RANGELEY — The Outdoor Sporting Heritage Museum’s new exhibit, “Picnics and Shore Lunches,” is now open for public viewing. The exhibit shares how folks in the late 19th and early 20th centuries cooked and dined outdoors, through a collection of unique vintage equipment and photos. All the artifacts and images have backgrounds in the region, […]
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One-woman show brings Maine history to life at RFA Lakeside Theater
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Historical Society presents “Rangeley’s First Settlers: Jude Lamb” in a one-woman show about Eunice Lakeman Hoar at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at the RFA Lakeside Theater. Eunice Lakeman married Luther Hoar in 1799. In 1817 they traveled with their nine children, on foot, from the Avon area to what is […]
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Bill Berlinghoff to perform at North Church
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Historical Society’s North Church Concert Series will present folk singer Bill Berlinghoff at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 7. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a pie social and jam session Berlinghoff has more than a half-century of professional performing experience, from Maine to Virginia and as far west as Montana, Wyoming, […]
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Historical society hosts talk on WWII infantry unit
MECHANIC FALLS — The Mechanic Falls Historical Society recently hosted a talk by Capt. Jonathan D. Bratten, command historian for the Maine Army National Guard. He spoke on the 103rd Infantry Regiment and the unit’s involvement during World War II, particularly on the Pacific front. Bratten said many members of the regiment who began training […]
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New Gloucester exhibit to open NEW GLOUCESTER — “New Gloucester from then ‘Til Now… and Today: A Community Exhibit” will have its formal grand opening from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 2, at the New Gloucester History Barn, 383 Intervale Road, Route 231. The exhibit will feature the work of many members and friends who have […]
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Franklin County 4-H talent, fashion revue FARMINGTON — The University of Maine Cooperative Extension Franklin County 4-H annual talent showcase and fashion revue will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at West Farmington Grange, 4 Bridge St. Past shows have included refurbished fashions, singing, musical instrument numbers, dancing, magic acts and stand-up comedy. The event is […]
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Oxford Hills teens perform community service
A brigade of 23 volunteers spent a scant 45 minutes at the Norway Historical Museum and Historical Society moving 150 years of heavy bound Norway newspapers from the second floor down two flights to the new storage area in the basement in preparation for a renovation of the second floor. Fulfilling their requirement for 20 […]
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SeniorsPlus accepting Meals on Wheels referrals LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus, Western Maine’s designated Agency on Aging, is accepting referrals for its Meals on Wheels program serving Androscoggin, Oxford, and Franklin counties. Homebound individuals 60 years of age and older and disabled adults under age 60, who are unable to shop, prepare or cook meals for themselves, […]
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Historical society looks for public input on 103rd Regiment
MECHANIC FALLS — The Mechanic Falls Historical Society is initiating a collaborative effort to highlight the contributions of the 103rd Infantry Regiment of the Maine Army National Guard during World War II. The historical society wants to involve the public, veterans, family of veterans, educators and students in researching and organizing information on the regiment, […]
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Items sought for Paris Hill memory chest
PARIS — Beth Miller, incoming president of the Paris Hill Historical Society, is preparing to preserve a slice of Paris life in a ‘memory chest,’ stowing away citizens’ memories for a quarter century. “We like the sound of the memory chest better (than time capsule),” she said. “To us it evokes more feelings of history, […]