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If my paintings can pass on to others just a fraction of the pleasure and fascination I find in nature, then I have succeeded." I think you will agree that she did!
Sources: Persis Clayton Weirs - (Cabelas Website) and conversations with Patrick Weirs, Sally Rawcliffe, and others.
By Liz Rothrock
IN MEMORY OF J.
WESLEY & MARIE ADAMS - Donated by Connie Adams and Family
IN MEMORY OF DAVID P. STOWELL & WIFE SOPHRONIA STANLEY - Donation by Peter Stowell and Family
IN MEMORY OF THOMAS & RESPA DOUGHERTY - Donation by son, Gary Dougherty, and grandson, Robert Dougherty.
CONANT FAMILY
IN MEMORY OF LINDLEY - KIMBALL - ANSON (BUD) LINDLEY, WIFE S.
PRISCILLA KIMBALL, AND THEIR SON DAVID - Donation by their children, Sylvia Stevens, Ann Dorris, and Janet Sullivan
The Canton Historical Society is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and celebration of Canton's heritage, history, and community.
The Society fulfills its mission by:
collecting, preserving, and exhibiting collections and objects related to Canton’s history and making this material accessible to citizens, genealogists, and other researchers.
creating a vibrant cultural center for community gatherings, educational programs, and other festivities.
fostering community involvement and a sense of belonging for members and visitors alike.
enriching lives through access to history and the common threads connecting people to the past and each other.
Donation by Rob Marshall.
CHARLES A. RAY
MALCOLM H. RAY
IN MEMORY OF DELMONT & ELEANOR DAVENPORT - Donation by their family (40+ strong!) Their window looks out upon their old homestead.
IN MEMORY OF HENRY & HAZEL PARADIE - Donation by their family.
IN MEMORY OF CHESTER AND MABEL FERRIS AND RICHARD FERRIS - Donation by David Ferris, Anne Chamberlin, and Carole Robbins
IN LOVING MEMORY OF COLBY DAVIS - Donation by the Canton Hi-Riders Snowmobile Club.
IN MEMORY OF BENJAMIN P.
& ABIGAIL LOTHROP OF MEADOWVIEW - Donation by Sam Howes.
IN MEMORY OF CARLETON CAMPBELL 1932 - 1981 - Donation by his Loving Family
IN MEMORY OF A. HERBERT AND GLADYS STEVENS AND THEIR CHILDREN.
IN MEMORY OF OUR PARENTS RALPH JR. & EUNICE CAMPBELL - Donation by their Children
IN HONOR OF MY BELOVED ALL STAR FAMILY: JASON LEE, ALYVIA LEE, LUCAS VAN TUINEN, LILYAN LEE, EMMA VAN TUINEN, AND LUKAS LEE.
I Love You All to the Moon and Back.
Canton's beginnings
In 1886, George J. Varney wrote the following about Canton’s beginnings in “A Gazetteer of the State of Maine,” published by B. B. Russell, Boston:
The first efforts at settlement were made in 1790 or 1792.
showcasing and maintaining its 1897 Grange building, one of the last remaining historically significant buildings in Canton.
BYLAWS
View the Canton Historical Society BYLAWS.
Both the portrait of Kathy and the Rebekahs’ painting were rather unique endeavors for Persis. She was primarily an animal/wildlife painter.
As a child and with no formal training, Persis began drawing horses, then dogs, cats, raccoons, birds, foxes, etc. As a young adult, she was commissioned to paint portraits of racehorses and champion show horses. By the early 1980s, she began focusing on wildlife art. Today, her original works are featured in some of the country’s most prominent museums and celebrated private collections, and have been on display as far away as Beijing, China. Persis received many awards for her works and in 1992, her submission was selected as the annual Duck Stamp by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Products containing images of her artwork have been and continue to be sold at the Bradford Exchange, Cabela’s, Wayfair, Amazon, etc.
Persis was born in Maine in 1942. She grew up spending her summers on Stave Island, Maine—a 36-acre island situated near Deer Isle, purchased by her father in 1936. In 1959, Persis’s father was hired by Jay High School and the family moved to Canton. It was in Canton that Persis met her second husband, Patrick Weirs. The couple moved from Canton in 1977, but remained in Maine. Sadly, Persis passed away May 21, 2016. She is survived by Patrick; her sister, Sally Rawcliffe; and her three children: Veronica Radcliff Poirier; Thompson Radcliff; and Sandra Weirs-Haggerty.
To see samples of Persis’s remarkable work, simply type her name in Google and you will get over 200,000 hits! Persis said her hope was, “To share through my work, my respect for wildlife and my sense of responsibility for the quality of the environment.
It was first incorporated as a part of Jay in 1795, but was set off and incorporated under its present name February 5, 1821.
In 1888, Canton was described this way in the following excerpts from “Leading Business Men of Lewiston, Augusta and Vicinity,” published by Mercantile Publishing Company, Boston:
Canton, the easternmost town of Oxford County, is one of the most beautiful and charming in all this attractive region. It is about six miles in length by nine broad, and is divided into two sections by the Androscoggin river, which runs through in an easterly direction. The town is surrounded by hills, which form a protection to the smooth plain in which it sets. The scenery is very beautiful, the soil fertile and the agricultural interests are considerable. At Canton Point, there was formerly a headquarters of the Indians in this vicinity, who named it Rokomeko. This tribe was entirely exterminated by small-pox during the French and Indian wars.
William Livermore, William French, Joseph Coolidge and Alexander Shepherd were among the earliest settlers.
IN MEMORY OF JOHN T. AND HELEN E. LINDLEY, AND JAMES K. AND RUTH (LINDLEY) MARTIN Donation by Julie Martin, Doug Culver, Josh Bruck, Joe Carlson, Maria Martin, Carter Martin Allen, Duncan Lindley Allen, and John Martin
IN HONOR OF JOHN M.
DESHON 1805 - 1880 - Donation by Rene & Phyllis Ouellette
IN HONOR OF BERNARD L. ADAMS, JR. & L. MABEL ADAMS AND CHARLES E. & BRENDA C. ADAMS - Donation by Prudy & Russell Adams
IN HONOR OF 4 GENERATIONS OF GRANDPARENTS NAMED STROUT, starting with Jacob who came to Canton in 1809, left his farm on the Town Farm Road, to son Guilford, who left the farm to George, and my grandmother Lena who was born in Canton on the farm on January 3, 1900.
This township was included in the tract which first became known as Phipp's Canada.