RANGELEY — Colonial Daughters Chapter, DAR, met on Sept. 22 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. The business meeting was called to order at 11 a.m. by the new Regent Marcia White. At noon, a luncheon was served by the ladies of the church and immediately following, Don Palmer, president of the Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society gave a presentation on “Women in the Outdoors.”

One of the most notable women from this area was Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby,” born in Phillips in 1854. She died in 1946 at the age of 92. Crosby was an avid sportswoman and Maine’s first licensed guide; she was also the first and last known person in Maine to bring down a caribou. Through her newspaper columns that described her hunting and fishing adventures in the woods and Rangeley Lake, she put Maine on the map and attracted generations of visitors. She had many friends among the Penobscot Indians who served as her guides in the Maine woods.

She attracted the most fame for her exhibit at the New York Sportsman’s Exposition in 1898. She displayed a recreated hunting camp complete with log cabin. Many famous visitors stopped by, including Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill Cody.

Members attending the meeting were Melanie Farmer, Joy Gilbank, Connie Hiltz,
Deborah Judkins, Anne Kendall, Ruby Kulpa, Patricia LeBlanc, Amy
Martin, Loraine Norton, Julia Nouvertne, Jean Noyes, Joanne Page,
Tamalie Paradis, Wilma Rector, Theo Ross, Jeanette Stevens, Elaine
Wells, Mary Wheeler, Lorraine Wing and Marcia White. Shirley Adams was
a guest. 

The next meeting of the chapter will be on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the home of Julia Nouvertne, 329 Porter Hill Rd., Farmington. Joan Moes, literacy volunteer coordinator for Franklin and Somerset Counties, will speak on Maine literacy. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call any DAR member.

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