Who Are These Guys, Anyway?

 

 

Scott De Wolfe was raised in Massachusetts. He attended Northland College in Wisconsin receiving a degree in anthropology. He later earned a Masters Degree in American Studies at the University of Maine. Scott has worked in the museum field for the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community and as curator of the Fairbanks house. In 1989, he began a business that specialized in Shaker books, ephemera, photographica, and manuscripts. He is our Shaker expert. He spends most of his time quoting his Shaker items to various customers and also listing items on eBay. Scott and his wife Beth reside in Alfred

 
  Frank Wood was born in Maine and graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a degree in English. Frank was a member of the Maine Legislature and eventually became the State Purchasing Agent. He also worked at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community. Frank started selling used and rare books part-time in the 1970's before going into the business full-time in 1991. He can often be found reading through old newspapers for articles (from caves to Mormons!) that he quotes to customers. He also enjoys traveling the country on buying trips and always manages to come back with rare treasures! Frank is the father of two and lives in Saco.   

Brandy has worked for De Wolfe and Wood since 1997. She spends most of her time processing all the daily orders, listing on eBay and trying to keep the shop organized. She also maintains the website. She lives in Berwick with her wonderful husband and two children; JJ, 12 and Hailey, 3.
Jeff is "the man" here at De Wolfe and Wood. He is our go-to guy for moving books or furniture. He has also taken over the packing duty and lists 95% of all our books onto ABE. Jeff is an avid guitar player, loves tattoos and just recently got married. He has one son, a step-daughter and lives in Newfield.

  Meet the busiest member of De Wolfe and Wood: Jennie. She is a stray that Scott discovered living underneath our barn a few winters ago and adopted. She can be found in the front windows early in the morning waiting for Scott to arrive with breakfast and afterwards anywhere there is a warm ray of sun shining or in an empty box. She is quite an avid squirrel hunter and loves all the attention she receives from our daily visitors.
   

Scott and Frank began doing shows together in 1990. Their varied interests and strengths made a great partnership. When the building in Alfred became available, they decided to rent it together and see how it would go. De Wolfe & Wood opened its doors for the first time during a snow storm on April Fool's Day in 1992. Many years later, they now own this wonderful building and have filled it with over 100,000 books, thousands of post cards, and countless paper items. They welcome your visit to their unique store.