4 Page of 4 EL Celebrating a special event for the life and Friends of Acadia Join owners Susan and Steven accomplishments of Raab on a tour of The Kedge and learn about the Golden George B. Dorr Age of Bar Harbor and George B. Dorr's integral role in it. at The Kedge On its former site, the home served as the clubhouse for the Mount Desert Reading Monday, August 5th [2019] Room and greeted Dorr, 3 to 5 o'clock in the afternoon Harrison, Morgan, Astor, Vanderbilt, Roosevelt, and 112 West Street, Bar Harbor other luminaries of the time. 6/6/2019 Xfinity Connect 75th Anniversary of Death of George B_ Dorr Printout page 2 RONALD EPP 6/6/2019 10:31 PM 75th Anniversary of Death of George B. Dorr To Kevin Schneider earl brechlin Igraves@mdislander.com Blind copy Ralph Holibaugh Bill Horner Maureen Fournier Jack Russell Pauline Angione Greetings, As we honor the achievements D-Day, few remember that sixty days later The Father of Acadia passed away. Opening with a phrase from Ecclesiastes, Benjamin L. Hadley, the Assistant Superintendent, crafted an obituary which has been unpublished and unread these last 75 years. It was not written for the public that knew him. Hadley's moving tribute was included in the monthly reports that each park superintendent submitted to the National Park Service where it 'waited' for seven decades the attention of historians. Two months prior to the August 5th anniversary, I offer this public document for consideration by Friends of Acadia and The Mount Desert Islander, possibly publishing it in its entirety or after careful editing. I wish it could have been included in my Creating Acadia National Park. The eloquence of Ben Hadley would have surprised Mr. Dorr. It is especially fitting for our own times and the challenges faced by the National Park Service. Best, Ron Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 7 Peachtree Terrace Farmington, CT 06032 717-272-0801 eppster2@comcast.net Dorr OBIT by Hadley.docx (20 KB) https://connect.xfinity.com/appsuite/v=7.8.4-39.20190403.154608/print.html?print_1559874792516 2/2 page "or ever the silver cord be loosed " On the morning of August 5 [1944], the immortal spirit of George Bucknam Dorr returned unto God who gave it. So was closed the earthly pilgrimage of a really great man, the creator of Acadia National Park, its first, and at his death, its only Superintendent. He labored intensely to bring the park into being, he nurtured it tenderly once it became real, he saw it increase in stature, and he left it a monument to his work of nearly a lifetime. He died as he lived, quietly and with great expectations for the future. Funeral services were held at St. Saviour's Episcopal Church on Monday, October 7 [sic], and were largely attended by friends and townsfolk. As a mark of respect business places in town were closed for an hour. In accordance with directions given during his lifetime, the remains were cremated and the ashes were scattered in a woodland glade on the Oldfarm property. George B. Dorr was born in Jamaica Plain, Mass., December 29, 1853, the second son of Charles Hazen and Mary Gray (Ward) Dorr. His ancestors on both sides of the family were prominent in the civic and commercial life of the Massachusetts Bay region from the beginning of its settlement. He was seven years old at the outbreak of the War between the States, and eleven at its close. He was eighteen at the time of the Great Boston Fire of 1872, and told very interestingly of watching its progress and destruction of property. He was forty years old at the time of the Worlds Columbian Exposition, and visited Chicago to see its wonders. At fifty he was entering actively upon the establishment of Acadia National Park, although through reading and travel he had been, unconsciously perhaps, preparing himself for that work. At sixty-five he saw his park efforts crowned when Congress enacted legislation which established Lafayette National Park. Following his arrival at the seventy-second year of his age he was annually named in law as the Superintendent of the park. He first came to Bar Harbor with his parents in 1868, when the village was first becoming known as a summer resort. The family was accommodated at the only boarding house in the village which was crowded to the leaves with summer folk. Those not able to get into the house were quartered in tents in the adjacent field. From 1868 to 1897 the family spent their summers, when not abroad, in Bar Harbor, and in the latter years, having bought the land previously, began construction of Oldfarm, into which they moved in 1881. Oldfarm was a place of great hospitality. Beneath its rooftree have slept the great and near great of America and Europe: The "Autocrat of the Breakfast Page4.of4 Table", Oliver Wendell Holmes; Sir William and Lady Osler; James, Lord Bryce; writers, preachers, a veritable cross section of contemporary professional, political and social life of a day now gone. He traveled much. On his first trip to Europe he left Boston in a side-wheel steamer, which when the harbor was cleared, spread sails to wind to increase the speed beyond that capable of being made by steam alone. Egypt, the Nile Valley, Italy, Greece, Palestine, France, Germany and England became, over the years, familiar ground. In America he visited east, west, and south, covering the ground leisurely on foot, bicycle and horseback, absorbing to the full the history, customs, and products of the places visited, thereby gaining the background for his later work in creating the national park on Mount Desert Island. He was a cultured gentleman, thoroughly versed in the classics, in history and in science. His formal education was gained at Harvard, from which he graduated in 1874. From time to time he did further work at the University, interesting himself particularly in philosophy. For a time he was Chairman of the Visiting Committee on Philosophy, and was intimately associated with William James in committee work. But his real education was acquired from reading, travel and contact with the scientific and social life of his time. Here, apart from his park work, he