Son of:
-- Francis Warren "Frank" Rockwell, Sr.
-- Elizabeth Trowbridge Hammil
Husband of:
-- Ethel Margaret "Marjorie" Hughan [m. 03-Sep-1910 in Hyannis, MA; divorced]
-- Esther C. Grayson [m. 21-Sep-1939 in Milford, PA]
Father of (all with Marjorie):
-- Hughan Wallace Rockwell
-- Frederick Frye Rockwell, Jr.
-- Donald West Rockwell
-- Margaret Evelyn Rockwell (Mrs. Henry LeRoy Finch)
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The Boston Herald
Boston, Massachusetts
Wednesday, 21-Apr-1976, page 30
F. F. Rockwell
Editor, author
ORLEANS—Private services were scheduled for Frederick Frye Rockwell, 92, horticulturist, editor and author.
He had been an editor with many garden publications and was founder and editor of Home Garden Magazine.
He also was gardening consultant to the Saturday Evening Post, Country Gentleman, Ladies' Home Journal, House and Garden, Woman's Day and other national publications.
He was founder of Men's Garden Club of New York and during World War II was president of Men's Garden Club of America.
He leaves his wife, Esther C. (Grayson) Rockwell: three sons, Hughan W. of Boothbay Harbor, Frederick of Boothbay, Me., and Donald W. of Oaxaca, Mex., a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Finch of New Rochelle, N.Y., and a brother, Francis W., of St. Simons Island, Ga.
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Biographical Sketch Excerpt from 1923 Who's Who in New Jersey, Cumberland Edition
ROCKWELL, FREDERICK FRYE, author; publicity and advertising manager. Born, Brooklyn, N.Y., April 2, 1884, son of Frank Warren and Elizabeth Trowbridge (Hammil) Rockwell.
Mr. Rockwell's first position was as circulation manager of the "Garden Magazine" (1906-1907), then he became manager of the Wilshire Book Company (1907-1908), and in 1908 engaged with the "New York Call," remaining until 1909. During these years he was a contributing editor of "House and Garden" and the "Garden Magazine." From 1909 until 1915 he engaged in farming and the greenhouse business, but in the latter year entered the employ of the W. Atlee Burpee Seed Company, as director of the service department and manager of the seed farms at Doylestown, Pa., remaining there until 1918, when he took charge of the publicity and advertising work of the American Association of Nurserymen. In connection with this work he engaged with the Tuthill Advertising Agency, of New York, for two years, before coming to Bridgeton as publicity and advertising manager of the Seabrook Farms Company. While with W. Atlee Burpee & Company, and as part of their war work he installed a plant for the utilization of the pulp of tomatoes grown for seed. This byproduct had previously been wasted, but under Mr. Rockwell's supervision was canned and used for food. He also established "model war gardens" in New York, Philadelphia and many of the other large cities in the east.
Mr. Rockwell has contributed much to gardening magazines and other periodicals, and has greatly helped the amateur gardener through his books and pamphlets. He is the author of "Home Vegetable Gardening," "Gardening Indoors and Under Glass," "Making a Fruit Garden," "The Pocket Garden Guide," "The Key to the Land," "Around the Year in the Garden," "Save it for Winter," "The Little Pruning Book" and "Glass Garden Growing Made Easy."
Since 1917, Mr. Rockwell has been horticultural editor of "Farm and Fireside." He is managing editor of "The Highwayman," a monthly magazine published by the Highway Publications, of Trenton, as official publication of the New Jersey State Highway Association. This magazine is designed to keep the motorists of the state informed on road matters, detours, methods of construction and road work in other sections. "The Seabrooker," a magazine published "Every so often by the folks of Seabrook Farms" is also edited by him.
September 5, 1910, he married Marjorie, daughter of Samuel and Margaret (West) Hughan, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Their children are Wallace Hughan, born March 8, 1914; Frederick Frye, Jr., January 12, 1917; Donald, July 26, 1918, and Margaret Evelyn, April 20, 1921.
Mr. Rockwell is a member of Israel Putnam Lodge, No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons; the Bridgeton Rotary Club, and the Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia. In 1920 he was chosen chairman of the Market Development Committee of the American Association of Nurserymen; in 1921, was elected secretary of the Eastern Nurserymen's Association, and chairman of the publicity committee of the Bridgeton Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Rockwell is a member of the Society of Friends. His greatest enjoyment is found in gardening and motoring.
Residence address, Seeley road, Seeley; business address, Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton.
