and I
will work out the dates for the picnic and rivercruise,
and we will send notices out next spring.
Thanks for the nice article you included in
the recent Libby Family newsletter. We hope to
attend the Libbey family reunion in Maine sometime.
It will probably be sometime after I retire in a few
years. Thanks also for keeping in touch.
JLFA News Winter 2007 - pg. 1
John Libby Family Association
USA Federal Tax ID # 01-0402657
DIRECTORY
FEBRUARY 2007
President: Rick Libbey, 121 Peacock Cres, P.O. Box 1676,
Almonte, Ontario, Canada K0A 1A0
[email protected] 613-256-9685
Vice-President: Charles Davis, 195 Deacon Haynes Rd,Concord,
MA 01742-4711 [email protected] 978-369-6250
Recording Secretary: Patricia Libbey Davis, (see Charles above)
[email protected]
Corresponding Secretary: Allen Humphries, 19 Myrtle St,
Saugus, MA 01906-4325 [email protected] 781-231-1508
Treasurer: Dana Cosgrove, 54 Atlantic Drive, Old Saybrook,
CT 06475 [email protected]
Past President: Lei Ruckle, 169 Samarra E. Dr., Fenton, MO
63026 [email protected] 636-349-6611
BOARD OF DIRECTORS All of the above, plus:
Joanne Brogan, 185 Terrace St, City Island, Bronx, NY
10464 [email protected] 718-885-2713
Lauralee Clayton, PO Box 267, Lincolnville, ME 04849
[email protected]
Laurie Edberg, 74 Bear Swamp Road, Andover, CT 06232
[email protected]
Dana E. Edgecomb, 300 Boundary Road, Standish, ME
04084-6037 [email protected] 207-642-4146
Brenda Libby Fraser, 4 Tavish Way, Sandwich, MA 02563
[email protected]
Kent Libbey, 2320 S. Advance Rd, East Jordan, MI 49727-8645
[email protected] 231-536-2723
Barbara M. Libby, c/o Our Lady’s Haven, 71 Center St, Rm
301, Fairhaven, MA
02719-3800
Harrison S. & Cindy Libby, 21 Exeter Circle, Beacon, NY
12508 [email protected] 845-831-3146
Hiram A. “Hy” Libby, 326 Village Creek Rd, Aptos, CA
95003-3957 [email protected] 831-661-0716
Jacquelin Libby, 68 Essex St, Portland, ME 04102
207-773-8807
Judy Libby, 165 Ridge Rd, Wethersfield, CT 06109
860-529-0164
Dr Richard M Libby, 2670 S Winding Trail Dr, Columbia, MO
65201-3132 [email protected] 573-449-6420
Jane P. Lindquist, (see Robert - next)
Robert A. Lindquist, 7 Blueberry Lane - C6, Falmouth, ME
04105-1854 [email protected] 207-781-8914
Luella Libby Merryman, 35 Grove St, Lisbon Falls, ME 04252
[email protected] 207-353-4680
Loreen Potvin, 7463 Nielson Ave, Brooksville, FL 34613-5519
[email protected]
Eva ‘Boots’ Ruckle, 107 Eight Iron Circle, Mulberry, FL
33860-9478 [email protected]
COMMITTEES
Agent with the State of Maine: Secretary of the Association
Archives: Luella Merryman
Membership: Patricia Libbey Davis
Publications: (Vol. III) Pat Libbey Davis
Reunion: Jacquelin, Judy, Cindy Libby, Jane & Bob Lindquist,
Pat Libbey Davis.
NEWSLETTER
Editor: Rick Libbey (see above)
Printing & Distribution: Allen Humphries (see above)
Contributing Editor: Rev. Robert M. G. Libby, 95 Harbor Dr,
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Midwest Editor: Robert J. Libby , 809 South 7th Avenue
Iowa City, Iowa 52240-6205
West Coast Editor: Dr. Don Lamka,
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Web Master: Loreen Potvin (see address above)
GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION
Please send your information to:
POSTAL: Pat Libbey Davis (see address above)
E-Mail: Allen Humphries (see address above)
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
General correspondence for the Association should be sent to:
Pat Libbey Davis (see address above)
http://www.libbyfamily.org
2006 REUNION: WINNERS
Winners at our 2006 Libby Family Reunion were: furthest
distance travelled - Hy Libby; oldest male - Maurice Libby;
oldest female - June Baum; youngest male Federico Trujillo;
youngest female - Annette Trujillo. Each received a gift
certificate from Len Libby Candies
GROUP PICTURE
Are YOU in this picture? NO! Well you should have
been there, we had a great time. Perhaps you’ll
consider attending our upcoming Annual Reunion
where you may meet many of your Libby cousins, like
those in this picture. For more about our 2007 Reunion
plans please see page # xx.