found his greatest delight and took his greatest reward. He was impatient with pretense and shallowness, but full of admiration for soundness and real worth. His wide range of knowledge was readily accessible to any who sincerely sought it but he gave short shrift to those who sought from mere politeness or sheer curiosity. He was one of the few remaining members of the so-called "gaslight era" of society, as well as of the old "Boston aristocracy". Strong-willed, arrogant, impatient with the little conventions, he was nevertheless a gentleman, a scholar, a kindly advisor and wholeheartedly generous. We who knew him SO well miss the cherry twinkle of his eye and his unfailing courtesy on all occasions. Though he is gone, his works shall follow him." Benjamin L. Hadley, August 1944. The National Archives & Records Administration. ] Page 1.4 George B. Dorr Society Icon In 1916 a sprig of wild blueberries first appeared on the title page of a new series of articles publicizing the establishment of the Sieur de Monts National Monument. Of the 23 projected articles that George B. Dorr planned for the Sieur de Monts Publications, ten of the nineteen extant publications are illustrated on the title page with Dorr's photograph of the favored fruit of Mainers. The long neglected articles cover the flora and fauna of not only Mount Desert Island but also comparatively less hospitable climates in the southwestern United States. While Dorr authored many of the pamphlets, other contributors included Charles W. Eliot, L.B. Deasy, Rev. William Lawrence, Henry Lane Eno, Francis Parkman, Edward Rand, and Joshua Chamberlain. Published from 1916 through 1919 by the U.S. Interior Department and the Wild Gardens of Acadia, thousands of copies of each number were distributed for free to the public at large. No historical document survives relating Dorr's rationale for selecting Maine's state fruit (Vaccinium angustifolium). As a horticulturist he was surely attracted to this indigenous plant because of its historic associations, agricultural heritage, and commercial value. It is quite likely that Dorr's choice was driven by Mainers regard for this attractive wild fruit as a distinctive public asset. Much like the landscapes that he would struggle to make available to them over the remaining three decades of his life. Ronald H. Epp June 4, 2019 Tales from the Trails Friends of Acadia invites you to The 15th Annual George B. Dorr Society Luncheon Monday, July 29, 2019 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Asticou Inn, Peabody Drive, Northeast Harbor Join us for a talk by long-time Acadia National Park Trail Foreman Gary Stellpflug. Followed by an optional hike. RSVP with food selections (over) by July 19: 207-288-3340 or lisa@friendsofacadia.org or www.surveymonkey.com/r/GBDlunch William Blair With great appreciation to the William Blair Company for underwriting the George B. Dotr Society at Friends of Acadia. 6/4/2019 Xfinity Connect RE_ Acadia Founders Week Printout page 2 RONALD EPP 6/4/2019 4:08 PM RE: Acadia Founders Week To Lisa Horsch Clark Lisa, Delighted that the three of us can meet this coming Saturday. Yes, the second printing of CANP is what I want. I am impressed by the blueberry model you sent me. It captures the essence of the historic photograph and adds elegance in its design. I was inspired to write the attached piece since I was confident that you would want to promote its selection to Society members and others who might wish to join. I hope I have not been too wordy in explaining its historic origins. Use it as you see fit. I have just been booked into Cleftstone by the Beatrix Farrand Society for talk I will give at the the August 4th event. Isn't the GBD Society event a week earlier? What is the location? Safe travels. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. 7 Peachtree Terrace Farmington, CT 06032 603-491-1760 eppster2@comcast.net 6/4/2019 Xfinity Connect RE_Acadia Founders Week Printout page 3 Lisa Horsch Clark 6/4/2019 10:09 AM RE: Acadia Founders Week To RONALD Excellent news, Ron! I am excited to see you and have already put the case of books in the car. It's the 2nd printing. That is the one you want, correct? Thank you also for the lead on the blueberry image. We found it online and Lisa Williams (new in the communications office) designed the attached logo using it for a model. What do you think? I will have Grace with me on Saturday. I hope that is ok. We will meet you at 12:30 at The Old Saybrook Fish House. If anything changes, please call me on the cell phone at 207-669-2152. I plan to start heading south at noon on Friday. Is there anything else you need me to bring down from Maine or the office? Happy day! Lisa Lisa Horsch Clark 207-288-3340 isahorsch@friendsofacadia.org Help us conserve natural resources - please think before you print. From: RONALD Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 5:20 PM To: Lisa Horsch Clark Subject: RE: Acadia Founders Week George B.Dorr Society FRIENDS OF ACADIA established 2005 FRIENDS OF ACADIA ANNUAL MEETING 2017 The Bar Harbor Club - Stotesbury Ball Room Wednesday, July 12, 2017 3:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. AGENDA 3:45 - 5:00 p.m. Annual Meeting - Bar Harbor Club Stotesbury Ball Room Welcome: EDWARD L. SAMEK AND ANNE GREEN, Board of Directors The State of our Park: KEVIN SCHNEIDER, Superintendent, Acadia National Park 2016 Project Highlights: STEPHANIE CLEMENT, Conservation Director Awards: Excellence in Volunteerism Award to Mike Hays Acadia Preservation Award to Ronald Epp Marianne Edwards Distinguished Service Award to Edward L. Samek Remarks: THERESA PIERNO, President & CEO, National Parks Conservation Association Closing Remarks: DAVID MACDONALD, President 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Refreshments and conversation on the terrace overlooking Frenchman Bay FRIENDS OF ACADIA Acadia Preservation Award interest is 1 of Game a Due 1 informating of Auto National Park for de of a with g of Author May lines anding a - Me - le in inconclusive / of 1 in andies - print addition resulting the - - of the