-- Francis Warren "Frank" Rockwell, Sr.
-- Elizabeth Trowbridge Hammil
Husband of:
-- Ethel Margaret "Marjorie" Hughan [m. 03-Sep-1910 in Hyannis, MA; divorced]
-- Esther C. Grayson [m. 21-Sep-1939 in Milford, PA]
Father of (all with Marjorie):
-- Hughan Wallace Rockwell
-- Frederick Frye Rockwell, Jr.
-- Donald West Rockwell
-- Margaret Evelyn Rockwell (Mrs. Henry LeRoy Finch)
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The Boston Herald
Boston, Massachusetts
Wednesday, 21-Apr-1976, page 30
F. F. Rockwell
Editor, author
ORLEANS—Private services were scheduled for Frederick Frye Rockwell, 92, horticulturist, editor and author.
He had been an editor with many garden publications and was founder and editor of Home Garden Magazine.
He also was gardening consultant to the Saturday Evening Post, Country Gentleman, Ladies' Home Journal, House and Garden, Woman's Day and other national publications.
He was founder of Men's Garden Club of New York and during World War II was president of Men's Garden Club of America.
He leaves his wife, Esther C. (Grayson) Rockwell: three sons, Hughan W. of Boothbay Harbor, Frederick of Boothbay, Me., and Donald W. of Oaxaca, Mex., a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Finch of New Rochelle, N.Y., and a brother, Francis W., of St. Simons Island, Ga.
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Biographical Sketch Excerpt from 1923 Who's Who in New Jersey, Cumberland Edition
ROCKWELL, FREDERICK FRYE, author; publicity and advertising manager. Born, Brooklyn, N.Y., April 2, 1884, son of Frank Warren and Elizabeth Trowbridge (Hammil) Rockwell.
Mr. Rockwell's first position was as circulation manager of the "Garden Magazine" (1906-1907), then he became manager of the Wilshire Book Company (1907-1908), and in 1908 engaged with the "New York Call," remaining until 1909. During these years he was a contributing editor of "House and Garden" and the "Garden Magazine." From 1909 until 1915 he engaged in farming and the greenhouse business, but in the latter year entered the employ of the W. Atlee Burpee Seed Company, as director of the service department and manager of the seed farms at Doylestown, Pa., remaining there until 1918, when he took charge of the publicity and advertising work of the American Association of Nurserymen. In connection with this work he engaged with the Tuthill Advertising Agency, of New York, for two years, before coming to Bridgeton as publicity and advertising manager of the Seabrook Farms Company. While with W. Atlee Burpee & Company, and as part of their war work he installed a plant for the utilization of the pulp of tomatoes grown for seed. This byproduct had previously been wasted, but under Mr. Rockwell's supervision was canned and used for food. He also established "model war gardens" in New York, Philadelphia and many of the other large cities in the east.
Mr. Rockwell has contributed much to gardening magazines and other periodicals, and has greatly helped the amateur gardener through his books and pamphlets. He is the author of "Home Vegetable Gardening," "Gardening Indoors and Under Glass," "Making a Fruit Garden," "The Pocket Garden Guide," "The Key to the Land," "Around the Year in the Garden," "Save it for Winter," "The Little Pruning Book" and "Glass Garden Growing Made Easy."
Since 1917, Mr. Rockwell has been horticultural editor of "Farm and Fireside." He is managing editor of "The Highwayman," a monthly magazine published by the Highway Publications, of Trenton, as official publication of the New Jersey State Highway Association. This magazine is designed to keep the motorists of the state informed on road matters, detours, methods of construction and road work in other sections. "The Seabrooker," a magazine published "Every so often by the folks of Seabrook Farms" is also edited by him.
September 5, 1910, he married Marjorie, daughter of Samuel and Margaret (West) Hughan, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Their children are Wallace Hughan, born March 8, 1914; Frederick Frye, Jr., January 12, 1917; Donald, July 26, 1918, and Margaret Evelyn, April 20, 1921.
Mr. Rockwell is a member of Israel Putnam Lodge, No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons; the Bridgeton Rotary Club, and the Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia. In 1920 he was chosen chairman of the Market Development Committee of the American Association of Nurserymen; in 1921, was elected secretary of the Eastern Nurserymen's Association, and chairman of the publicity committee of the Bridgeton Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Rockwell is a member of the Society of Friends. His greatest enjoyment is found in gardening and motoring.
Residence address, Seeley road, Seeley; business address, Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton.
Son of:
-- Francis Warren "Frank" Rockwell, Sr.
