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Description
Donated by Paul Rich Dinsmore, M.D., this collection includes 328 Dinsmore Family photographs including one panoramic image related principally to the Dinsmore, Dearborn, and Smart families of Medford Center and Seboeis, Maine. A majority of images date between 1880 and 1920. The families shared close friendships and inter-marriage during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dinsmore/Rich family genealogy materials include: "Dinsmore: Seven Generations," "Samuel Rich of Truro," and photocopies of "A Dissertation on Sympathy," by Samuel Dinsmore, Brunswick, Maine, April 1835; photocopies of newspaper clippings, and other items. Images range in size from 1"x2" to 11"x14" in size. The majority are 4"x6" and 5"x7". Images include Seboeis Plantation (1812-1850) and Medford Center Cemetery (early 1800s). Photos pertaining to outdoor life, women, and family gatherings. Includes a brief Dinsmore genealogy by Frances Dinsmore Dekin dated December 1976, and interview with Elizabeth Hedler.
Publication Date
2024
Keywords
Architecture, Social Life and Customs, Recreation and Tourism
Disciplines
Folklore | Oral History
Size of Collection
1 item
Dates of Collection
1880-1998 (1880-1920 bulk)
Manuscript Number
MF072
Recommended Citation
Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, "MF072 Dinsmore Family Collection" (2024). Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids. Number 96.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/ne_findingaids/96