Ranzoni donates royalties to preserve papermaking history

Written By Jean Lamontanaro
Pictured, left to right: Karen Tarr, historical society treasurer, Ed Buck, historical society president, Patricia Smith Ranzoni, Val Shaffner, historical society secretary

Pictured, left to right: Karen Tarr, historical society treasurer, Ed Buck, historical society president, Patricia Smith Ranzoni, Val Shaffner, historical society secretary

May 7, 2018

Patricia Smith Ranzoni, Bucksport Poet Laureate, presented the first donation of over $2200 in royalties from her anthology: STILL MILL: Poems, Stories & Songs of Making Paper in Bucksport, Maine 1930-2014, to the Bucksport Historical Society President Ed Buck at the May 7, 2018 meeting. The donation is to be used for locating, protecting, and exhibiting materials relating to the history of papermaking in the Bucksport region.

Jean Lamontanaro
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