-- Elizabeth Trowbridge Hammil
Husband of:
-- Ethel Margaret "Marjorie" Hughan [m. 03-Sep-1910 in Hyannis, MA; divorced]
-- Esther C. Grayson [m. 21-Sep-1939 in Milford, PA]
Father of (all with Marjorie):
-- Hughan Wallace Rockwell
-- Frederick Frye Rockwell, Jr.
-- Donald West Rockwell
-- Margaret Evelyn Rockwell (Mrs. Henry LeRoy Finch)
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The Boston Herald
Boston, Massachusetts
Wednesday, 21-Apr-1976, page 30
F. F. Rockwell
Editor, author
ORLEANS—Private services were scheduled for Frederick Frye Rockwell, 92, horticulturist, editor and author.
He had been an editor with many garden publications and was founder and editor of Home Garden Magazine.
He also was gardening consultant to the Saturday Evening Post, Country Gentleman, Ladies' Home Journal, House and Garden, Woman's Day and other national publications.
He was founder of Men's Garden Club of New York and during World War II was president of Men's Garden Club of America.
He leaves his wife, Esther C. (Grayson) Rockwell: three sons, Hughan W. of Boothbay Harbor, Frederick of Boothbay, Me., and Donald W. of Oaxaca, Mex., a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Finch of New Rochelle, N.Y., and a brother, Francis W., of St. Simons Island, Ga.
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Biographical Sketch Excerpt from 1923 Who's Who in New Jersey, Cumberland Edition
ROCKWELL, FREDERICK FRYE, author; publicity and advertising manager. Born, Brooklyn, N.Y., April 2, 1884, son of Frank Warren and Elizabeth Trowbridge (Hammil) Rockwell.
Mr. Rockwell's first position was as circulation manager of the "Garden Magazine" (1906-1907), then he became manager of the Wilshire Book Company (1907-1908), and in 1908 engaged with the "New York Call," remaining until 1909. During these years he was a contributing editor of "House and Garden" and the "Garden Magazine." From 1909 until 1915 he engaged in farming and the greenhouse business, but in the latter year entered the employ of the W. Atlee Burpee Seed Company, as director of the service department and manager of the seed farms at Doylestown, Pa., remaining there until 1918, when he took charge of the publicity and advertising work of the American Association of Nurserymen. In connection with this work he engaged with the Tuthill Advertising Agency, of New York, for two years, before coming to Bridgeton as publicity and advertising manager of the Seabrook Farms Company. While with W. Atlee Burpee & Company, and as part of their war work he installed a plant for the utilization of the pulp of tomatoes grown for seed. This byproduct had previously been wasted, but under Mr. Rockwell's supervision was canned and used for food. He also established "model war gardens" in New York, Philadelphia and many of the other large cities in the east.
Mr. Rockwell has contributed much to gardening magazines and other periodicals, and has greatly helped the amateur gardener through his books and pamphlets. He is the author of "Home Vegetable Gardening," "Gardening Indoors and Under Glass," "Making a Fruit Garden," "The Pocket Garden Guide," "The Key to the Land," "Around the Year in the Garden," "Save it for Winter," "The Little Pruning Book" and "Glass Garden Growing Made Easy."
Since 1917, Mr. Rockwell has been horticultural editor of "Farm and Fireside." He is managing editor of "The Highwayman," a monthly magazine published by the Highway Publications, of Trenton, as official publication of the New Jersey State Highway Association. This magazine is designed to keep the motorists of the state informed on road matters, detours, methods of construction and road work in other sections. "The Seabrooker," a magazine published "Every so often by the folks of Seabrook Farms" is also edited by him.
September 5, 1910, he married Marjorie, daughter of Samuel and Margaret (West) Hughan, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Their children are Wallace Hughan, born March 8, 1914; Frederick Frye, Jr., January 12, 1917; Donald, July 26, 1918, and Margaret Evelyn, April 20, 1921.
Mr. Rockwell is a member of Israel Putnam Lodge, No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons; the Bridgeton Rotary Club, and the Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia. In 1920 he was chosen chairman of the Market Development Committee of the American Association of Nurserymen; in 1921, was elected secretary of the Eastern Nurserymen's Association, and chairman of the publicity committee of the Bridgeton Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Rockwell is a member of the Society of Friends. His greatest enjoyment is found in gardening and motoring.
Residence address, Seeley road, Seeley; business address, Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton.
-- Francis Warren "Frank" Rockwell, Sr.
