Frank Stanley Beveridge was born in Canada on April 17, 1879. In March 1900, having traveled from Pembrooke Shores, near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Frank arrived at Mount Hermon School in Northfield, Massachusetts with only a quarter, a dime and one Canadian dollar bill. He remained at Mount Hermon School for three years. Following Mount Hermon School, Frank moved to upstate New York, married, and he and his wife, Theresa, had two daughters. Later, Mr. Beveridge joined the Fuller Brush Company in Hartford, Connecticut, where he became Director of Sales.

 

In 1931, Beveridge founded Stanley Home Products, Inc. in Westfield, Massachusetts (the Enesco Group, Inc.)

 

In 1947, he founded the Frank Stanley Beveridge Foundation., a trust. In 1949, he established the Stanley Park of Westfield, Inc. on twenty-five acres of land in Westfield, Massachusetts. Today, Stanley Park consists of nearly 300 acres of trails, woods, picnic areas, recreational facilities, and gardens, which include The All-America Rose Selection, Inc. Public Rose Garden, The Asian Garden, The Rhododendron Display Garden, The Arboretum, The Herb and Perennial Display Garden, The American Wildflower Society Display Garden. There is the Frank Stanley Beveridge Wildlife Sanctuary, the Carillon Tower, a Colonial Pond area with an orchard, working mill and waterwheel, an old town meeting house, carriage shed and blacksmith shop, and arched bridges all with a backdrop of flowering azaleas and rhododendron.