MollyOckett Day. What is this? Is it just one day we have every year to make money for the city? No. Is it a day when people who have stalls sell items to make money? So, what exactly is MollyOckett Day? In this essay, I'm going to take you on a journey and tell you exactly who MollyOckett is, her background, what this day is all about, and why this day is still here for people to celebrate. MollyOckett was a woman born in 1740. in Saco, Maine. She was an Abenaki Indian from the Pigwacket tribe and was baptized by a woman named Marie Agathe. MollyOckett was the daughter and granddaughter of chefs. MollyOckett befriended settlers in western Maine and had very close relationships with the towns of Andover, Fryeburg, Poland, Paris, and of course Bethel, which took place in the 18th and 19th centuries. When she died on August 2, 1816, she became a legendary figure, the subject of fireside tales, school competitions, and popular magazine articles containing inaccurate information. “The Last of the Pigwackets” MollyOckett is honored each year during the MollyOckett Day celebration and for many years her name has been associated with many local geographic landmarks, business enterprises and community organizations. MollyOckett has a place near Bethel that's full of "Indian mystique" complete with romance, curses, buried treasure and near-miraculous healings. She is known as “the great Indian doctor” and the healings she provides are recorded in local history. She was accused of cursing the house of Hannibal Hamlin who lived on Paris Hill, where he was her most famous patient. MollyOckett found him almost dead. She saved his life by giving him warm cow's milk prescribed in Hamlin. Hamlin has become... middle of paper ... something we celebrate every year because of what she has done for this community and what she continues to do for this community. MollyOckett gives people in this community a chance to give back to people who need help and are sick. I'm glad MollyOckett Day is celebrated because if it wasn't, a lot of people in this community wouldn't be where they are today and they would be sicker than they are today. Works Cited "Molly Ockett and Her World". Molly Ockett and her world. Bethel Historical Society, nd Web. May 8, 2014. “Who was MollyOckett?” » MollyOckett Days July 19 and 20, 2014 Bethel, Maine Presented by: Mahoosuc Realty & Rentals. Np, and Web. May 8, 2014. “The Molly Ockett Days festival is beginning to truly honor its Indigenous namesake. » Indian Country Today Media Network.com. Gale Courey Toensing, December 3, 2013. Web. May 8 2014.