OTISFIELD — Where were you during The Great Ice Storm of 1998? On Thursday, Nov. 7, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Otisfield Community Hall, the Otisfield Historical Society will feature memories of the storm. But first, they need some help from those who experienced it. “Fifteen years and nine months after the ice storm […]
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Pew sale to fund repairs for historical society
MECHANIC FALLS — In a move to raise funds to assist in the renovation of the Mechanic Falls Historical Society building, the society is offering 12 sections of church pews of the former home of the First Congregational Church for sale. The pews date back to 1848 when the building was erected. The intended purpose […]
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Otisfield society dedicates archive room
OTISFIELD — The Sybil Lamb Archival Room at the Otisfield Town House was dedicated Sunday in what Historical Society President Henry Hamilton called the celebration of the rescue of an abandoned historical building. “Thanks to the generosity in cash, kind and time of the citizens of Otisfield and beyond, this building is again a functioning […]
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Jugtown Forest topic of Otisfield society meeting
OTISFIELD — The Otisfield Historical Society will revisit Jugtown during its next program Thursday, Sept. 26. The PowerPoint presentation will be held at 7 p.m. in the Community Hall on Route 121. According to Jean Hankins, the program is based on a similar one presented by her late husband, David Hankins, in 1996. “In the […]
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Androscoggin Historical Society lists new programs
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Historical Society will present 11 programs during its 2013-14 season. Topics will range from 19th-century boom times in Lewiston to the role of women doctors in local history and the story of a yacht club in landlocked Auburn. Six of the programs will be presented at the society’s headquarters, in the […]