Sam Was of America the Hand County Trades for Paid Reservation of National Park Service 1 - behavior Author 1 y de / a - - will - prived de for of Garge Dam Cruting Auntin Part Fr the Banil Members Honorary - Expires Transites - w of Thind of America is guardian present De RONALD Executi - Pending American Year / a - of mi is the forge a Dem in de funing - 1 - of Andia in month 1 will information present - future work a I - 1 And Natural Part Given dis day, July of 2007 The Bar Harber Clash Bar Haber, Maise anne green Anne Green Chi Da) m Dane David MacDonald President FRIENDS OF ACADIA Preserving trails is topic 10/12/00 will be addressed, said Margie Oct. 18 will be devoted to by Anne Kozak Coffin-Brown of the Olmsted field sessions, including the ACADIA NAT'L PARK Center and the author of a Jordan Pond trail and carry, Experts from around the history of MDI hiking trails, stepped trails such as the country will examine include: an overview of hiking Emery Path, and the summit strategies for preserving and trails around the country, a and ridge trails on Cadillac, all rehabilitating historic trails close examination of what is of which are heavily used. de during a three-day conference going on in Acadia and in The final day of the b here next week. other parks, and participants' conference will feature case p This conference is sharing information on studies that illustrate how to particularly relevant for rehabilitation and preservation document, implement and Acadia as the park begins its strategies. manage trails. 10-year project to implement On Oct. 17 in the morning, "I expect to learn quite a bit the Acadia Trails Forever speakers will discuss physical and to learn from other parks," project - a project for which characteristics of trails in the said chief of maintenance Jim Friends of Acadia raised $13 United States, Peru and Nepal, Vekasi, who has attended million in just under a year. the history of recreational similar conferences on historic Sponsored by the park, hiking trails and national roads. I Friends of Acadia and the historic trail programs. The The cost of the three-day f you believe that Acadia National Olmsted Center for Landscape afternoon will be devoted to conference, which includes Park is worth preserving, if you would Preservation, this conference the role of philanthropy in lunches. and transportation. is will focus on identifying, maintaining historic trails and $150; attendance on a daily like to give something back to a place documenting, treating and trails in Acadia - specifically basis is prorated. For more that has given you pleasure, you can maintaining such historic measures the park has already information, contact do SO by joining Friends of Acadia features as Civilian taken to implement the conference organizer Marla Conservation Corps rehabilitation of 130 miles of Major of Friends of Acadia at stonework, bridges, drainage maintained trails and 288-3340. systems, overlooks and other restoration of 11 miles of the The conference is being built features. park's 110 miles of abandoned underwritten by registration Some of the key points that trails. fees and Friends of Acadia. Send reply to: From: "Marla Major" To: "Ronald Epp \(E-mail\)" Subject: Date sent: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 15:00:49 -0500 Ronald, Thank you for your kind words regarding the Journal, and for your offer to write an article about George Dorr. I would like to take you up on that offer for the spring Journal. I will call you next week to discuss it with you. Is there a good time to reach you at 860-768-4268, or another number? I look forward to talking with you. Sincerely, Marla Major Stewardship Director & Editor, Friends of Acadia Journal Friends of Acadia 207-288-3340 www.friendsofacadia.org P.S. I'm finally settled back into the office and can mail a copy of David Goodrich's Abandoned Trails report to you, if you still want it. Please just let me know. -- 1 -- Mon, 29 Jan 2001 16:36:07 Page 1 of 1 Ronald Epp From: "Ronald Epp" To: Cc: Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 12:11 PM Subject: Old Farm & FOA Journal Marla, I've evaluated what primary resources are in my possession at this time on the Old Farm project that we exchanged emails about several weeks ago. I am afraid that I will not be able to meet the September deadline but am confident that I can meet whatever is the deadline for the following issue. There are too many loose ends at this point for me to put together a realistic outline for you. NPS Historian Richard Quin has some digitized images of Old Farm that I need to nevaluate and that he has been forced to delay transmitting to me as well as textual material at the Rockefeller Archive Center pertinent to the disposition of Mr. Dorr's estate that I need to examine in Sleepy Hollow in early August. If you can roll this project forward one issue I would appreciate it. On another matter the article, P.D. Levin's "Acadia with Love" article in the Winter 2001 issue was very well done and should have resonated positively with many park visitors. In the same issue your report on the village connector trails mentions a brochure and map being available for the Great Meadow Loop. Could you mail or fax me a copy? On a final note, this May my wife and I walked the recently graveled Jordan Pond Trail, quite a contrast to my 6 a.m. solo walk around the entire pond last December. The FOA contribiution to this effort is much appreciated. Hope you summer goes well. