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  • Rural Librarianship Release!

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    NEW RELEASE! Rural Librarianship: From Surviving to Thriving. Information Leadership for the 21st Century. Tada! After four years of post-graduate work experience, reading and research, constant reflection, PLUS one year of intensive writing, my book on rural librarianship is finally published! Thanks to all who encouraged me and waited patiently to receive this book. Available…

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  • 16 Apr 1950 Rose Mabel Haskell

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    DEATH OF ROSE MABEL HASKELL “Rose died at home, 16 Apr 1950…. Very active up until the November before her death when she contacted measles which was followed by acute angina.” SOURCE:  Lane, F.rank C.  & Lane, Roger N., Ancestry and Descendants of James Lane of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1966, p 33.

  • 16 Oct 1940 Emery Orson Lane

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    DEATH OF EMERY ORSON LANE I have been unable to locate the death record online. I intend to conduct further research on this family during my next visit to New England. “He became ill with ulcers, failing, he died 16 Oct 1940 at his home, from old age and cancer. He is buried in Pleasant…

  • 3 Apr 1930 CENSUS Emery Orson Lane

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    Maine, Kennebec, Fayette. In 1930, Emery O. Lane, 70, owned his own farm. The family did not yet have a radio. He had married at age 37. He stated that he was not a veteran. Rose Lane, 29, wife, was listed as a housekeeper. Also on this census:  Wesley, 29, married, general farm laborer; Ronald,…

  • 1923 RESIDENCE Emery Orson Lane

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    In rural areas, there was often one phone directory for a wide area. Fayette, Maine is a very small, rural town in Kennebec County, and was included in the Augusta city directory in 1923. EXTRACT:     U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 about Emery O Lane Name:                      Emery O Lane Residence Year:      1923 Residence Place:…

  • 7 January 1920 Census Emery Orson Lane

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    Maine. Kennebec, Fayette. In 1920, Emery Orson Lane, 60, owned his farm with a mortgage. He was self-employed, doing general farm labor. Listed on this census are: Rose, 41, wife; Wesley, 18; Gladys, 16; Stella, 14; Persis, 13; Marion, 10; Ronald, 8; Muriel, 3 years, 9 months; Eunice, 1. All children were born in Maine.…

  • 10 May 1910 CENSUS Emery Orson Lane

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    Maine, Kennebec, Fayette. In 1910, Emery O. Lane, 50, had been married for 12 years. He was self-employed, and had not been out of work any weeks in 1909. He owned his farm. Rose M., 33, had been married 12 years, had born six children and six children were living. She was listed as having…

  • 1903: EO Lane Farmhouse Burned

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    REBUILT FARMHOUSE & FRAMED BARNS According to Roger Nathaniel Lane, the original farmhouse burned in 1903.  Emery Orson Lane rebuilt the house. Furthermore:  “He, with a small crew, ‘raised’ many barns of the ‘hewn beam, tenon and pin’ construction in the locality, and was considered the very best for miles around. He framed each side…

  • 4 Jun 1900 CENSUS Emery Orson Lane

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    Maine, Kennebec, Fayette. According to the 1900 Census, Emery Orson and Rose Haskell Lane were living in Fayette, Maine.  Emery O. Lane, 40, was born Dec. 1859, and had been married for two years. He could speak, read and write in English. He was a farmer, who owned his farm free and clear.  Rose M.,…