Post by Okwes on Aug 6, 2006 18:07:01 GMT -5
Foord to portray Molly Ockett
By Denmark Historical Society
DENMARK (July 31): On Saturday, August 12 at 7 p.m., the Denmark Historical Society will present an evening dedicated to the life and times of Molly Ockett, a daughter of chiefs, and the most well known Abenaki ever to walk the forests of western Maine.
Ockett was the sole survivor of the Pequawket tribe, members of a band of Abenaki Indians living in the Saco Valley over 200 years ago – a geographical area that now encompasses the current location of the Fryeburg Fairgrounds.
Moly Ockett will be portrayed in ‘first person’ native dress by Carol Foord, TMCC naturalist, in a program that will fill the senses with her re-enactment of the life, character, and times of Molly Ockett, or Singing Bird as she was known in her native tongue.
Often referred to as “Androscoggin Valley’s Florence Nightingale”, Molly wandered the Upper Androscoggin and Connecticut Rivers, collecting healing herbs as medicines and administering them to settlers when and wherever there was a need, often saving the lives of those very people who had usurped her homeland and destroyed her people.
As well as a healer, Molly was also a fine hunter and tanner, generously sharing with those who assisted her in her hunts; she also composed song, and was an accomplished basket weaver. She is remembered as an outstanding person of kindness, humor, honesty and great character.
The program is open to the public, and children, especially, are invited to attend and see history come alive before their eyes. It will be held at 7 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Center, on Route 160 in Denmark. Refreshments will be served.
By Denmark Historical Society
DENMARK (July 31): On Saturday, August 12 at 7 p.m., the Denmark Historical Society will present an evening dedicated to the life and times of Molly Ockett, a daughter of chiefs, and the most well known Abenaki ever to walk the forests of western Maine.
Ockett was the sole survivor of the Pequawket tribe, members of a band of Abenaki Indians living in the Saco Valley over 200 years ago – a geographical area that now encompasses the current location of the Fryeburg Fairgrounds.
Moly Ockett will be portrayed in ‘first person’ native dress by Carol Foord, TMCC naturalist, in a program that will fill the senses with her re-enactment of the life, character, and times of Molly Ockett, or Singing Bird as she was known in her native tongue.
Often referred to as “Androscoggin Valley’s Florence Nightingale”, Molly wandered the Upper Androscoggin and Connecticut Rivers, collecting healing herbs as medicines and administering them to settlers when and wherever there was a need, often saving the lives of those very people who had usurped her homeland and destroyed her people.
As well as a healer, Molly was also a fine hunter and tanner, generously sharing with those who assisted her in her hunts; she also composed song, and was an accomplished basket weaver. She is remembered as an outstanding person of kindness, humor, honesty and great character.
The program is open to the public, and children, especially, are invited to attend and see history come alive before their eyes. It will be held at 7 p.m. at the Denmark Arts Center, on Route 160 in Denmark. Refreshments will be served.