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FMH_1911-1914_Diary_0001 - Diary
Diary of Henry Stuart, (1858-1946) dated June,1911 through July,1914 was written in Delamar and Nampa, Idaho. Mr. Stuart writes that he and his family arrived in Nampa from De Lamar on July 16th, 1911 so the majority of the diary was written in Nampa. Mr. Stuart fills the 153 pages of the diary (also called a daybook) with information about temperature, barometric pressure and other weather conditions during those three years. He observes ch...
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FMH_1928_Diary_0002 - Diary
Diary for 1928 written by Henry Stuart (1858-1946) of Montrose, Alabama. Mr Stuart, sometimes known as The Hermit of Montrose, Ye Olde Weaver and a Modern Thoreau, made entries every day. Henry James Stuart was 65 years old when he moved from Nampa, Idaho to Montrose, Alabama in 1923 for health reasons. Montrose is a short distance from Fairhope, a single tax colony, which might have had some bearing on why he chose this location (Stuart was...
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FMH_1928_Diary_0002 - Diary
Diary for 1928 written by Henry Stuart (1858-1946) of Montrose, Alabama. Mr Stuart, sometimes known as The Hermit of Montrose, Ye Olde Weaver and a Modern Thoreau, made entries every day. Henry James Stuart was 65 years old when he moved from Nampa, Idaho to Montrose, Alabama in 1923 for health reasons. Montrose is a short distance from Fairhope, a single tax colony, which might have had some bearing on why he chose this location (Stuart was...
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FMH_1929_Diary_0003 - Diary
Diary for 1929 written by Henry Stuart (1858-1946) of Montrose, Alabama. Mr. Stuart, sometimes known as The Hermit of Montrose, Ye Olde Weaver and a Modern Thoreau, made entries every day. Henry James Stuart was 65 years old when he moved from Nampa, Idaho to Montrose, Alabama for health reasons in 1923. Montrose is close to Fairhope, a single-tax colony (Stuart was an admirer or Henry George), which might have had some bearing on his decisi...
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FMH_1929_Diary_0003 - Diary
Diary for 1929 written by Henry Stuart (1858-1946) of Montrose, Alabama. Mr. Stuart, sometimes known as The Hermit of Montrose, Ye Olde Weaver and a Modern Thoreau, made entries every day. Henry James Stuart was 65 years old when he moved from Nampa, Idaho to Montrose, Alabama for health reasons in 1923. Montrose is close to Fairhope, a single-tax colony (Stuart was an admirer or Henry George), which might have had some bearing on his decisi...
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FMH_1934_Diary_0004 - Diary
Diary for 1934 written by Henry Stuart (1858-1946) of Montrose, Alabama. Mr. Stuart, sometimes known as The Hermit of Montrose, Ye Olde Weaver and a Modern Thoreau, made entries every day. Henry James Stuart was 65 years old when he moved from Nampa, Idaho to Montrose, Alabama in 1923 for health reasons. Montrose is near Fairhope, a single tax colony, so that might have had some bearing on why Stuart, an admirer of Henry George, chose to loc...
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FMH_1934_Diary_0004 - Diary
Diary for 1934 written by Henry Stuart (1858-1946) of Montrose, Alabama. Mr. Stuart, sometimes known as The Hermit of Montrose, Ye Olde Weaver and a Modern Thoreau, made entries every day. Henry James Stuart was 65 years old when he moved from Nampa, Idaho to Montrose, Alabama in 1923 for health reasons. Montrose is near Fairhope, a single tax colony, so that might have had some bearing on why Stuart, an admirer of Henry George, chose to loc...
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FMH_2275 - Newspaper Clippings
Newspaper clipping from the Fairhope Courier dated August 18, 1938 about Henry James Stuart and an article he has written. It was published in the "Open Roader" magazine and titled "How to Live for Health and Strength." The clipping is included in material donated to the Fairhope Museum of History from Stuart's family. Known as the "Hermit" of Montrose, and "Ye Olde Weaver," Henry Stuart (1858-1946) lived at Tolstoy Park in Montrose in the R...
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FMH_2278 - Poem
Poem dated August 1, 1930 and dedicated to H. J. S. (Henry Stuart, Henry James Stuart) titled "The Sage of Tolstoy Park. The author is the mysterious "Miss V. V." This cataloger believes her to be Vivian Howard (aka Lady Vivian), wife of Milford W. Howard. The Howards visited Fairhope in 1929 when Mr. Howard was writing travel articles for the Birmingham News-Age Herald paper, but cannot confirm this. The poem is included in a scrapbook ...
