to the finder. remember me.

brother charles ferdinand ganebin - ca. 1935

stereoview of the inside of church family school - ca. 1870

charles brown - to the finder. remember me.
letter - june 30, 1871

brother ricardo belden - ca. 1958

1786 meetinghouse at hancock, massachusetts
1938 (taken during its dismantling)

poplar bark/populus tremuloides - chest detail
mount lebanon, ny - ca. 1815

ethel (left) and alice smith (right) - ca. 1895

portrait of edward deming and faith andrews - ca. 1922

western union telegram - sent to edward deming andrews

to the finder. remember me.
when this is found most likeley
i within my grave shall sleep
and ore my head light zephyrs lull
to [make] the mourner weep
but may it be in some far clime
remote from these bare hills
in some lo[w] del or shining nook
or by the running rills.
for these bare hills i have dred
my soul disdaineth myrth
and may god deliver me
from living a hell on earth.
charles brown
june 30, 1871

images and text from gather up the fragments, yale university press, 2008