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of the Harry & Gertrude Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University 2500 North River Road Manchester, NH 03106-1045 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 (fax) 6/17/2002 Page 1 of 2 Ronald Epp From: "Marla Major" To: "Ronald Epp'" Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 1:22 PM Subject: RE: Old Farm & FOA Journal Thank you, Ron, for checking in and for your kind comments. I'll relay your appreciation to Phil Levin. I'll be happy to save space in the spring issue for an article about the Old Farm. Let's set a deadline date of February 28, 2003. A copy of the Great Meadow Loop brochure/map is on its way. I look forward to reading about the Old Farm. Best wishes for the summer. Marla Marla Major Editor, Friends of Acadia Journal Friends of Acadia P.O. Box 45, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207-288-3340 www.friendsofacadia.org Original Message From: Ronald Epp [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 12:11 PM To: marla@friendsofacadia.org Cc: r.epp@snhu.edu Subject: Old Farm & FOA Journal Marla, I've evaluated what primary resources are in my possession at this time on the Old Farm project that we exchanged emails about several weeks ago. I am afraid that I will not be able to meet the September deadline but am confident that I can meet whatever is the deadline for the following issue. There are too many loose ends at this point for me to put together a realistic outline for you. NPS Historian Richard Quin has some digitized images of Old Farm that I need to nevaluate and that he has been forced to delay transmitting to me as well as textual material at the Rockefeller Archive Center pertinent to the disposition of Mr. Dorr's estate that I need to examine in Sleepy Hollow in early August. If you can roll this project forward one issue I would appreciate it. On another matter the article, P.D. Levin's "Acadia with Love" article in the Winter 2001 issue was very well done and should have resonated positively with many park visitors. In the same issue your report on the village connector trails mentions a brochure and map being available for the Great Meadow Loop. Could you mail or fax me a copy? On a final note, this May my wife and I walked the recently graveled Jordan Pond Trail, quite a contrast to my 6 a.m. solo walk around the entire pond last December. The FOA contribiution to this effort is much appreciated. Hope you summer goes well. 6/17/2002 Maine Olmsted Alliance for Parks & Landscapes Page 1 of 4 Maine Olmsted Alliance for Parks & Landscapes Journal Archive Stewardship Friends of Acadia at Work by W. Kent Olson Summer 2001 Schoodic Point, Acadia National Park. FOA Photo by George DeWolfe. In 1986, a handful of people who love Acadia National Park organized Friends of Acadia (FOA). Their objectives were humble -- to help raise small sums so the park could improve education programs, and to foster appreciation for Acadia. Fifteen years later, in 2001, Friends still makes grants to the park, but of a different magnitude altogether. Powered by millions of dollars in endowments, Friends annually donates hundreds of thousands to improve Acadia and nearby towns, and runs strong programs in advocacy and policy development. FOA's increased financial power and its effectiveness as a conservation organization owe to the founders' vision and generosity, and to those who have expanded on it. Today's Friends of Acadia has a sharpened mission - "To preserve and protect the outstanding natural beauty, ecological vitality and cultural distinctiveness of Acadia National Park and the surrounding communities." The organization's full-time staff of seven manages a $1.6 million budget. A well run 23-member volunteer board develops policy, helps raise funds, and oversees investments, including $10 million in endowments. Last summer, grants from FOA made possible the employment of 43 people in Acadia National Park. http://www.maineolmsted.org/journal/articles/steward/foa.html 12/2/2002 Maine Olmsted Alliance for Parks & Landscapes Page 2 of 4 Friends put itself on the map in 1990, when it accepted a challenge from Senator George Mitchell, Congresswoman Olympia Snowe, and David Rockefeller, son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., a park co-founder. The Maine Congressional delegation sought a federal appropriation of $4 million ($2 million would later be added), while Friends raised $4 million in private donations. The federal funds underwrote reconstruction of Acadia's 44 miles of nonmotorized carriage roads, which John D. Rockefeller, Jr. had earlier gifted to the park. FOA created an in-house endowment to keep up the roads in perpetuity. Since 1995, the principal has reached $5 million and generated $1 million in maintenance grants. Among the 160 friends groups that serve the 384-unit National Park System, Friends of Acadia stands out because it emphasizes endowments. Many groups engage in "pass-though" fundraising for short-term projects, but only FOA stresses sustainable funding too. Even in the recent wild stock market, Friends has been able to give without long-term injury to its balances. This steadfastness allows the Park Service to plan with assurance. Based on the successful carriage road model, Friends of Acadia mounted, in 1999, a $13- million campaign called Acadia Trails Forever. The objectives: rehabilitate, over a decade, the 130-mile footpath system; restore eleven miles of abandoned trails; create five "village connectors" to link The trails of Sargent Mountain are among the 130 miles of foot paths to benefit towns with the from the only private trails endowment in the national park system. FOA photo park; and endow by George DeWolfe. the system in perpetuity. The park committed $4 million, mostly in visitor entry fees. FOA matched them two-to-one, with $9 million in private contributions, including a $5- million leadership gift, largest ever to a Maine conservation organization. Acadia became the first national park with a privately endowed trails complex. Friends has also bought and endowed two wheelchair-accessible horse drawn carriages, and built and endowed a public footpath that lies entirely on private lands subject to an easement held by Maine Coast Heritage Trust. While Friends of Acadia is unusual for its endowments, it is also special in the friends movement in three other ways. First, unlike most of its sibling groups, FOA is not solely a philanthropy. Backed by 3,500 member-donor-activists, Friends engages in public advocacy. The organization works with Congress, the Maine Legislature, and public agencies, to generate park funding and to influence other measures affecting the park and communities. This