Maine Antique Digest, April 2017

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4-A Maine Antique Digest, April 2017
Correction
Letters
Obituaries
The Meeting Place
CORRECTION
Joshua and Rachel Gurley, the children
of the late Nan Gurley, have announced
the New Deerfield Antique Show to be
held at the Deerfield (New Hampshire)
Fairgrounds on Monday, August 7, at
the beginning of Antiques Week in New
Hampshire. The show will be open from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; admission is $10,
with no early buying. More information
229-0403 or Rachel at (207) 396-4255.
The “Americana Celebration” show,
promoted by Peter Mavris, widower of
Nan Gurley, will be held on August 8, 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Douglas N. Ever-
ett Arena in Concord, New Hampshire.
Mavris promotes shows under the name
Peter Mavris Antique Shows. More infor-
(207) 608-3086.
ANOTHER SAD LOSS,
TIMOTHY GAUDET
To the Editor:
I knew Tim Gaudet from the early ’80s
from when we did the Bornstein shows
in Massachusetts and from doing Union,
Maine, when he and Polly Thibodeau
and Polly’s friend David were in the next
space to me on the field for some years.
When he moved to West Palm Beach, he
asked if he could have a table in my tent
at Renninger’s Extravaganza in Mt. Dora,
Florida. He was a big help with the tent
and so friendly and personable with the
customers.
When I moved into a pavilion, Tim
came too. On the way to Mt. Dora, he
would often buy a basket of strawberries
from a farm stand and offer them around.
He was a mentor to my patchy knowl-
edge of glass and would willingly share
his experience. He had collected Royal
Bayreuth china and attended shows and
auctions and the Montsweag Flea Market
in Woolwich, Maine, from the age of 14.
He was a kind and helpful person who
never spoke badly of anyone. He gave
me a subscription to M.A.D. every Christ-
mas, and after he moved back “home” to
Maine, we e-mailed frequently, discuss-
ing the shows, the weather, and politics.
A friend of mine needed to sell something
special he had found, and Tim took it to
Union and Blue Hill and successfully sold
it and was reluctant to take an adequate
commission. He traded on eBay and did
Maine shows and Brimfield. He was the
librarian at Lisbon Middle School and
enjoyed teaching.
Tim, you were a special person, and we
will all miss you.
Margaret J. Yarranton
New Smyrna Beach, FL
J & J HAS NEW OWNER
To our dealers, our friends,
We want you to be among the first to
know that after more than 55 years of
being operated by the same family, J &
J Promotions Antiques and Old Collect-
ibles Show (originally Gordon Reid’s
Outdoor Antiques Market) has a new
owner. The business and property have
been sold to Rusty and Kate Corriveau.
Rusty and Kate are the former owners of
Crystal Brook, which is across from the J
& J Auction Acres property.
While the sale was being negotiated,
one of Gordon Reid’s daughters, Jill
Lukesh, passed away. The operation of
the show has been continued by Judy
(Jill’s sister) and Jake Mathieu, Judy’s
daughters, Laurie and Jill, as well as Pete
Lukesh (Jill’s husband). We will all be
working with Rusty and Kate to ensure
that the same quality and organization
continues, beginning with the May show.
The deposits, contracts, website, e-mail,
and business phone number (413-245-
3436) will remain consistent.
While this has been a very difficult
decision, the time has come for a transi-
tion. Judy, Jake, and Pete may now relax.
The entire family, descendants of the
originator of the outdoor antiques show in
Brimfield, wish to express our thanks to
everyone who has supported us through-
out our 40-plus years of operating J & J
Promotions. We hope that you will con-
tinue to enjoy your antiques and old col-
lectibles selling/buying experiences with
Rusty, Kate, and their family.
Jake and Judy Mathieu
Pete Lukesh
Laurie Prescott and her family
Jill Mathieu and her family
ELIZABETH FLOOD MORROW
Elizabeth Gaucas Flood Morrow, a
trailblazing woman journalist who spent
seven decades covering the New York
State Legislature, died on Wednesday,
December 14, 2016, at Memorial Hospi-
tal following a brief illness. She was 83.
She often wrote for Maine Antique Digest
using the byline Betty Flood.
Morrow was the daughter of B. Ralph
Gaucas and Mary Ann Reid Gaucas of
Albany, New York. She was a graduate
of the Academy of the Holy Names and
attended Russell Sage College.
She was a mentor to countless young
women who worked in her office as leg-
islative correspondents at Cuyler News
Service and was a fixture in the Capitol
as the longest tenured Albany journalist.
She began by covering Governor Averell
Harriman in 1957 and continued to go
to work at the Capitol pressroom until
shortly before her death. She covered the
administrations of nine successive gover-
nors, including Governor Mario Cuomo
and his son, Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Her profiles included a 1981 New York
magazine cover story, “The Governor’s
Lady,” about Governor Hugh Carey’s
wife, Evangeline.
Morrow was a sharp questioner of
politicians at press conferences. In April
2016 she was among the reporters packed
shoulder-to-shoulder in a cramped press
pen at Donald Trump’s raucous prepri-
mary rally that filled the Times Union
Center.
She worked as a reporter for years at
the Capitol before women were permit-
ted to become members of the Legislative
Correspondents Association, primarily
writing for financial and trade publica-
tions. She was interviewed by the New
York Times in 2008 for a story on the hard
times the news business was beginning to
experience.
“I worked for The American Banker .
Gone,” she told the Times. “I worked for
The Bond Buyer. They’re gone, too.”
Her stories filled the pages of various
publications, including Women’s Wear
Daily, W. Palm Beach Society, the Daily
Racing Form, Reuters, the Insurance
Advocate, and Empire State Report. She
also chronicled the Saratoga, New York,
social scene in August and made many
lifelong friendships as a result.
