The $19,200 grant will go towards energy and heating improvements of Farmington’s historic 1858 octagon-shaped Ramsdell House.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Gift or loan: Canton Historical Society question going to voters
CANTON — The Canton Historical Society has been advised to prepare a petition for the June town meeting for voters to determine whether $60,000 given to the group in 2017 was a gift or a loan from the town. The issue was debated at the selectmen meeting Thursday night when society member Phyllis Ouellette said […]
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Minot Historical Society hosting open house
The Minot Historical Society will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Oct. 7 and 8, at the parsonage of the Center Minot Congregational Church, 493 Center Minot Hill Road. The History House, as its known, is the former home of the Rev. Elijah Jones and his family, and is being […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, sj-web
Nephews of British pilot killed in 1943 New Gloucester crash visit memorial with his name
NEW GLOUCESTER — Two nephews of one of the British pilots who perished in a New Gloucester farm field during training maneuvers in 1943 this week visited the New Gloucester Veterans Memorial where their uncle’s name is inscribed on a memorial plaque. Rupert Watson of New Zealand and David Watson of New York made the […]
Posted inConnections, Livermore Falls Advertiser
Canton society to hold talk on community group development
CANTON — The Canton Historical Society will host a talk titled “Building and Funding your Community Group” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, in its building at 25 Turner St. The speaker will be Christopher Schario, executive/artistic director of The Public Theatre. On the topic of fundraising, he will discuss what works and what doesn’t; […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Replica of old Casco schoolhouse to replace original lost in fire
CASCO — When a fire gutted the old schoolhouse this April, it also extinguished the local historical society’s plan to move the nearly 170-year-old building next to a museum on Route 302. Now, the Raymond-Casco Historical Society is charging ahead with a new plan to build a replica of the old schoolhouse next to the museum. […]
Posted inConnections, The Franklin Journal
Temple Historical Society calendar features items from the past
TEMPLE — The Temple Historical Society’s 2019 calendar, Remember When, is dedicated to a time when some simpler things in life were the norm. Through the years items such as the treadle sewing machine, kerosene lamps, kitchen cook stove, butter churns and molds, and outhouses have faded into the past but are not forgotten by […]
Posted inEncore, Rumford Falls Times, sj-web, The Franklin Journal
"Rangeley au Naturel" exhibit at Outdoor Heritage Museum
RANGELEY — The legendary guide, angler, fly-caster, taxidermist and artist Herb Welch (1879-1960) was a true “Renaissance Man” and made his home just a mile from the Outdoor Heritage Museum in Oquossoc. His various types of artwork now grace the walls of that museum and those of collectors from across the U.S. In the 19th […]
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Dixfield Days photo contest seeks entries
DIXFIELD — Dixfield Historical Society is announcing categories for the second annual Dixfield Days photo contest, which will be exhibited from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, during Dixfield Open Market Day. Photos will be judged in these categories: landscape, portrait, still life, wildlife and pets, hometown and/or military pride. Best in Show and […]
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Canton Historical Society's new building open
CANTON — The new base for the Canton Historical Society was officially opened Saturday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a speech by state Sen. Lisa Keim and a few happy tears. A crowd of about 30 attended the ceremony, which celebrated a significant achievement by the society and its volunteers. “The accomplishment that we stand before […]