protects Friends' private investments in the public resource, ensuring that donated monies go farther. Second, Friends vigorously defends http://www.maincolmsted.org/journal/articles/steward/foa.html 12/2/2002 Maine Olmsted Alliance for Parks & Landscapes Page 3 of 4 Acadia against threats. For example, in 1996 Friends and colleagues engineered a moratorium halting a massive timber cut planned just outside the park at Schoodic Point. An acceptable, more benign cut eventually went forward. The organization also led the citizen effort to prohibit jet skis on freshwater within Acadia and at its borders. Sixteen Mount Desert Island ponds now enjoy bans. And, helped by the Maine Congressional delegation and others, FOA recently quashed a State of Maine bid to acquire, for unspecified purposes, 25 acres inside park boundaries. A financial partnership of Acadia National Park, Friends of The proposal threatened the Acadia, the state and federal Departments of Transportation, national park's physical integrity and local towns and businesses developed the Island and the cohesive management of Explorer bus system, which carried 193,000 riders last its interior lands. summer. The propane powered buses eliminated several hundred tons of pollutants and the equivalent of a 183-mile Third, while most friends groups traffic jam. rarely comment on policies and management actions of their respective parks, Friends of Acadia frequently does. Its operating philosophy reads in part: "We function as a freestanding nonprofit organization, supportive of the park but independent from it. We reserve the right to differ respectfully." FOA has developed independent positions on such issues as entry and campground fees, automobile carrying capacities, public transit policy and in-park commercial services. Friends represents Acadia users in the continual betterment of park operations. The current challenges of protecting Acadia's environment and culture are profound. Acadia National Park sustains, if that's the proper word, roughly three million annual visits and ranks eighth overall in national park use. It is Maine's most popular destination after L.L. Bean. To deal with the traffic, FOA, the park and others co-founded a public transit system of 17 propane powered buses, which carried 193,000 riders last year and eliminated the equivalent of a 150-mile traffic jam. But further innovation will be needed. If historic doubling rates hold, Acadia visitation will reach six million by 2020. Challenges will be immense. Preserving Acadia will turn on how the National Park Service manages such enormous threats to park integrity. Public servants, strapped for funds, stifled evermore by politics, cannot address them alone. Never before in the national park's 85-year history has the need for an independent philanthropic advocate been more necessary. A grant from the Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation made it Over fifteen years, FOA has http://www.maineolmsted.org/journal/articles/steward/foa.html 12/2/2002 Maine Olmsted Alliance for Parks & Landscapes Page 4 of 4 possible for Friends of Acadia to purchase and endow two successfully embodied and wheelchair accessible horse carriages for use on the park's 44 extended the generous mile carriage road system. FOA photo by Pete Travers. motivations of its founders. Cumulative grants to the park and communities recently surpassed $2 million, with tangible and visible conservation results. However, the Friends of the future must become an even more robust nonprofit, to help keep this world-class natural area in top condition, ever resilient to human impact. Please join Friends of Acadia in this hard, selfless, ultimately gratifying work. Everyone who loves Acadia is welcome. And there's plenty for you to do. Ken Olson is President of Friends of Acadia, 43 Cottage Street, P.O. Box 45, Bar Harbor, ME 04609. Phone: 207-288-3340. E-mail: info@friendsofacadia.org. Web: www.friendsofacadia.org. A career conservationist, Mr. Olson previously was President of American Rivers, Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy of Connecticut, and General Manager of the Appalachian Mountain Club Hut System. Stewardship http://www.maineolmsted.org/journal/articles/steward/foa.html 12/2/2002 Page 1 of 3 Ronald Epp From: "Marla Major" To: "Ronald Epp" Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 12:50 PM Subject: RE: FOA Journal Thank you, Ron, I think that is a terrific idea. It sounds the sort of piece for the winter journal -- a time for reflection, I suppose. Would this be possible? I'd probably need it by early October. Hope you enjoy these days. Marla Original Message From: Ronald Epp [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 12:22 PM To: marla@friendsofacadia.org Cc: r.epp@snhu.edu Subject: Re: FOA Journal Marla, Good to hear from you. Yes, I did receive the map and intend to walk the trail with Elizabeth the next time we visit. I've managed to discipline myself these last few months to put in several hours of work on the early history of ANP each morning before I leave for work. I bring up this point because in recent days I've been reading congressional testimony from 1918 justifying the elevation of Sieur de Monts to park status, as would be achieved early the following year. What has surprised me is the array of reasons (aesthetic, political, recreational, environmental, etc.) offered to justify this change of status in such surprisingly cultivated language--that the following idea occured to me. FOA Journal readers may find value in reflecting on the original reasons proposed by Dorr, Eliot, and others for creation of the park, justifications which may or may not overlap with our current convictions about the importance of the FOA and the strategic objectives of the ANP administration. Drawn from archival resources, the extremely well-articulated values that are the underpinnings of ANP are generally not addressed in the popular histories currently in print. If you need a "filler" for a future issue let me know. It should not be too cumbersome to compile and surround with a few contextual words. