Talks With The Author

On October 24, 2013, the 142nd anniversary of Louis Sockalexis’s birth in 1871, author Ed Rice donated all the newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs and artifacts from more than one-quarter of a century of research on the Sockalexis cousins, research used in his biographies of the great Penobscot Indian athletes. Since Louis died on Dec. 24, 1913, it was also exactly two months past the 100th anniversary of his death. This was at the Maine State Library & Museum in Augusta.

Any groups, organizations or libraries interested in a talk on Louis Sockalexis should contact the author at ed.rice257@gmail.com

2025 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
8 Feb. with John Bear Mitchell, Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA Sarah Luria, Kristyn Dyer

2023 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
8 Nov. Dirigo Pines, Orono, Maine Anne Porter

2022 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
26-Jul Skidompha Library, Damariscotta Sharon White, Karen Filler
18-Jun Parsons Memorial Library, Alfred Isabel Turk
16-Jun Waterboro Public Library Julie Hoyle
26-May Warren Free Public Library Sara Davis
25-May Jackson Memorial Library, Tenants Harbor Sharon Moskowitz

2019 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
2-Feb College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass Greg DiCenzo, George Capen
21-Mar Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland Center Eli Rivers
1-Apr Limerick Public Library Cindy Smith
2-Apr Berwick Library Sara Gove
3-Apr Soldiers Memorial Library, Hiram Pam Slattery-Thomas
4-Apr Brown Memorial Library, Clinton Cheri Whitish
10-Apr Patten Free Library, Bath Leslie Mortimer
11-Apr Casco Public Library Michelle Brenner
17-Apr Milo Public Library Rochelle Williams
25-Apr University of Maine-Machias Marianne Thibodeau
1-May Winterport Public Library Mary Lester
5-May Cushing Public Library Debby Kraft
7-May Auburn Public Library Marty Gagnon
7-May Southwest Harbor Public Library Mary Anne Meade
8-May Canaan Public Library Dixie Ring
9-May North Gorham Public Library Jennifer Plummer
8-Jul Dr Shaw Memorial Library, Mt Vernon Alice Olson
9-Jul Lincoln Memorial Library Linda Morrill
18-Jul Monhegan Memorial Library, Monhegan Island Mia Boynton
24-Jul Shaw Public Library, Greenville Linda Wohlforth
4-Sep Rangeley Public Library Janet Wilson
17-Sep Cape Elizabeth Public Library Janet Downey Maxwell
18-Sep Boothbay Harbor Public Library Joanna Breen
17-Oct Caribou Public Library Hope Shafer

2018 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
5-Dec Blue Hill Public Library Hannah Cyrus
4-Dec South Portland Public Library Marie Plouffe
13-Nov South Berwick Library Karen Egers

2011 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
April 12 Native American Studies Class, University of Maine, Orono Donna Loring
Aug 1, 8 Dirigo Pines, Orono, ME Juanita Taylor

2010 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
August 16 Charlotte County Archives Society, St. Andrews by the Sea, N.B., Canada Berry Murray

2009 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
Feb. 11 Brown Bag Lecture Series, Portland Public Library, Portland Steve Podgajny
Apr. 1 Falmouth High School, Falmouth Danny Paul
April 7 UCB Library, University College of Bangor, Bangor Kay Retzlaff
June 3-5 21st Annual Symposium, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y. Jim Gates

2008 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
Jan. 22 Old Town-Orono Kiwanis Club, Black Bear Inn, Orono Clair Wood
Feb. 29 Cohen Middle School, Bangor Terry Tibbetts
July 11 Guilderland Public Library Albany, N.Y. Margaret Lanoue
July 12 Iroquois Indian Museum, Baseball Pioneers Exhibit, Howes Cave, N.Y. Erynne Ansel-McCabe, Stephanie Shultes
July 23 Islesboro Historical Society, Islesboro Judy Kaminski
Sept. 18 Orono Public Library, Orono Kathy Marks Molloy
Sept. 22 Gardiner High School, Gardiner Greg Helm
Nov. 4 EMCC Library, Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor Janet Blood