John Libby Family Association
.....John
Doe Libby....
Is a LIFE MEMBER
of this Association
http://www.libbyfamily.org
Issued: _____________
Board Officer:
If you would like a membership card, approximately
like this, please send a self addressed, stamped
envelope to our secretary, Pat Davis, address opposite.
JLFA News Winter 2007 - pg. 2
LIBBY 100 FAMILY QUILT
This is the sixth in the continuing series, of articles
to present our Libby Family Centennial Quilt. The Quilt of
20 squares was displayed at our 100th Reunion. It will be on
display again at our 103rd Reunion in September. ALSO we
have a very nice, compact booklet containing all of the 20
descriptions and pictures of the original Centennial Quilt.
Please see our Libby Store page to order your copy.
LIBBY’S BLACKSMITH SHOP - SQUARE # 12
2ND GENERATION LIBBYS - SQUARE # 11
an explanation of the Libby lands
David (10) b. 1657 in Scarborough and Matthew
(11) b. 1663 in Scarborough both survived the Indian
uprisings of 1675 at Scarborough. Their brothers
Anthony and Henry served at the Black Point Garrison
in Scarborough. It was during this time that the family
removed to Boston to escape the Indians. They
returned to Scarborough a few years later to rebuild the
family farm. John, ‘The Immigrant’, died on his farm in
1682.
Then in 1690, Indian raids again forced them
from their holdings and the family moved to the
Piscataqua River Valley (dividing the Province of Maine
and New Hampshire.) It was in 1699 that David and
Matthew and 3 other men purchased a huge tract of
land along the river in Kittery, Maine (now Eliot). In
1700, the two brothers each built two-story homes only
a few rods apart on their respective plots. Matthew and
his wife Elizabeth’s home is described as “the upper
floor protruding over the lower part” as a probable
defence against Indian attacks. This house was
demolished in the early 1800's and replaced with a
cape-style home which still stands today. There is no
description of David and Eleanor’s home other than it
being a two-story home.
David died in 1736 and Matthew died in 1740 at
ages 79 and 77 respectively. They were buried at this
location. Many of their children had moved back to
Scarborough in the meantime. To this day, “Libby
Lane” runs between their two plots of land as a
testament to their endurance. And the burial ground is
marked by rough stones.
This square by Nancy P Bartley 10-1-8-3-7-4-2-3-3-2-2
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John J. Libby’s (6-4-1-9-9-4-1) Blacksmith Shop
in Maplewood, Maine.
According to the Libby Family Book, Volume 2 book I, John was a blacksmith and had a shop in West
Newfield for a number of years. He moved to Rock
Haven Lake and later to Maplewood, ME where he had
a blacksmith and woodworking shop and did some
carpentry.
My father, Robert Chadbourne, can remember
his grandfather working at the shop in Maplewood. His
parents (Francis and Hazel) bought a summer home
just two houses down the road from John. The back
half of the shop is still standing today and is used for
storage.
I had my father sketch a picture, then blew it up
to get a pattern. The shop has always been a brown
reddish color and I wanted to keep that. It also has
clapboard siding. There are granite steps going up to
the small door.
This square by Jana Mayotte 6-1-4-9-9-4-1-2-2-5-1
JLFA News Winter 2007 - pg. 3
A LIBBY STAR SHINES ANEW
by Rick Libbey - editor
Brenda Lynn Libby Saxton, 10-5-1-2-1-9-4-2-5-5,
began her recording career in the early 1980's. Her
career was interrupted for a time, after surgery caused
her to lose her singing voice. Over the last few years,
she has been making a great come-back and we
should all applaud her efforts. Here are some of her
own words about her recent release. I have her CD and
throughly enjoy it every time I listen.