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of the Harry & Gertrude Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University 7/17/2002 Page 1 of 1 Ronald Epp From: "Marla Major" To: "Ronald Epp'" Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 1:33 PM Subject: RE: FOA Journal Article Article received. Thank you, Ron. I expect to be here in mid-November, and look forward to seeing you. Best, Marla Original Message From: Ronald Epp [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 12:31 PM To: marla@friendsofacadia.org Cc: r.epp@snhu.edu Subject: FOA Journal Article Dear Marla, Responding to your amil of July 17th, I've put together the article you requested for the winter issue At about 1,050 words it may be too lengthy for your purposes. If so, you may cut in whole or part the remarks by Frederick Lane which conclude the article, though they do nicely summarize the official position of the new NPS. I think that it is important to be most careful about quotation marks so as to distinquish clearly my incidental words from those of the authorities cited in the Congressional Record. If you choose to use an image, you might want to consider using the title page of the Congressional legislation (I'll fax it to you along with the article) since the entire piece rests on this singular document. Obviously I entirely welcome the editorical modifications that you believe are necessary. Please confirm receipt of this. Finally, I hope to spend a few days in Bar Harbor for research and some interviews: November (13-15). Perhaps I can take you to lunch if you are available. Ron Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of the Harry & Gertrude Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University 2500 North River Road Manchester, NH 03106-1045 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 (fax) 10/1/2002 Message Page 1 of 2 Epp, Ronald From: Epp, Ronald Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 11:48 AM To: Epp, Ronald Cc: Epp, Ronald Subject: FOA Journal & R. Epp Dear Marla, I trsut you have been healthy and productive these winter months. As I prepare for another research trip to MDI this Wednesday through Saturday, I thought I'd query you once again about whether you still have an interest in a journal piece on Old Farm as we enter the 125th anniversary of its construction. In recent months I've secured additional documentation on the decision- making process to raze the "cottage" and will be meeting Thursday with Jim Vekasi about some building files in his office relative to Old Farm. The work on the Dorr biography progresses. In recent months I've been collaborating with Peter Bachelder, an Ellsworth historian, on Cadillac Mountain Road documentation. Have you given any thought to showecasing this summit road in 2006, the 75th anniverary of its completion? Hope to hear from you. C Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 fax Original Message From: Epp, Ronald Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 10:44 AM To: "marla@friendsofacadia.org) Cc: Epp, Ronald Subject: Philip Geyelin Dear Marla, 3/15/2004 Message Page 1 of 2 Epp, Ronald From: Ken Olson [kenolson@friendsofacadia.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 3:09 PM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: RE: Dorr Anniversary 2005 Ron- Thanks very much. I've asked Marla to give you a call. Ken From: Epp, Ronald [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 12:22 PM To: Ken Olson Subject: Dorr Anniversary 2005 Ken, Attached you will find a list that I distributed at the November meeting describing the various anniversaries that could be woven into any 2005 celebration. The issue around which most Committee members expressed support was the 125th anniverary of the occupancy of Old Farm, the "cottage" that architect Henry Richards designed (with an assist from Savage) and constructed in 1878-79--and the Mary, Charles, and George B. Dorr occupied first in 1880. However, there is also a strong group feeling that we should focus more on themes celebrated over several years rather than anniversary dates (and here I seem to be in the minority). Incidentally, two years ago I proposed to Marla that I could write an anniversary article for the FOA Journal in 2005 on "Old Farm" which she initially supported; however, before I drafted this article I sent several inquiries to her to determine continuing interest and received no response. I let this offer go and instead accumulated hundreds of pages of documentation on the history of this place where Dorr claims repeatedly that the idea for Acadia National Park was born. I hope this is helpful. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 fax Original Message From: Ken Olson [mailto:kenolson@friendsofacadia.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10:42 AM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: Ron- 1/19/2005 Message Page 2 of 2 Exactly what anniversary of Dorr is being celebrated this year? Nobody I asked had a solid answer. Thanks. Ken Ken Olson President Friends of Acadia 43 Cottage St., P.O. Box 45 Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207-288-3340 phone 207-288-8938 fax kenolson@friendsofacadia.org www.friendsofacadia.org "To preserve the outstanding natural beauty, ecological vitality and cultural distinctiveness of Acadia National Park and surrounding communities. " 1/19/2005 Message Page 1 of 3 Epp, Ronald From: Epp, Ronald Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 3:40 PM To: 'terry@friendsofacadia.org' Cc: 'Marla Stellpflug O'Byrne'; "along4@verizon.net" Subject: RE: Spirit of Acadia Again Begley, Now with this request to expand my characterization, I am concerned that I will be tracking over the language that Alice Long offered when she submitted at Marla's request a brief Spirit of Acadia piece for the Journal. I stongly suggest that this apparent conflict be reconciled as soon as possible. Because I will be out of state for the remainder of the week and your time is short, I offer the following: A group of two dozen MDI volunteers gathered in November 