2007 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
Feb. 28 First Nations Club, Wabanaki Center, Dunn Hall, University of Maine Orono David Slagger
March 18 Scarborough Public Library, Scarborough Catherine Morrison
Mar. 30 Writers Day, Bucksport Elementary School, Bucksport Joan Merriam
April 4 Falmouth High School, Falmouth Danny Paul
April 4 Falmouth Middle School, Falmouth Peg Becksvoort
April 11 Native American Studies Class, Shibles Hall, University of Maine, Orono John Bear Mitchell
June 1 Celebration of Reading, Madison Junior High, Madison Margaret Vital
July 31 Goodall Memorial Library, Sanford Jackie McDougall
Sept. 21 Lawrence High School, Fairfield Tonya Joler
Oct. 6 The Bangor Book Festival, BookMarc’s, Bangor W. C. Knickerbocker
Oct. 26 Bonny Eagle Middle School, Buxton Anne Farley, Justin Lambert
Nov. 9 Thomaston Elementary School, Thomaston Marcia Sutton
Nov. 13 Native American Awareness Week, University of Southern Maine, Portland Susan Evans

2006 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
Feb. 16 UMaine Bookstore, University of Maine, Orono Amanda Morang
Mar. 3 Cony High School, Augusta Jeffrey Small, Tom Wells
Mar. 18 Ellsworth Public Library, Ellsworth Mary Beth Dorsey
Mar. 31 York Public Library, York Kate Bell
April 7 Middle School, Dixfield Barbara Arsenault
May 31 Leonard Middle School, Old Town Peggy Boone
June 20 Clinton Public Library, Clinton Edna Greenlaw
June 21 Winslow Public Library, Winslow Carol-Ann LaBrecque
July 12 Jay-Niles Library, Jay Tamara Hoke
Sept. 9 Lebanon Book Fair, Lebanon, N.H. Cliff Desrosiers
Sept. 20 Lawrence High School, Fairfield Tonya Joler
Oct. 20 Bonny Eagle Middle School, Buxton Anne Farley
Oct. 25 Thomaston Middle School, Thomaston Caroline Bolger
Nov. 17 Rockland Middle School, Rockland Ellen Spring

2005 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
January 3 Coalition for Tribal Sovereignty, College Avenue, Orono John Frachella
January 21 “Luncheon with the Author,” Boothbay Harbor Library, Boothbay Harbor Diane Dorbin
January 21 Cable TV Interview Bob Paskal
February 3 Auburn Public Library, Book Burrow & Café, Auburn Rosemary Waltos
February 17 Moore Elementary School, Ellsworth Robin Emery
March 3 Honor Society Dedication, Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor Ed Raymaker
March 10 Chelsea Middle School, Chelsea Jared Todd, Sue Trott
March 17 Caribou Middle School, Caribou Gail Hagelstein
April 2 “Baseball’s First Indian” Exhibit on Louis Sockalexis, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor Becky Cole-Will
April 7 Sangerville Public Library, Sangerville Town Hall, Sangerville Linda Hall
April 14 Millinocket Middle School, Millinocket Therese Inman
April 20 Genealogy Society, Bangor Public Library, Bangor John Nelligan
May 4 EMCC Bookstore, Eastern Maine Community College, Bangor Bill Dorrity
June 10 17th Annual Symposium, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY Jim Gates, Tim Wiles
July 6 Millinocket Public Library, Millinocket John McManus
Sept. 7 Brown Bag Luncheon Series, Portland Public Library, Portland Kristi Calhoun
Sept. 9 Thomaston Elementary School, Thomaston Pat Higgins
Sept. 20 Mass Archaeology Society Northeast Chapter, North Andover, MASS Glenn Mairo
Sept. 27 Oakland Public Library, Oakland Carol Cooley
Sept. 29 Lawrence Public Library, Fairfield Louella Bickford
October 6 McArthur Public Library, Biddeford Lynn Bivens
October 20 Searsmont Town Library, Searsmont Kathy Hoey
Oct. 24 Maine State Library Conference, Augusta Civic Center, Augusta Edna Comstock, Gail Hagelstein
Oct. 27 Dyer Public Library, Saco Anastasia Weigle, Anne King
Dec. 2 Freeport Middle School, Freeport Pam Goucher
Dec. 2 Freeport Community Library, Freeport Beth Edmonds, Holly Elliott
December 3 Skowhegan Free Library, Skowhegan Katherine LeBlanc
December 8 College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MASS Jack Donahue
December 13 Bangor Rotary Club, Bangor Motor Inn, Bangor Shawn Yardley