“I now have my new CD on
hand. If anyone wants one....have to
sell you one, cause I am just a poor,
poor, old lady......who just spent all
her money getting the darned thing
recorded. Plus, I have a big family
who expects these for free..... So, if
I sell enough of these, I will go back
and do it all over again?? Good
idea? Taken for Granted, includes 6
of my own songs. Pickin’ Wild
Mountain Berries, Picture Show,
Silver Horse, Wadin’ a River, She's a Legend, and Like
Ivy.
A couple are family history songs, one a love
ballad, a couple of upbeat bluegrass flavored songs, a
haunting western....it's all there. Hot pickers from
Branson, Missouri. Christopher Libby, my nephew,
engineered it at Wirestream Records in Branson. All
songs written and lead and harmonies by yours truly,
on Cornbread 'n Beans Records.
You are welcome to play these songs for the
likes of Garth, Trisha, Rhonda, Vince or Allison. Tell
them an old lady in Missouri is working her way through
School of Hard Knocks. Haha. Really!
I enjoyed every minute writing, singing and
recording these and will keep writing more. If you would
like a copy, $12.50 will ship it right to your door. (don't
feel obligated to purchase one, just in case you want).
Brenda Libby Saxton, 1322 Chelsea Lane, Rolla,
Missouri 65401. Or you may order directly from Brenda
by email: [email protected]
ON THE MOVE - BUSY LADY
Currently Brenda is working hard to complete a
new demo, which will include several more original
Western and Farm flavored songs with history; along
with some country/pop songs that will be presented to
artists in Nashville and LA.. “Since becoming a member
of NSAI, in Nashville, I am now able to send more
established songwriters my writings and they will
critique and/or give advice on artists that are looking for
that particular type of song. At the moment, we are
working hard to promote Sara Evans to cut a couple of
my originals on her upcoming album. I have a particular
one that is being groomed for pitching to Martina
McBride & Kenny Chesney.”
To see and hear some of her recent work one
only has to visit her web site at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~libbysaxton/
http://www.libbyfamily.org
SANDS OF TIME
from Reynie R Libby, Sherwood Park, Alberta
Soldier’s death at Iwo Jima memorialized in Montana
(Billings Gazette), Veterans Day about 2004.
Ray Libby 6-4-4-4-2-1-1-3-3-5 remembers every
detail of the day the telegram arrived bearing news of
his brother’s death at Iwo Jima. “I came home from
school with a chum, and there was a delivery boy on a
motor scooter trying to find our place,” Ray said in a
telephone interview from his home near Edmonton,
Alberta.
The Libby family was living in Bremerton, WA,
in 1945, where his father Alger J. Libby, worked in the
shipyards. The delivery boy approached 12-year-old
Ray and his friend and asked if they knew where the
Libby house was.
“I knew right away this was not good,” Ray said.
The delivery boy asked him to
sign for the telegram, and that’s the
only thing Ray doesn’t remember how his name got on the delivery boy’s
register and how the telegram got into
his hand.
Ray tore it open, read that his
older brother had been killed in
combat, and dropped the piece of
paper “like a hot potato.”
“I just went to pieces,” he said.
“It just blew me away.”
Ray walked into the house and
did the only thing he could think to do he left on his paper route. Without a word, his friend
picked up the telegram and placed it on a table in the
house. Then he left Ray to mourn.
Ray was gone when his mother, who had been
out shopping, came home to find the telegram
announcing the death of 20-year-old Alger Corbert
Libby, her eldest boy (6-4-4-4-2-1-1-3-3-1). “It was
really sad, especially for mom,” Ray said ... “When he
got killed, I thought it would kill her too.”
In the 58 years (at time of this article) since Iwo
Jima, Ray can still taste the sadness of that day in
1945. His mother carried the loss with her to her own
death in 1968. Only three of seven Libby siblings
survive.
Today - Veterans Day - Ray, his wife and the
remaining family members, Chester Libby and Ethyl
Shank, plan to journey from Alberta to Little Bighorn
Battlefield to pay their respects to the long-dead hero.
At 10 am, in Custer National Cemetery at the
Indian Wars battlefield, a new headstone marking the
grave of U.S. Marine Cpl. Alger Corbert Libby will be
reset with a full military ceremony. A Marine Corps
color guard from Billings will fire salutes to honor Alger
and the thousands of other veterans buried there.
