Comments on: A Guy Murchie Timeline

By: Paul Curtin

Paul Curtin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:58:59 +0000

Thanks for posting this. I read his “Music of the Spheres” as a kid and re-read it a number of times. Really great stuff. I noticed the wikipedia article on Murchie is little more than a copy of his NY Times obit. You have much more info! Thanks again.

By: Ben Shor

Ben Shor — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:08:21 +0000

If you go onto Facebook, and search Apple Hill Camp in Groups, you will find the group that I set up. There is a link on the group page to the brochure that Guy Murchie created for Apple Hill Camp. It would be great if you would share some of the photos you have of the camp on that website. My brother and sister attended the camp the last year that the Murchee’s ran the camp. Then I attended the camp the next year with the new owners.

By: Tom Reed

Tom Reed — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:01:42 +0000

Sorry. I was off one letter in my email.

By: Tom Reed

Tom Reed — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:01:06 +0000

I thank everyone for this information. Guy was a very interesting person.

By: Carl Lehmann-Haupt

Carl Lehmann-Haupt — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:38:37 +0000

In the summer of 1953, when I was turning fifteen, I was hired by Guy Murchie as a camp counselor and riding instructor at Apple Hill. As camp director he styled himself “Uncle Guy,” and his wife was “Aunt Katie.” (Her mother did the cooking, which had a distinctly German flavor.) I worked there for two summers. Only years later did I find out who he was.
The camp was international, and the kids and counselors came from all over. I remember Korean kids, an Armenian girl, an African American painter and art teacher named Dawson Durrett (sp?) and many others. A number of college professors and a budding minister were among the counselors.
He would sometimes play the Moonlight Sonata at lunchtime. Even at fifteen I could hear that he wasn’t a real good pianist. But he tried everything. I remember a beautiful portrait of Katie done on a wooden panel.

By: kaweah

kaweah — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:09:23 +0000

Hi Bruce. Yes, I’m quite sure that Murchie was involved with Apple Hill; in fact, I’ve read that he founded the camp. … Sorry about the late response. I have not been minding this blog like I should.

By: bruce brennan

bruce brennan — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:29:54 +0000

Fascinating man. I recently obtained a set of photographs of a summer camp in NH at Apple Hill in Nelson/ Munsonville NH suggesting he was involved in this camp. Anyone know more about this? I’d love to know!