Mellie Dunham - part 1

Mellie Dunham c1925 - click to enlarge
Photo: Norway Historical Society via www.mainememory.net

  Mellie Dunham was born, raised, lived and died on Crockett Ridge in Norway, Maine.  Norway is in Oxford County in western Maine.
  He was a tinkerer and by age 12 showed signs of craftsmanship and by the time he died had been sucessful in his craftsmanship, and in his love of music.  He purchased a violin in pieces, put it back together, and learned to play fiddle - by himself, no lessons.
  Farming in Maine his entire life with the help of his wife Emma "Gram" Richardson Dunham.  They were, as were many in Maine, self-sufficient farmers who ate what they grew or hunted for.
  In his lifetime, as we will learn, his love of "Gram", music and craftsmanship formed a legacy of him.

Emma "gram" Richardson Dunham c1895 - click to enlarge
Photo: Norway Historical Society via www.mainememory.net

The family homestead, Mellie was born, raised and died on this farm. - click to enlarge
Photo: Norway Historical Society via www.mainememory.net