JLFA News Winter 2007 - pg. 4
Libby General Store
DUES: ALL AMOUNTS ARE IN US $
Annual Dues, per year, from Reunion to Reunion $ 15.00
Life Membership, includes “Vol. II”
$150.00
These New Dues were Effective October 1st, 2005 !
LIBBY LAPEL PINS ‘Hercules’ motif
Silver on Blue OR Gold on Black
each $7.00 *
4 for $22.00 *
(**S&H $4.00 for 1st item & $2.00 each additional item)
BOOKS:
“The Libby Family, 1602-1881"
$80.00 **
This is a hard bound copy of the original by C. T. Libby
“The Libby Family, Vol. II, 1882-1982"
$80.00 **
This is a set of two books, pub. 1993
Complete set of “Libby Family In America” books
all three Libby books
$125.00 **
BOOK III prepublication SPECIAL
$250.00
S & H will be extra, and will be determined at a later date
PUBLICATIONS:
‘John Libby - Blue Point, Black Point’ JLFA
$3.00
‘The First Twenty-Five Years 1904-25'
$8.00
And ‘The Next Forty Years’
$8.00
Minutes of early meetings from Prescott Libbey Brown
‘Where the Libbys Came From’
By Ethel Libby Morris
$9.00
‘Three Pioneer Properties of the Libby Family in Maine’
By Donald S. Lamka
$9.00
‘The Libbys of Tavistock’
By Rev. Robert M. G. Libby
$5.00
LIBBY CENTENNIAL QUILT BOOKLET
This booklet, comprised of 48 pages, gives pictures
and the descriptions of each of the 20 squares which make up
our LIBBY 100 Quilt. They will be available first at the 101st
LIBBY Reunion this September (2005). After the Reunion
orders may be placed through our Libby Store. The price is
$10.00 plus $3.00 for shipping.
‘Libby, Libbie, Libbey; Where Did The Name Come From?’
By Donald S. Lamka
$9.00
‘Tracking Down The Ancestors (Your’s Mine ... Ours !’
By Ernest S. (Steve) Libby
$5.00
‘Early Settlers of Richmond Island’
By Melvil F. Meeds, Saco, ME, 1951
$3.00
‘Three Yellow Wagons’ - 1853 Oregon Trail
compiled by Rick Libbey
$3.00
‘Voyage Around Cape Horn’
compiled by Rick Libbey
$3.00
Charles T. Libby’s ‘original’ letter about Book I
compiled by Rick Libbey
$3.00
‘Old Milbrooke’ ‘borrowed’ from Bill Tolman
$3.00
ALL of the above publications in a Binder
$50.00**
ALL of the above publications on a CD
$50.00**
OTHER ITEMS:
(* S&H included, for other items below please add $3.00)
PLEASE NOTE:
Address orders and make check payable to:
The John Libby Family Association
195 Deacon Haynes Road,
Concord, MA
USA
01742-4711
Libby Name Badge - blue & white plastic
$15.00
Please supply name & desired Libby number
Second ‘Libby Number’, or more each line add $2.00
Libby T-shirts - ‘Multi Libby Name’ motif USA $13.00*
light blue, w/royal blue lettering; sizes
Youth M & L, Adult S, M, L, XL, XXL Canada $14.00*
Libby Sweat Shirts - ‘Multi Libby Name’
USA $20.00*
ash grey w/ royal OR royal blue w/white; sizes
Adult - S, M, L & XL (no XXL or youth) Canada $21.00*
Loose Leaf Binder for Holding Publications
$6.00
Coffee Mug - 11 oz - ‘Hercules’ motif
$8.00
‘Black Point Cemetery - 2005 Update’ - a CD
By Judith F. Stuntz
$10.00
* Note NEW Reduced Prices as of February 2007
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JLFA News Winter 2007 - pg. 5
WILLARD FRANK LIBBY - Revisited - Again
by Rick Libbey - editor
From the Libby Family in America 1602 - 1881,
by Charles T. Libby, we find Leander Libby, on page
505. His ‘Libby descent number’ is 10-1-2-2-4-2-1, he
was born 4 Jan 1833 and died 15 June 1876. He
married, 24 Nov 1860, Mary Jane Whiting, daughter of
John and Tryphosa (Stewart) Whiting of Garland, ME.
