Rodicle, Serenus B. (1897-1948) 14 HONORARY CURATOR'S PERSPECTIVE ON FIFTY YEARS OF THE ROBERT ABBE MUSEUM Wendell S. Hadlock On the 11th day of October, 1926, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, the following applicants assembled in the offices of Lynam & Rodick, Bar Harbor, Maine, desiring to be incorporated for charitable, educational, social and benevolent purposes, "to wit:- To acquire by gift, purchase, lease or otherwise, real estate and other property in Hancock County, State of Maine; for the public benefit and hold for the purposes of making a permanent exhibit, of scientific and educational value antiquities discovered in this region relating to the stone age period. ml Judge Luere B. Deasy A. Harry Lynam George B. Dorr Serenus B. Rodick Clarence E. Dow Guy E. Torrey Benjamin L. Hadley Thus the Lafayette National Park Museum of Stone Age Antiquities came into being. The Museum had its inception when its founder, Robert Abbe, in the sum- mer of 1922, happened to see a dozen stone implements in a shop window in Bar Harbor, and, stopping to look at them, caught the vision of prehistoric man living on this Island in the Stone Age. He was at once fired with enthusiasm to possess and study them, with the result that the purchase of these few imple- ments formed the nucleus for this collection. It became known to Dr. Abbe that two Bar Harbor residents, Mr. Charles H. Wood and Mr. Fletcher T. Wood; and Mr. Dwight Blaney of Boston and Iron Bound Island, had valuable specimens of the same nature, which they had found on and about Mount Desert Island as a result of their own digging dur- ing a period of thirty years. These men offered their collections to Dr. Abbe, provided he constructed a suitable fireproof building which would insure their safety for all time. This he promised to do. In 1927 after long consideration, a fine site was chosen near the Sieur de Monts Spring and a building begun which was completed the following year. This is a great addition to the Park as well as a source of instruction and pleas- ure to thousands of visitors whose numbers are rapidly increasing each year. The erection of the Museum was made possible by the liberal gifts of interested friends; and it was dedicated August 14, 1928, with impressive cere- monies as a Memorial to Robert Abbe. 2 8/20/2015 Marriage Record of Serenus B. RODICK & Catherine SWEETMAN Maine Genealogy MAINE GENEALOGY Maine Marriage Records 1892-1966, 1977-2009 Marriage Record of Serenus B. RODICK & Catherine SWEETMAN New Search Name of Groom: Serenus B. RODICK Groom's Place of Residence: Bar Harbor, Me. Name of Bride: Catherine SWEETMAN Bride's Place of Residence: St. Paul, Mich. Marriage Date: Tuesday, 1 Feb. 1927 Marriage Certificate Number: Not available To order a certified copy of this marriage record, contact the Maine Office of Vital Records Extended Stay America Join Extended Perks & Save 15%! Instant Rewards. No Points Required Source citation: "Maine Marriages, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, Maine Genealogy http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_marriage_record.asp?id=87907 : accessed 20 Aug 2015), entry for Serenus B. RODICK and Catherine SWEETMAN, Tuesday, 1 Feb. 1927, citing Maine Vital Records. Refine Your Search Groom First Name http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_marriage_record.asp?id=87907 1/2 copy 2 The Dorr Foundation President Clarence E. Dow Vice-President John Whitcomb Treasurer Phyllis S. Sylvia Clerk Serenus B. Rodick Directors: Clarence E. Dow; Serenus B. Rodick; John Whitcomb; Harold H. Murchie; Phyllis S. Sylvia; Agnes M. Curtis; Beatrix C. Farrand. Members: Serenus B. Rodick; Clarence E. Dow; B. L. Hadley; Agnes M. Curtis; Beatrix C. Farrand; Harold H. Murchie; John Whitcomb; Phyllis S. Sylvia. REPRODUCED AT THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES/ 5933-49] Acadian Bar 145. $5/25 wony referred 52448 UNITED STATES W C DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR C. c.t 0 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ping P 535 Rodich Y Acadia National Park 112th Bar Harbor, Maine 6-2 May 20, 1943 nowells MEMORANDUM for the Regional Director, Region One. Sanded I regret to inform you of the death on Monday, May 17, of Mr. Serenus B. Rodick, formerly a member of our organization as an attorney. Mr. Rodick's passing was sudden, the result of a cerebral hemorrhage. Mr. Rodick was most helpful before, during and after his official connection with the park, having an extensive knowledge of the land title history of this region which was invaluable in studying the titles to the many parcels of land which comprise the park. No other person in town possesses even in small measure similar knowledge. The park has lost a staunch friend and valued advisor. /s/ B. L. 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