2004 to discuss the feasibility of developing programs to celebrate the life of park "Father," George Bucknam Dorr (1853-1944). Finding common ground and shared enthusiasm for drawing attention to the legacies of several most notable park founders--Mr. Dorr, Charles W. Eliot, John D. Rockefeller jr., and George L. Stebbins--the committee rallied around the concept that this collaborative effort be named "The Spirit of Acadia." The Committee includes representatives from island historical societies, libraries, and museums as well as involvement by the Beatrix Farrand Society, the College of the Atlantic, the Friends of Acadia, the National Park Service, the Wild Gardens of Acadia, and the Woodlawn Museum. The goal is to develop over several years public exhibits, lectures, displays, and other educational programs that inspire interest in the legacy of those persons of vision and persistence who made possible the establishment of Acadia National Park. Ron P.S. Originally, there was an effort to focus attention on 2005 which would have been the 125 th anniversary of the occupancy of Old Farm. The Committee wanted a more general thrust that wasn't wedded to anniversary dates. Do give Alice Long a call for additional clarification: 207-288-5809. P.S.S. I am including as an attachment a list of proposed activities for 2005; some items on the list are tentative but many are already works in progress. P.S. S. S. Please confirm receipt. Edit as the three of you find best for your purposes. Original Message From: Terry Begley [mailto:terry@friendsofacadia.org) Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:36 PM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: RE: Spirit of Acadia Ron, I am sorry to do this, if at all possible could you please expand a bit on what the specifics are for this year and why there is a focus this year in particular? Or is this going to be an ongoing committee for years to come? Perhaps we should stick to the original request for 100 words, it would really help me 3/30/2005 Message Page 2 of 3 better understand this whole concept. If you could get it to me by Monday, that would be fine. Do you think you could do that? Again Ron, I am sorry for all the confusion. Best, Terry From: Epp, Ronald [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:57 PM To: terry@friendsofacadia.org Subject: RE: Spirit of Acadia Terry, I got your message about limiting my statement to about 25 words. Here it is: Established in November 2004, this MDI volunteer organization actively develops programs for the public that celebrate the legacy of those persons--of vision and persistence--responsible for the establishment of Acadia National Park. Let me know if this requires modification. Please confirm receipt. Ron Original Message From: Terry Begley [mailto:terry@friendsofacadia.org] Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 9:18 AM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: RE: Spirit of Acadia Ron, A hundred would be perfect. Thanks so much. Terry From: Epp, Ronald [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 8:15 AM To: terry@friendsofacadia.org Subject: RE: Spirit of Acadia Dear Terry, Glad to help out with this. I could use a word-count approximation so as to hit your mark. You know how we academics can use so many words to say so very little. Twenty? Fifty? A Hundred? Ron Original Message From: Terry Begley [mailto:terry@friendsofacadia.org] Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 11:29 AM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: Spirit of Acadia 3/24/05 3/30/2005 Message Page 3 of 3 Dear Ron, I am currently writing a short "Save the Date" article for the Friends of Acadia Benefit Gala. I am going to include how this year's theme is celebrating the Spirit of Acadia. If possible could you please provide me with a short paragraph of the language you would like to see me use when talking about this idea? What would you like the FOA members and the public to know about this commemoration? Thank you in advance for your help. If you could get this language to me at your earliest convenience it would be most appreciated. Thank you. Terry Begley Development Associate & Gala Manager 3/30/2005 SPIRIT OF ACADIA Proposed 2005 Activities Summer Abbe Museum Exhibit regarding museum beginnings and the Abbe-Dorr relationship Bar Harbor Historical G.B. Dorr permanent exhibit/ Society Museum Dorr Finding Aid College of the Atlantic Raymond Strout's Dorr Memorabilia Dorr Museum Mount Desert Island Old Farm Model Historical Society Selectmen Bldg., Somesville Northeast Harbor Charles Eliot Archival Exhibit Library Jesup Memorial Library Exhibit of Books relating to the Founders & their Era Jeff Dobbs Productions The Origins of Acadia: Acadia Channel a brief film on Dorr's legacy MDI Water Quality Youth Watershed Forum Coalition Wild Gardens of Acadia Pamphlet on Dorr vision for the WGA/ 90th anniversary celebration (05-06) College of the Atlantic/ "Founders" Website Launch SOA Media Sub-comm. Patrick Chasse: Coordinator Port-in-a-Storm Steam to the Summit Bookstore Peter Bachelder Lecture from his 2005 Cog Railway book Spirit of Acadia Founders Brochure & Media Sub-committee Acadia Weekly content & calendar Harraseeket Films "Rockefeller's Teeth" video Hancock County Trustees of Jordan Pond House Exhibit on Public Reservations HCTPR origins: New Site? & ANP Curator National Park Service Old Farm Tours John Toolen, NPS Volunteer National Park Service Beaver Log Calendar Announcement June 30 College of the Atlantic Ronald Epp, Champlain Society Lecture "Gentleman, Scholar, Lover of Nature" July 4 July 4th Parade Float/Re-enactment Commemmorating Dorr August 3 Woodlawn Museum Ronald Epp Annual Membership Event "What's In a Name?" The Mountain Re-naming Controversy August 13 Friends of Acadia FOA Gala/Auction & Catalog Asticou Inn Spirit of Acadia Committee Founders Day "Event" Fall 2005 MDI Water Quality Frenchman Bay kayak expedition Coalition SOACal 28 March 2005 Message Page 1 of 2 Epp, Ronald From: Epp, Ronald Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 12:48 PM To: 'Lisa Horsch' Cc: 