He settled on a farm in Garland where his wife still
(1881) lives.
Child of Leander and Mary Jane: Willard
George Libby, b. 1861 (10-1-2-2-4-2-1-1)
Mary Jane married second, 18 Sep 1875 in
Dover-Foxcroft, ME, Warren C. Stocker. Warren was
born 1842 in Atkinson, ME and this was his second
marriage. His first wife was Georgie C. Quimbly who he
married 8 June 1868 in Dover-Foxcroft. Warren married
for a third time, 22 Oct 1881 in Penobscot, ME, Clara
L. Harmon.
Child of Warren and Mary Jane: Ora Edward
Stocker, b. 2 Nov 1879 in Bangor, ME The 1880
census shows them divorced, and Mary Jane, at 37,
with her children ‘Willie’ G. 19 and Ora E 1 year old.
Mary Jane married for a third time, 18 Aug 1881 to
Caleb W. Prince in Dover-Foxcroft.
Ora was raised by a relative of his mother’s first
husband (perhaps his half brother who was 18 years
older) and changed his name (from Stocker to LIBBY)
to honor him.
Ora Edward LIBBY married, abt. 1907 in
Kremmling, Grand, CO, Eva May Rivers. She was born
21 Apr 1890 in Glenwood Springs, CO. Eva’s parents
were: Joseph Stearns Rivers, b. 13 May 1858 in
Gainsville, GA, died 2 Nov 1933 in Crescent City, CA;
and Zella Mary Anway, b. 26 Jun 1861 in Odessa, MI,
died 19 Oct 1915 in Sebastopol, CA. They were
married about 1881. (See more about her ancestors
below)
Children of Ora E. and Eva May Libby:
1) Willard Frank, b. 17 Dec 1908 in Grand Valley,
Garfield, CA
2) Elmer Edward - (has a son Byron Libby)
3) Raymond L
4) Eva O
5) Evelyn O
Willard Frank Libby, b. 17
Dec 1908 in Grand Valley,
Garfield, CO; died 8 Sep 1980 in
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA.
Willard was awarded a Nobel Prize
for Chemistry in 1960. He married
first Leonor (Leoner?) Lucinda
(Lorlie) Hickey, about 1940. She
was born 2 April 1912 in King City,
Monterey Co, CA and died 20 Jun
1992, in the same place. Her
parents were Jesse Charles
Hickey, b. 1884; and Charlotte
‘Carlotta’ Yates, b. 27 Apr 1889 in Jolon, Monterey Co,
CA
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Children of Willard and Leonor: twins Janet and
Susan, born 1945. Married names for these twins are
Gemmell and Thorpe (but I don’t know which is which).
Willard married, second, 9 Dec 1966 in Boulder,
CO, Leona Harriet Woods. She was born 9 Aug 1919
in Le Grande, IL; and she died 10 Nov 1986 in Santa
Monica, CA. Her parents were Weightstill Arno Woods,
b. 10 Jun 1885 in Versailles, Morgan Co, MO and Mary
Leona Holderness, b. 1 Nov 1890 in Oneonta, San
Diego, CA.
So, NOW, the big Question ?? - - Is Willard
Frank Libby a LIBBY descendent, from John ‘The
Immigrant’ or is he descended from the Stockers?
Data compiled by Rick Libbey, 2006, from various
sources, including help from Charlie Watson and Ralph
Edwards, via the Libby Family Newsletter.
Ancestors of Eva May Rivers extracted from:
http://www.wargs.com/political/richardson.html
Elizabeth Child m. Isaac Stearns
Silas Stearns m. Elizabeth Wellington
Silas Stearns m. Mary Lunt
Mary Homer Stearns m. James Rivers
Joseph Stearns Rivers m. Zella Mary Anway
Eva May Rivers m. Ora Edward Stocker Libby
WILLARD FRANK LIBBY (1908-1980), chemist
103 RD ANNUAL REUNION
It will be here before you know it, so start
making your plans NOW for a great ‘down east’ holiday
and the Libby Family’s Annual Reunion. Having
originally started in 1904 this will be our 103rd Reunion.
