DORRIS SOULE HOUGH was born in New Bedford, MA July 27, 1889.
She was also known to her family as Doddie,  and to her friends as Ted.
She died December 7, 1985 in Vineyard Haven, MA, at 96 years of age.
 

        
3 months old;                    Dorris and Hilda;
 

Hilda 1 1/2 years old, and Dorris 2 1/2 ; Hilda 3 1/2 and Dorris 4 1/2
 

            
  Dorris, Maggie and Hilda; Dorris, Katherine, Hilda

July 27,1898                                                age 10 years 5 months
                                                                New Bedford, Christmas 1899
 

 Dorris age 11 ;        1899: Dorris, Hilda, Katherine Hough,
                                        Katherine Smith, Garry Hough Jr, Bill Smith
 
 

542 County Street, New Bedford            June 1905
Hough family home 1891-1921                High School Graduation Day
 

1909 (The year she graduated from Wellesley.)
 

                
1917 (twice)    First Girl Scout job                1918 or 1919
 
 

Dorris at Battle Creek Summer School, where she was on faculty 2 summers in the 1920's
 

George Merry and Dorris Hough in beekeeper suits
 

            
about 1930
 

                              
 Oct? 1952, taken for                                      
New Bedford Standard
 

            
1954
 

L to R: Rivoire, McClenden, Hough, Clay  (handwriting is hard to read)

May 1959:  DH, Mattie Camp, Robbie, Katie Lee at birthplace
 

Savannah, Feb 22, 1962
L to R - McClenden, Brownies Frye and Timberlake, DH, Lacy Baden-Powell, Mrs Pepler, Canada

74 William St., Vineyard Haven, MA, her home after retiring

1977
 

more of Dorris'  family at  Hough page

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