'stephanieclement@friendsofacadia.org" Subject: RE: George Dorr family crest? Dear Lisa, I am delighted to hear that Dorr's name will be associated with a planned giving initiative. There are a variety of so-called heritage web sites that you could Google to for an image of the Dorr crest. Dorr was intensely interested in his ancestry and traced back both sides of his family to their 17th century arrivals in America, adding his own content and annotations to these detailed ancestry records. I have made extensive use of these documents at the Massachusetts Historical Society and the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, both in Boston. What is nowhere mentioned, most importantly, is any family member intrerest family crests. I would sugest that thought be given to some other suitable icon. A couple of ideas come to mind. During the 1916-1919 timeframe when there was much interest in promoting the Sieur de Monts National Monument as deserving of park status, Dorr and others published a series of 23 articles (actually 10-30 page booklets) called "The Sieur de Monts Publications." Most were marked on the cover by an iconic cluster of blueberries, a species native to the Island--and perhaps suitable for your effort. I have all the extant copies and a few are available on the Island at park HQ and the Northeast Harbor Library. On the other hand, Old Farm is described repeatedly by Mr. Dorr as the inspiration for the park (many images of the "cottage" are available). Similarly, Dorr was much attached to the Sieur de Monts Spring site for a host of reasons. You could use the distinctive springhouse image or the images from two large inscribed stones that are nearby. These images can be secured from Brooke as well. And then of course, there is the very well known Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations donated inscribed memorial stone erected after the 1947 fire at the same location. This latter icon has the added benefit of having additional narrative testimonial content written by his contemporaries about the importance of Mr. Dorr's contributions to the development of the park--which you could quote from at length (see me for a copy). I'll give the matter some additional thought and send you any additional ideas that come to mind. Do keep me informed about this exciting project! Ron Epp Original Message From: Lisa Horsch [mailto:lisahorsch@friendsofacadia.org] Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 2:55 PM To: along4@verizon.ne georgedorr@yahoo.com; Epp, Ronald Subject: George Dorr family crest? Good afternoon, Alice and Ron! Stephanie Clement suggested I contact your about finding a family crest for George Dorr. Does one exist? If so, do you have an electronic copy? Friends of Acadia has recently decided to name its planned giving society in honor of George Dorr and I would like to include his family crest or other appropriate graphic with our printed material. 9/14/2005 Message Page 2 of 2 Any help you could give would be much appreciated. Lisa Lisa Horsch Director of Development and Donor Relations Friends of Acadia 43 Cottage Street, P.O. Box 45 Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207-288-3340 207-288-8938 fax lisahorsch@friendsofacadia.org Explore our website: www.friendsofacadia.org The mission of Friends of A cadia is to preserve and protect the outstanding natural beauty, ecological ritality, and cultural distinctiveness of A cadia National Park and the surrounding communities. 9/14/2005 9/15/2017 XFINITY Connect Inbox Friends Alliance and second printing David MacDonald 3:48 PM To Ronald Epp (eppster2@comcast.net) Hi Ron: Happy September! If feels good to have Labor Day behind us here at Acadia though the plate is still over- full, not quite as many dated demands on the FOA staff, and we are pleased to have Earl Brechlin officially on board in the communications role as of about a week ago. It would be great to see you at the Friends Alliance meeting, but I fully understand if your move to Simsbury takes priority. Congratulations and hope that you proceed to a smooth closing there! Lisa has let me know that the second printing of The Making of Acadia National Park has recently been completed. FOA is pleased to have been able to take this step to continue to put this important piece of Acadia scholarship and history into the public's hands. I realize that we spoke of an updated MOU between us that would address the question of author's royalties, as well as anticipating the question of rights/responsibilities/decision-making in the future when it comes to possible future printings. What else should we be sure to include? If you have the ability to take a first crack at this, I'd be glad to respond with edits/suggestions. Both Carol and Lisa are out today, so I will check with them early next week for an update on the number of copies from the first printing we still have on hand, and when we expect to take delivery of the new print run. In the meantime, please don't hesitate to be in touch with questions or if it would be helpful to chat directly. Thanks again for the great effort you made with two trips north this summer for FOA events. Keep me posted on your plans for the Alliance meeting. Many thanks, David David MacDonald, President & CEO Friends of Acadia P.O. Box 45 Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207-288-3340 www.friendsofacadia.org 6/2017 Publishing Contracts 101 (Protect Your Work) WritersDigest.com Digest Writer's Digest University Writer's Market Writer Digest Shop Writer's Digest Tutorials Writer's Digest Conference Draft Critique Register Log In Search HOME ARTICLES COMMUNITY EDITOR BLOGS COMPETITIONS EVENTS EDUCATION RESOURCES SUBSCRIBE SHOP The Writing Prompt Boot Camp Subscribe to our FREE email newsletter and receive enteryour email address here free Book of writing prompts! m not robot PublishingContracts 01 (Protect Your Work) By.admin October 6, 2009 52 So you've signed with an agent and he's landed you an offer from a publishing house. He can take it from here, igh Wrong. 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