In 1966 Morrow cofounded the Wom-
en’s Press Club of New York, which
advances the professional interests of
women in the media and communica-
tions professions and awards scholar-
ships to aspiring women journalists. She
was inducted into the press club’s Hall of
Fame, and she sponsored a scholarship for
aspiring female college journalists.
After starting the club, she organized a
public debate and scholarship fund-raiser
in 1971 on the topic of “Women’s Libera-
tion—What Else?” with Barney Fowler, a
columnist for the Times Union, who was
introduced as “a leading male chauvinist
of the Albany press corps.” His debate
opponent was author Betty Friedan,
the cofounder and first president of the
National Organization for Women.
She was a patron of the National
Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame and
helped restore Ten Broeck Mansion in
Albany. She served on the boards of the
Visiting Nurses Foundation in Albany
and her alma mater, Academy of the Holy
Names in Albany.
In addition to her passion for news,
Morrow was an avid antiques dealer, buy-
ing and selling pieces right up until she
was hospitalized. Her love of antiques
was sparked by a gift from her sister Cath-
erine, and led her to hundreds of shows
across the Northeast and the South. In
recent years she moved her shop from
Kinderhook to Ballston Spa, New York.
She was predeceased by her husband,
Gerald Morrow, an Albany food broker
and businessman; brothers, John and
Joseph Gaucas; and sisters, Ann Gaucas
Crounse, Alice Gaucas Barnes, and
Catherine Gaucas. She is survived by a
nephew, James R. Gaucas.
PAUL JOSEPH FREDYMA
Paul Joseph Fredyma of Contoocook,
New Hampshire, and previously of
Hanover, New Hampshire, passed away
on Friday, February 10, after a short ill-
ness, with family members at his side at
Valley Terrace Assisted Living, White
River Junction, Vermont.
Fredyma was born in 1922 in Suncook
(Pembroke), New Hampshire, to Thomas
E. and Nora (Shenkowsky) Fredyma. He
graduated from Epping High School and
was a member of the Civilian Conserva-
tion Corps (CCC) before attending the
University of New Hampshire in 1941.
He was drafted into the United States
Army and was attached to the 301st Infan-
try, 94th Division, 3rd Army, as an expert
marksman. Fredyma served in combat
during the Northern France and Rhine-
land campaign before being taken pris-
oner in March 1945 in Zerf, Germany. For
his service, he was awarded the Bronze
Star medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct
Ribbon, Europe-African-Middle Eastern
Theater Ribbon with two service stars,
and Combat Infantry Badge. Fredyma
was honorably discharged from the
Army in July 1945. He graduated from
Dartmouth College in 1948 and married
Marie-Louise Friedman in 1949.
Fredyma initially resided with his
wife and children in Hartford, Vermont,
where he worked as a high-school sci-
ence teacher. In 1957 he moved his
family to Hanover, where he resided for
most of his life. He worked with his wife
in her antiques business, Marie-Lou-
ise Antiques, until 2010. Paul and
Marie-Louise were early researchers of
antique silversmiths and published seven
books on New England silversmiths and
clock- and watchmakers. He was a cab-
inetmaker and craftsman. He was also
active in real estate and land development
for over 50 years.
Paul and Marie-Louise were married
for over 60 years, until her death in 2010.
Fredyma was also predeceased by his
parents, five sisters, and two brothers.
He is survived by his daughter, Jane
Raymond (James - predeceased in 1986)
of New Port Richey, Florida; sons James
(Judith) of Contoocook, New Hampshire,
John (Diana) of Cape Coral, Florida,
and Jack (Julia) of Dover, New Hamp-
shire; grandchildren Christian Nardi
of Hopkinton, New Hampshire, Lindy
(Fredyma) Gonzalez of Cape Coral,
Florida, Lori (Fredyma) Crouse of Cape
Coral, Florida, Christina Raymond of
New Port Richey, Florida, Tracey Fierro
of New Port Richey, Florida, CPO Tim-
othy Raymond, USA, of Guam, and
Christopher Raymond of Tampa, Flor-
ida; great-grandchildren including Emma
Fredyma of Hopkinton, New Hampshire,
and others in Florida and Guam; sister
Helen Sabean of Concord, New Hamp-
shire; and sister-in-law Lorraine (Emond)
Fredyma of Pembroke, New Hampshire.
The family would like to express its
sincere appreciation to the staff of Valley
Terrace Assisted Living for the care pro-
vided to him during his recent illness.
Donations in Paul J. Fredyma’s mem-
ory may be made to the Upper Valley
Humane Society, 300 Old Route 10,
Enfield, NH 03748 or to a charity of
one’s choice.
TIMOTHY GAUDET
Timothy Gaudet of Lisbon, Maine,
passed away suddenly on February 17
from an apparent heart attack.
He was born in Bath, Maine, the son
of Lorraine T. Gaudet. After graduating
from Morse High School, class of 1971,
Gaudet earned his bachelor’s degree from
the University of Maine, Machias. He
taught school for many years in Bath.
Later, Gaudet moved to West Palm Beach,
Florida, and was a teacher with the Palm
Beach County School Department. Later
he returned to Maine, where he was
employed at Lisbon Middle School and
ran the school’s library. He was well liked
and respected by the staff and students,
and he often spoke of his teaching and the
projects he undertook there.
Gaudet’s other interest and love was
antiques. He was a knowledgable and
respected antiques dealer, specializing in
Royal Bayreuth and cut-glass products.
He actually started buying and selling
antiques when he was just 11 years old.
He was written up in the Maine Antique
Digest as a specialist in this area. He dis-
played his antiques at several consign-
ment shops and antiques shows. Gaudet