"creating Acadia N.P. Acadia Atlantic 7/19/2016 Authors Night College of the FBC Acadian Authors Ronald Epp June 14, 2017 Lives in Place George Bucknam Dorr's life on Mount Desert Island is now well established, including the influential roles played over a hundred and fifty years by relatives, friends, and colleagues. Since the publication of Creating Acadia National Park, I began to think anew about the role of place (that is, relevant diverse geographical locations) on Dorr's life and the development of his conservation philosophy. I hinted at some of this in an April talk at the Massachusetts Historical Society but an invitation to speak this October at the Arnold Arboretum prompted me to rethink the impact of Jamaica Plain-his place of birth in 1853-- on Dorr over his lifetime. And whether one could explain how other places where Dorr resided informed his appreciation for the significance of the landscape on this Maine coastal island that he sought to conserve. Thus far I've identified nearly a dozen individuals whose experiences in Jamaica Plain MA intersect with Dorr. Their names are familiar to students of 19th-century culture: Francis Parkman, Charles Sprague Sargent, Margaret Fuller, Charles Eliot, Beatrix Farrand, Ellen Swallow Richards, Edith Wharton, and brothers Henry P. and Charles Pickering Bowditch. The Dorr family relocated in 1858 to a residence across from the Boston Common though the Lakeville Place deed suggests that it became more of a inherently interesting retreat until the family sold it in 1865. What connections between Dorr's life and legacy and the place where he was born might I have missed in my biography? In our own era there is a growing body of evidence that "place" may have diminished in significance. Before the early 20th century transformation of America into an urban society, generational geographical fixity is well documented in the historical record. Alexander von Hoffman's Local Attachments (Johns Hopkins, 1994) is the best available study of the transformations over two centuries that reshaped Jamaica Plain, a community that reflected the 19th century belief that "loyalty to place was a basic human emotion." Dorr's ancestors adhered to this belief while his parents disengaged themselves, exposing their children to the landscape beauty adjacent to their residences in Nahant, Canton, Newport, and Lenox, not to mention travels to the Adirondacks and coastal Maine. Contemporary environmental psychologists have quantified links between childhood exposure to natural environments and later life preferences; indeed, a literature devoted to "primal landscaping" is emerging which claims that childhood outdoor interactions with wildness functions as a baseline for evaluating later life-hardly a surprise to many of us. I will develop this line inquiry in large part because of the evidence in Dorr's writings. He repeatedly identifies character-based influences that tether him to a particular place. Moreover, he attaches value to all manner of phenomena because of their "historical associations." In the schooldays formula of the Five Ws (who, what, why, where, and when) it is the "where" imperative that dominates Dorr's conceptual approach to all matters. Why that is the case we may never fully understand. EVENTS > ACADIA AUTHORS NIGHT Like 0 ACADIA AUTHORS NIGHT OF THE NO MCMLXIX Date: Tuesday Jul 19, 2016 Time: 5:00 pm -7:00 | pm Description: Acadia Authors Night will bring together a celebrated group of authors whose pens have given us compelling views and insights into our park and island. Each author will introduce and read a passage from their work. College of the Atlantic president Darron Collins will host and MC the event. All attendees are invited to a reception afterward, hosted by COA. The evening will feature: Christian Barter, Acadia National Park's Centennial Poet Laureate and author of The Singers I Prefer and In Someone Else's House Ronald Epp, author of Creating Acadia National Park: The Biography of George Bucknam Dorr David Hackett Fischer, author of Champlain's Dream Christina Gillis, author of Writing on Stone Judith Goldstein, author of Majestic Mount Desert II: Collected Essays Carl Little, author of Art of Acadia Bunny McBride, author of Women of the Dawn Bill Newlin, author of Lakes & Ponds of Mt. Desert Ken Olson, co-author of Acadia National Park: A Centennial Celebration Ann Rockefeller Roberts, author of Mr. Rockefeller's Roads Location: Thomas S. Gates Community Center, College of the Atlantic Contact Name: Jen Hughes Contact Phone #: (207) 801-5622 Event web page: http://www.coa.edu/acadiacentennial Event Sponsor(s): College of the Atlantic This is a free event. See all events This website is a project of the ACADIA CENTENNIAL TASK FORCE c/o Friends of Acadia 43 Cottage Street, P.O. Box 45, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 (207) 288-3340 toll-free: (800) 625-0321 www.friendsofacadia.org I www.nps.gov/acad Contact Friends of Acadia I Contact Acadia National Park Acadian Authors Night Acadian Authors Night (AAN) will bring together an elite group of authors whose pens have given us compelling vistas on our beloved park and island. Here are the basics: Feature 8-10 authors who have written well on ANP and/or MDI Ask each to introduce and read a 7-8 minute passage from their work Celebrate the range and grace of the pens that have captured our place On July 19th, 2016 5:00-7:30 PM, Gates Auditorium, College of the Atlantic Darron Collins, COA President, will host and MC the gathering COA-hosted reception for all attendees to follow Acadia is appreciated the of many Receptions Afterwards anew as muse 5/6/16 The concept has struck a chord. The following authors (in alphabetical order, with leading works) have agreed to participate. Christian Barter, The Singers / Prefer & In Someone Else's House Ron Epp, Creating Acadia National Park: The Biography of George Bucknam Dorr David Hackett Fischer, Champlain's Dream Christina Gillis, Writing on Stone Judith Goldstein, Majestic Mount Desert II: Collected Essays Carl Little, Art from Acadia Bunny McBride, Women of the Dawn Bill Newlin, The Lakes & Ponds of Mt. Desert Ken Olson, essay in Acadia National Park: A Centennial Celebration Ann Rockefeller Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller's Roads 7/22/2016 XFINITY Connect: Inbox (78) Hello, Guest Shop/Upgrade My Account Support My XFINITY Sign Out Email usage: Search Mail Search 11% of 10 GB Email Voice Address Book Help Re: Ronald Re: RE: RAC & A Search Re: H.W. Gleaso Mailboxes Close New Get Mail Reply Reply to All Forward Delete Move Spam Print Actions Inbox (78) Gratification Sent Sent By: Jack Russell On: Jul 07/19/16 11:11 PM CANP Reviews To: Ron Epp Drafts Friend Ron, Spam Trash I have been waiting for a moment when I could feel I made a contribution to honor your fifteen year investment in giving ( Acadia Centennial P Acadia Copyedit April 7th was wonderful as a presentation and celebration of your work - but tonight I finally felt the pleasure of giving y heard and felt in the context of the work of eight other Acadian poets. ANPFindingAid1113 CANP I know you logged huge road hours to be with us tonight. I thank you humbly for that extraordinary commitment and look CANP Images celebrate your book and Mr. Dorr. 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