Joyce Butler was born in Portland, Me., on June 27, 1933. She received her A.B. degree from Boston University in 1955, and was a founding member of the Society of Maine Archivists. From 1980-1995 Ms. Butler was Curator of Manuscripts and Exhibitions at the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, Me., and in 1993 was named Citizen of the Year by the Kennebunk/Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce. She was the Curator of Museum Collections at the Maine Historical Society from 1996-2000. Ms. Butler lives in Kennebunk, Me., where she has been Town Historian since 1990. She is the author of seven books and a contributor to eight others. She has also written numerous articles for newspapers, magazine, and scholarly publications, and is the recipient of a Certificate of Commendation from the American Association for State and Local History (1981). Ms. Butler was awarded the Neal Allen award in 2004 by the Maine Historical Society.
From the description of Joyce Butler Wadsworth Longfellow families research collection, 1723-1995. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 123410741