2004 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
January 8 Brewer Middle School, Brewer Rich Kimball
January 14 Bates College Radio, Lewiston Eddie Grey Fox
January 16 Many and One Coalition Week (Dinner), Lewiston Eddie Grey Fox
January 17 “Bill Green’s Maine” Interview, Channel 6-TV Bill Green
January 30 Norway Library, Norway Nancy Steede
March 19 Boothbay Harbor Elem School, Boothbay Harbor Jo Haney, Eric Chamberlain
March 24 Abbott Public Library, Dexter Liz Breault
April 6 Belfast Public Library, Belfast Brenda Harrington
April 9 Gardiner Middle School, Gardiner Sharon Mathews
April 10 Honan-Allston branch, BPL BOSTON Sarah Ellen Markell
April 12 Newton Public Library, BOSTON Beth Purcell
April 21 Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick Paul Dostie, Steve Podgany
April 28 Springvale Public Library, Springvale Karen Eger
May 13 EMCC Library, E. Maine Community College, Bangor Karen Reilly
May 13 Naples Public Library, Naples Christine Powers
May 19 Bangor Lions Club, Bangor Tim Economu
May 27 Indian Township School, Indian Township Wayne Newell
May 27 Woodland Elementary School, Baileyville (Revisit!) Bonnie Tibbetts
June 10 Enfield Senior Center Enfield, CT Roy Szoka
June 10 Barnes & Noble, Enfield, CT Roy Szoka
June 21 Old Town Public Library, Old Town Valerie Osborne
July 17 Rangeley Public Library, Rangeley Sue Downes-Borko
September 23 Bangor Public Library, Bangor Barbara McDade
November 9 University College of Bangor, Bangor Becky Marquis

2003 Talks with the Author

Date Place Contact
August 7 Orono Public Library, Orono Kathy Marks Molloy, Joyce Murdoch
August 9 Books ‘n’ Things, Bethel Sandy Dennis
August 16 Bookstacks, Bucksport Andy Lacher
August 21 Barnes & Noble, CLEVELAND Heather Frawley
August 21 B. Dalton, CLEVELAND Barb Teron
August 22 Borders, CLEVELAND Troy Kahler
August 23 Ohio Public Broadcasting, CLEVELAND Dave Deoreo
September 4 Brewer Public Library, Brewer Elise Adams
September 6 York’s Bookstore, Houlton Lynn York
September 13 South Portland Library, South Portland Tyla Schaefer
September 13 Books, Etc., Old Port, Portland Jane Phalen
September 16 Bangor Public Library (Book Marc’s), Bangor Barbara McDade
September 19 Thomaston Library, Thomaston Kathleen Daley
September 20 Brunswick Bookland, Brunswick Jim Mullin
September 27 Borders, Bangor Gibran Graham
October 1 Nonesuch Books, South Portland Joanne Van Reenen
October 4 Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor Rebecca Cole-Will
October 11 Fertile Mind, Belfast Bruce Hayne
October 12 The History Store, Ogunquit Pat Smith
October 13 Maine Public Broadcasting, Portland Matt Algeo
October 20 UMaine Bookstore, Orono Holly Williams
October 30 Richmond Middle School, Richmond Mary Simpson
November 7 Chelsea School, Chelsea Susan Trott
November 21 Woodland Elementary School, Baileyville Bonnie Tibbetts
December 5 Orono High School, Orono Don Joseph
December 13 Hudson Museum, University of Maine Gretchen Faulkner