Kerck Kelsey visit on May 14th at 7 pm Washburn Elementary School
Ten remarkable children grew up on a simple farm in remote Livermore,
Maine. Four were elected and reelected to the U.S. Congress from four
different states. Two of the four would later be separately considered
for Republican nomination for president and vice president of the
country. Two were ambassadors, two were state governors, and twoothers
worked to establish the great mills that would become General Mills.
Growing up in rural poverty, their advantages were few, but together
they left a record of achievement that will probably never be equaled
again by a single generation of any American family.
After a career in textbook publishing and banking, Kerck
Kelsey received a Master's Degree in History from Harvard University
just before his seventieth birthday. He wrote his thesis on the eldest
Washburn brother, Israel Jr. It was later published as Israel
Washburn, Jr.: Maine's Little-Known Giant of the Civil War. He wrote
the book Remarkable Americans: The Washburn Family, which was
published in 2008. Mr. Kelsey will be giving a lecture at Washburn
Elementary School, Thursday May 14 at 7 pm. Washburn Memorial Library
and the Salmon Brook Historical Society are sponsoring the lecture.
Come and hear about a great Maine family.
For additional information contact:
Katherine Corey-Librarian/Director
Washburn Memorial Library
1290 Main Street
P.O. Box 571
Washburn, ME 04786
(207) 455-4814
kcorey@washburn.lib.me.us
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