Item 9883 - Campers at Lanier Camp, Eliot, ca. 1910
- Item 9883 - Campers at Lanier Camp, Eliot, ca. 1910
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Image Info Sidney Lanier Jr. (1870-1918) and his wife Elizabeth Maude Masson Lanier (1868-1961) wanted a place for children and adults to learn the "art of living."
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The concept, based on ideas of poet Sidney Lanier (1842-1881) included activities centered on everyday chores, nature study, handcrafts, music, English folk dancing, and Bible drama.
The camp existed in Eliot from 1908 to 1940.