-- Elizabeth Trowbridge Hammil
Husband of:
-- Ethel Margaret "Marjorie" Hughan [m. 03-Sep-1910 in Hyannis, MA; divorced]
-- Esther C. Grayson [m. 21-Sep-1939 in Milford, PA]
Father of (all with Marjorie):
-- Hughan Wallace Rockwell
-- Frederick Frye Rockwell, Jr.
-- Donald West Rockwell
-- Margaret Evelyn Rockwell (Mrs. Henry LeRoy Finch)
~~~~~~~~~~
The Boston Herald
Boston, Massachusetts
Wednesday, 21-Apr-1976, page 30
F. F. Rockwell
Editor, author
ORLEANS—Private services were scheduled for Frederick Frye Rockwell, 92, horticulturist, editor and author.
He had been an editor with many garden publications and was founder and editor of Home Garden Magazine.
He also was gardening consultant to the Saturday Evening Post, Country Gentleman, Ladies' Home Journal, House and Garden, Woman's Day and other national publications.
He was founder of Men's Garden Club of New York and during World War II was president of Men's Garden Club of America.
He leaves his wife, Esther C. (Grayson) Rockwell: three sons, Hughan W. of Boothbay Harbor, Frederick of Boothbay, Me., and Donald W. of Oaxaca, Mex., a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Finch of New Rochelle, N.Y., and a brother, Francis W., of St. Simons Island, Ga.
~~~~~~~~~~
Biographical Sketch Excerpt from 1923 Who's Who in New Jersey, Cumberland Edition
ROCKWELL, FREDERICK FRYE, author; publicity and advertising manager. Born, Brooklyn, N.Y., April 2, 1884, son of Frank Warren and Elizabeth Trowbridge (Hammil) Rockwell.
Mr. Rockwell's first position was as circulation manager of the "Garden Magazine" (1906-1907), then he became manager of the Wilshire Book Company (1907-1908), and in 1908 engaged with the "New York Call," remaining until 1909. During these years he was a contributing editor of "House and Garden" and the "Garden Magazine." From 1909 until 1915 he engaged in farming and the greenhouse business, but in the latter year entered the employ of the W. Atlee Burpee Seed Company, as director of the service department and manager of the seed farms at Doylestown, Pa., remaining there until 1918, when he took charge of the publicity and advertising work of the American Association of Nurserymen. In connection with this work he engaged with the Tuthill Advertising Agency, of New York, for two years, before coming to Bridgeton as publicity and advertising manager of the Seabrook Farms Company. While with W. Atlee Burpee & Company, and as part of their war work he installed a plant for the utilization of the pulp of tomatoes grown for seed. This byproduct had previously been wasted, but under Mr. Rockwell's supervision was canned and used for food. He also established "model war gardens" in New York, Philadelphia and many of the other large cities in the east.
Mr. Rockwell has contributed much to gardening magazines and other periodicals, and has greatly helped the amateur gardener through his books and pamphlets. He is the author of "Home Vegetable Gardening," "Gardening Indoors and Under Glass," "Making a Fruit Garden," "The Pocket Garden Guide," "The Key to the Land," "Around the Year in the Garden," "Save it for Winter," "The Little Pruning Book" and "Glass Garden Growing Made Easy."
Since 1917, Mr. Rockwell has been horticultural editor of "Farm and Fireside." He is managing editor of "The Highwayman," a monthly magazine published by the Highway Publications, of Trenton, as official publication of the New Jersey State Highway Association. This magazine is designed to keep the motorists of the state informed on road matters, detours, methods of construction and road work in other sections. "The Seabrooker," a magazine published "Every so often by the folks of Seabrook Farms" is also edited by him.
September 5, 1910, he married Marjorie, daughter of Samuel and Margaret (West) Hughan, of Brooklyn, N.Y. Their children are Wallace Hughan, born March 8, 1914; Frederick Frye, Jr., January 12, 1917; Donald, July 26, 1918, and Margaret Evelyn, April 20, 1921.
Mr. Rockwell is a member of Israel Putnam Lodge, No. 41, Free and Accepted Masons; the Bridgeton Rotary Club, and the Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia. In 1920 he was chosen chairman of the Market Development Committee of the American Association of Nurserymen; in 1921, was elected secretary of the Eastern Nurserymen's Association, and chairman of the publicity committee of the Bridgeton Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Rockwell is a member of the Society of Friends. His greatest enjoyment is found in gardening and motoring.
Residence address, Seeley road, Seeley; business address, Seabrook Farms, Bridgeton.
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