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FMH_2279 - Poem
Poem, very poor quality, about Henry Stuart (Henry James Stuart 1858-1946), the "Hermit' of Montrose (also known as "Ye Olde Weaver"). The poem was included in a scrapbook donated to the Fairhope Museum of History by Stuart's family. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History.
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FMH_2351-2352 - Envelope
Envelope, front and back, dated September, 1933 from Henry Stuart (Henry James Stuart 1858-1946) to his son Herschel and daughter-in-law in Portland Oregon. Stuart, a weaver of rag rugs, typed his return address as Tolstoy Park in Montrose, Alabama, referring to himself as "Ye olde weaver" He was also known as the "Hermit" of Montrose, and for his dwelling - The Round House (Hermit House). From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Arc...
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FMH_2354-2358 - Letter
Letter dated June 24, 1910 from Mrs. Little in Boise, Idaho to Herschel Stuart who is living in De Lamar, Idaho. Mrs. Little is a nurse who knew Stuart when she lived in De Lamar, and sends this newsy, motherly and ecouraging letter to him. Herschel Stuart is the son of Henry James Stuart (1858-1946). The senior Stuart would move to Nampa, Idaho in 1911 with Herschel and his other son Edward. Henry Stuart left Nampa for health reasons i...
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FMH_2359-2362 - Letter
Letter January 11, 1912 to Herschel Stuart in Nampa, Idaho from Alice McDonnell in De Lamar, Idaho. Herschel, his brother Edward and their father Henry James Stuart moved from De Lamar to Nampa in summer of 1911. Alice is writing Herschel to thank him for a gift and update him on news from his old hometown. Herschel Stuart is the son of Henry James Stuart, who is the Fairhope connection to this letter. After his sons were grown, the se...
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FMH_2363-2366 - Letter
Letter dated January 18, 1912 to Herschel Stuart in Nampa, Idaho from a former teacher Amy McDonnell in De Lamar, Idaho. Herschel, his brother Edward and their father Henry James Stuart moved from De Lamar to Nampa in summer of 1911. Amy McDonnell is writing Herschel to thank him for a gift. Herschel Stuart's father Henry Stuart the Fairhope connection with this letter. After his sons were grown, the senior Stuart left Nampa for health ...
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FMH_2367-2369 - Letter
Letter dated January 18, 1912 to Herschel Stuart in Nampa, Idaho from a former teacher Amy McDonnell in De Lamar, Idaho. Herschel, his brother Edward and their father Henry James Stuart moved from De Lamar to Nampa in summer of 1911. Amy McDonnell is writing Herschel to ask him for a favor. Herschel Stuart's father Henry Stuart, who is the Fairhope connection to this letter. After his sons were grown, the senior Stuart left Nampa for hea...
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FMH_2370-2373 - Letter
Letter January 11, 1912 to Herschel Stuart in Nampa, Idaho from Alice McDonnell, a friend in De Lamar, Idaho. Herschel, his brother Edward and their father Henry James Stuart moved from De Lamar to Nampa in summer of 1911. Alice is writing Herschel to thank him for a gift and update him on news from his old hometown. Herschel Stuart's father is of Henry Stuart, who is the Fairhope connection to this letter. After his sons were grown, t...
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FMH_2374-2378 - Letter
Letter January 11, 1912 to Herschel Stuart in Nampa, Idaho from Alice McDonnell, a friend in De Lamar, Idaho. This long letter has information about friends, activities, and Alice mentions that many people are moving away from De Lamar because the mine is expected to close soon. Herschel, his brother Edward and their father Henry James Stuart moved from De Lamar to Nampa in summer of 1911. Alice is writing Herschel to thank him for a gift an...
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FMH_2400-2459 - Photograph, Digital
Stuart Scrapbook. This is the complete photo scrapbook of Henry Stuart (1858-1946), the "Hermit" of Montrose, who lived at his Tolstoy Park property, in a Round House (Hermit House) which he constructed himself. Stuart, a weaver, moved to Montrose from Idaho in 1923 for health reasons, and stayed until 1944 when he moved to Oregon to live with family. The pictures were taken between 1923 and 1939, with one photo from 1922 when he was st...
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FSTC-V0074 - Video, Digital
VIDEO of 2025 Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Lecture Series Title: Henry Stuart's Correspondence, Diaries & Photographs: New information from the Hermit of Montrose. Date: January 28, 2025, Run Time: 1 hour 26 minutes. Presentation by Catherine King was given as part of the 2025 Fairhope Single Tax Lecture Series. The Lecture discusses new information donated to the Fairhope Museum of History by Henry Stuart's family. Included are ph...
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