DEAR SUN SPOTS: Here I am again dating myself with another inquiry. Again when I was quite young riding home from the ocean via Durham gazing out and seeing this gold dome in the distance. I believe it was a community called Shiloh. Stephen King mentioned it in one of his novels. Do the dome and Shiloh still remain? — Roberta Proctor, [email protected]

ANSWER: Sun Spots loves these questions, and the readers seem to as well, since they always draw many responses.

To get started, Sun Spots turned to Bates College professor emeritus Doug Hodgkin, who directed Sun Spots to a Wikipedia entry, where the following appears:

“Frank Weston Sandford (Oct. 2, 1862, to March 4, 1948) was the founder and leader of an apocalyptic Christian sect, informally called ‘Shiloh’ and eventually known officially as ‘The Kingdom.’ Sandford was early attracted to premillennialism, the Higher Life movement, the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit, and divine healing; and in the 1890s, he created a communal society in coastal Maine whose members ‘lived on faith’ rather than being gainfully employed. Considered by former members and many neighbors to be a crank and an autocrat who insisted on unquestioning loyalty, Sandford — who had identified himself with the biblical Elijah and David — was convicted of manslaughter in 1911 and served seven years in a federal penitentiary. His absence retarded the growth of his small sect, but it survived, in attenuated form, into the 21st century.”

Doug noted that the book “Fair, Clear and Terrible” is the basic work on this topic and is in local libraries. He also said he thinks most of the buildings are gone.

Readers, now it’s your turn. What do you remember?

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Could you find the address or phone number for the Susan Curtis camp? I sent a check in March, and it hasn’t been cashed. It was a donation for a deceased person. Thanks. — No Name, No Town

ANSWER: Sun Spots found the following on the Internet.

* Summer address: 236 Allen Road, Stoneham, ME 04231, 928-2951

* Winter address: 1321 Washington Ave., Suite 104, Portland, ME 04103, 774-1552

* [email protected], www.susancurtisfoundation.org

DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Oxford Hills High School Class of 1977 will be celebrating its 35th class reunion from 1 to 6 p.m. on Aug. 18 at Littlefield Beaches Campground, Route 26 in Greenwood.

Charcoal and grills will be available. Bring what you’d like to eat and/or grill and drink. If you’d like to and are able bring any type of salad, chips and/or dips, etc. etc. to share potluck style.

There is a pavilion with picnic tables under and around it. Horseshoes, basketball courts, a bocce ball court and a playground are all nearby, and of course there’s swimming at $5 per person. Pay at the gate. Families and fun are on the agenda. Please pass the word!

We don’t have current addresses for Lynda Abbott Berry, Steve Brett, Marvin Brown, James Cayer, Jeff Clark, Richard Files, Debbie Flagg, Linda Jordan, Tom Ketchum, Vicki King Boyce, Bruce Lacroix, Peggy Laliberti Shepard, Bruce Lifter, Diane Lifter, Don Mains, Sandra Manning, Brent Marr, Kathryn Martin, Evelyn Meserve, Brian Morrill, Larry Newell, Jim Phillips, Ellen Randall, Shenna Reynolds, Peter Roberts, Jeff Rochford, Eddie Roy, David Scott, Linwood Scott, Ed Scribner, Jack Smith, Jen Smith Brackett, Daniel Stephens, Ralph Stone, Roxanne Sweetser Stafford, Tom Waisanen, Reggie Weymouth and Bryan Woodworth. Thank you!

Please contact me with any info. on these classmates or join our facebook page: OHHS Class of 77 35th reunion 2012. — Donna Dillon DiConzo, 674-3839, [email protected]

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