Background
Butler, Joyce Marilyn Kelley was born on June 27, 1933 in Portland, Maine, United States. Daughter of Charles William Eaton and Dorothy Jean (King) Kelley.
( In October 1947, Maine experienced the worst fire disas...)
In October 1947, Maine experienced the worst fire disaster in its history. Climaxing months of drought, fires raged across more than 200,000 acres. Nine communities were practically leveled and four others severely damaged. Fifteen people lost their lives. Wildfire Loose describes how the fires started and spread so quickly through rural villages, down Millionaire’s Row in Bar Harbor, and across southern Maine beach resorts. Originally published in 1979, it remains the definitive account of “The Week Maine Burned.”
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Butler, Joyce Marilyn Kelley was born on June 27, 1933 in Portland, Maine, United States. Daughter of Charles William Eaton and Dorothy Jean (King) Kelley.
Associate of Arts, Westbrook Junior College, 1953. AB, Boston University, 1955.
Curator of manuscripts, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, Maine., 1980-1995; historian, Town of Kennebunk, Maine., since 1990. Lecturer, exhibit curator Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, 1979-1995. Member Dublin Seminar.
(Having long imagined the owner of the mansion by the sea ...)
( In October 1947, Maine experienced the worst fire disas...)
(Book by Butler, Joyce)
Advisory trustee, editor Maine History Society, Portland, since 1981, curator museum collections, 1996-2001. Evaluator Maine Humanitiers Council, Portland, since 1984. Trustee, historian South Congressional Church, Kennebunkport, 1962-1972.
Special committee School Administrative District #71, Kennebunk, 1960-1970. Founder Kennebunkport Civic Association, 1961. Member Society Maine Archivists (co-founder, newsletter editor 1990-1992), Author's Guild, New England Archivists, Maine Writers and Publications Alliance.
Married George Robert Butler, March 22, 1954. Children: Leslie Joyce, Stephanie Sydna, James Kelley.