Louise Dickinson Rich
Louise Dickinson Rich
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1903 – 1991
1903 – 1991
Click above to read about Rich’s connection to Maine in the Maine Encyclopedia (2)
Click above to listen to an insightful hour-long panel discussion with family and friends of Louise Dickinson Rich from the Bethel Historical Society. (10)
Louise Dickinson Rich with her son Rufus and dog Kayak at Forest Lodge – from an interesting Facebook post (14)
Louise Dickinson Rich’s typewriter in the Summer House at Forest Lodge (12)
Louise Dickinson Rich’s “Winter House” at Forest Lodge. (16)
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Interior of Rich’s “Summer House” when it went up for sale in 2012. (7)
Click above to see rare photographs of Louise Dickinson Rich and her home at Forest Lodge (15)
Click above to read and listen to the essay Louise Dickinson Rich wrote for the This I Believe project (17)
The typewriter Louise Dickinson Rich used to write her bestseller We Took to the Woods, first published in 1942 (9)
Click above to take a virtual visit to Louise Dickinson Rich’s Forest Lodge homestead in Upton, Maine (5)
Click above to read about the sale of Louise Dickinson Rich’s Forest Lodge. (8)
Click above for photos and anecdotes from Rich’s life by author Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold. (15)
Virtual Visit – Landmarks & Museums
Virtual Visit – Landmarks & Museums
Click above to take another wonderful virtual visit to Rich’s Forest Lodge on Maine’s Rapid River (11)
Click above to read an excerpts from Rich's famous book We Took to the Woods. (6)
Click above to read an excerpt from Rich's book Happy the Land. (18)
Click above to read an excerpt from Rich's book State O Maine. (19)
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More Text Excerpts & Access to Books
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Photo Credits and Sources:
BHS Library portrait credits: https://alchetron.com/Louise-Dickinson-Rich
1. “Louise Dickinson Rich.” Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors, Gale, 2003. Gale Literature Resource Center, link.gale.com/apps/doc/H1000082553/LitRC?u=brun84057&sid=bookmark-LitRC&xid=264285ae. Accessed 21 Mar. 2022.
2. https://maineanencyclopedia.com/rich-louise-dickinson/
3. https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/11/obituaries/louise-d-rich-87-author-of-best-seller.html
4. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/160080.Louise_Dickinson_Rich
5. https://www.watchyourbackcast.com/post/2017/06/29/i-took-to-the-woods
6. Rich, Louise Dickinson. We Took to the Woods. Down East Books, 2007.
7. https://www.sunjournal.com/2012/07/23/louise-dickinson-richs-summer-house-sale/
8. https://www.mainemuseums.org/Resources/Documents/Newsletters/August2013.pdf
9. https://www.sunjournal.com/2010/07/18/canoe-trail-turns-10/
10. https://bethelhistorical.org/catalog/item/T-98
11. https://blog.nhstateparks.org/i-took-to-the-woods/
12. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louise_Dickinson_Rich%27s_typewriter_and_books_in_the_Summer_House_at_Forest_Lodge.jpg
13. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43983020/obituary-for-louise-dickinson-rich/
14. https://www.facebook.com/113810870366927/posts/louise-dickinson-rich-with-her-son-rufus-and-dog-kayak-at-forest-lodge-on-rapid-/228927775521902/
15. https://www.scene4.com/archivesqv6/2016/may-2016/0516/carlasullwold0516.html
16. http://cierzo-vientosdeleste.blogspot.com/2012/09/louise-dickinson-rich.html
17. https://thisibelieve.org/essay/16925/
18. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1flrGHW_jmi_lqhbUqabHpexSa-kHhvkj/view?usp=sharing
19. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HRkh23KXKyIqSUsZJpj9qMSoBcp8PPVe/view?usp=sharing
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