Details
Object ID : 001928
Object Name : Cage for John Sawyer, by Jean Hankins
Object Desc : Essay, later published in Maine History. Discusses town's treatment of the poor in the first 50 years of town history.
Collection : Coll. 50, Jean Hankins' Papers
Accession # : 2016.639
General Category : Documents
Category : Miscellaneous Documents
Source Category : Gift
Accession Date : FEB 20,2014
Location : Range 2
Status : In Collection
Object Keywords : Sawyer, John,Poor Relief,Otisfield - History,Hankins, Jean F.,
Title : Architectural Survey 1981
Description : Survey provided incentive for start of OHS in same year, under Ethel Turner. Survey was for all Oxford Co. towns, resulted in eventual publication of Randall Bennett's book, Oxford County, Maine: A Guide to Its Historic Architecture (Bethel, 1984). Original plan was to publish one such volume for each county, but funding ran out after only 2 counties were done. Some of the town's oldest houses aren't included in survey, for reasons unknown. But information here is invaluable. Survey sheets have been updated over the years and now include house numbers for identification.