I would imagine that there are not many Families that
have had continuous annual reunions for over 100
Years!
A slight change this year will see the Reunion
being held a bit later than has been the practice in the
past number of years. The dates for our 103rd Reunion
are October 5, 6 & 7, 2007. Of course this means that
the fall colours will be even better and the scenery
more fantastic. And one family member is interested
because grouse season will have started.
The location for the reunion has not changed,
the First Congregational Church, John Libby Hall, 167
Black Point Road, Scarborough, Maine. Plans for
meals and other activities are under way and more
details will be available in the next newsletter.
Registration forms, afghan tickets and more will also be
in the next newsletter.
For accommodation ideas please see the
newsletter from August 2006 for now. An updated list
will be in our next issue.
All members of your Board hope to meet many
new faces, and get re-acquainted with all the ‘old’ one
come this fall in Maine.
JLFA News Winter 2007 - pg. 6
WILMA at 104
WINSLOW HOMER STUDIO AT PROUTS NECK
On August 16, 2006, Wilma Libby Rodgers
attained the landmark age of 104
years young. Wilma was one of
the leading people involved with
the compilation of our Libby
Family in America - Book II.
Recently during the Libby Family
board meeting, Jan 2007, we
were informed that Wilma is now
in a nursing home. If you would
like to send Wilma a card or note
we are sure she would
appreciate hearing from all of her
many cousins. Her address is:
Wilma Libby Rodgers, Newton
Center, Room 306, 35 July Street, Sanford, ME 04073.
For more about Wilma, 6-6-1-5-10-6-3-1, see
Libby Book II, pages 439-40.
The Portland Museum of Art purchased the
Winslow Homer Studio at Prouts Neck, Maine in
January of 2006. A National Historic Landmark, the
renovated Winslow Homer Studio will be used to
celebrate the artist's life, to encourage scholarship on
Homer, and to educate audiences about the artistic
heritage of Winslow Homer and Maine.
As part of the preservation and restoration
campaign, we are currently seeking images of the
Studio as it was pre-WWII, ideally between 1900 and
1930. Both exterior and interior views of the building
will help us tremendously during this phase of the
restoration. Any personal recollection of time spent at
the Studio in the early 1900s, or with the great artist
himself, would also be most appreciated.
If you can provide any information, please don’t
hesitate to contact me at the museum any time.
LIBBY MASONS
from Harold A. Clough
Over the many generations of our Libby Family
a great number have been associated with the Masons.
Harold has sent along this picture of four such
members from his ‘neck-of-the-woods’.
Pictured from left to right:
Kenneth Rockwell Libby 10-5-6-5-1-1-4-1-8 Most
Excellent Grand High Priest, Grand Royal Arch Chapter
of Maine.
Timothy Edward Libby 11-9-7-2-8-3-1-2-2-1 (Bk II, pg
1373-4) Most Eminent Grand Commander, Grand
Commander of Maine.
Harold Arthur Clough 6-6-1-5-10-6-3-2-1 (Bk II, pg 440)
Most Illustrious Grand Sovereign, Grand Imperial
Council, Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine and
Appendant Orders for the State of Maine.
Charles Elwood Ridlon 10-1-1-3-2-x-x-x-x-x Deputy for
Maine, Supreme Council of Sovereign Grand
Inspectors General of the Thirty Third and Last Degree
of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United
States of America.
Erin E. Damon
Curatorial Assistant
Portland Museum of Art
Seven Congress Square
Portland, ME 04101
T: (207) 775-6148 x3292
F: (207) 773-7324
Email: [email protected]
As many of our Libby ancestors may have been
involved with Winslow Homer it is my hope that some
will be able to help the Portland Museum with this
valuable restoration project. Ed.
Winslow Homer
Genealogists never die,
they just lose their census!
http://www.libbyfamily.org
JLFA News Winter 2007 - pg. 7
The Libby Family Newsletter
The John Libby Family Association, Est. 1904
Winter Issue (February) 2007
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WINTER (February) 2007 ISSUE
Our next newsletter will be a Spring (May/June) 2007 issue - if you have a story sent it please.
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103rd Libby Family Reunion - Black Point, Maine; October 5,6,7, 2007 - see page 6