The Androscoggin Historical Society has recently acquired an oil portrait of the late Hannah Harrington (Frost) True, first wife of John Fogg True, inventor of the famous True’s Elixir.
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AHS elects new officers, board members
New board members for the Androscoggin Historical Society are Joline Froton, Everett Bertrand and Sonia Jack.
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Androscoggin Historical Society to hold annual meeting
The meeting will be on Tuesday, June 4, at the West Auburn Schoolhouse.
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Androscoggin Historical Society to present program on history of mapping
Matthew Edney of Osher Mp Library in Portland will speak to the society on Tuesday, April 23.
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Historical society to present talk on Poland Spring Resort
Cyndi Robbins and Laura Brown will present the program on March 26 at the Davis-Wagg Museum in Auburn.
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Historical society to present talk on local granges
Doug Hodgkin will trace the history the organization, particulary in the Crowley’s Junction neighborhood of Lewiston.
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Genealogical conference on gravestones, family history centers at APL
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Historical Society will host a genealogy conference at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Auburn Public Library. The presentations by Helen A. Shaw and Stephanie Hawkins will be held in the Community Room at 49 Spring St. Shaw, former president of the Maine Genealogical Society, will present “Gravestones: A Reflection […]
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Antiques expert to speak at society meeting
AUBURN — What creates demand for certain antiques, and why does demand and value decline for others? Daniel Buck Soules will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, about “Unique Antiques” at the next meeting of the Androscoggin Historical Society at the Society’s headquarters on the third floor of the County Building, 2 Turner St. These […]
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Auburn's last one-room schoolhouse transferred to AHS
AUBURN — An open house was held Saturday, Sept. 22, at the West Auburn School, which officially closed in 1950. The event celebrated the official transfer of the schoolhouse to the Androscoggin Historical Society. Steve Marsden, retiring president of the West Auburn School Historical Society, noted that the Auburn City Council decided in 1992 to […]
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Androscoggin Historical Society to host mystery novelist
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Historical Society will host an educational program with mystery novelist William D. Andrews at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25. His talk, titled “Stealing History,” will be held at the society’s museum on the third floor of the County Building. Andrews has published three mysteries “Stealing History” (2006), “Breaking Ground” (2011), and […]