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Libby's Talk on Poland Springs Hotels Water & Resorts Movie.wmv
Mr Libby talked on Poland Spring at the Androscogggin Historical 2009-11-17. Libby discussed the history, formation and development of the Poland Spring resort and water company. His talk also include the Ricker family, which founded and formed Poland Spring, golf and other recreational activities at Poland; the history and goals of the Preservation Society, and the life of its long-serving board president, George A. Ricker Jr., who died last month. Ricker was a memberof the last generation of the founding family to live on the propert. He has served as adjunct faculty, teaching history courses at Central Maine Community College and assisting with a political science course at the University of Maine. He recently co-authored, with the Poland Spring Preservation Society, the book Poland Spring which was published by Arcadia Publishing through its popular Images of America series.
Martha Elkin will discuss and demonstrate the ancient art of shearing, carding and spinning wool at a meeting of the Androscoggin Historical Society on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend without charge.<p> She will show samples of wool and yarn that has been dyed with plants from her farm in Sumner.<p> Martha, a native and former resident of Danville, was a nursing educator for more than 20 years <p> and is the author of a nursing textbook. She retired from teaching to farming and with her partner, <p> Mary Ann Haxton, owns A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm, where they have 28 sheep, six Angora goats, 32 <p> laying hens, and make maple syrup. The farm and the farm store are open the third weekend of the <p> month and other times by appointment or chance. The farm web site is: <a href="http://www.awrinkleinthymefarm.com">www.awrinkleinthymefarm.com</a><p> Martha participates in the living history program at Morrill Farm in Sumner, for which she is the <p> schoolmarm for an 1853 school day. She also organizes the fiber and sheep portion of the program, which involves fiber production similar to how it was done in the late 1800s.
courtesy of the City of Auburn, Maine & the Androscoggin Historial Society we give you part 4 od 4 parts of the meeting held 2009-02-17
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Prof. Jay Hoar: "The Last Maine Vets of the Civil War"
Jay Hoar talks at the annual meeting of the Androscoggin Historical Society on 28 May 1985. Mr. Hoar might have given more than one talk but we believe that this recording is the one he gave in 1985. I am sorry, I have misplaced the URL for the photo of ghJones.
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1983 Oct Charles Heseltine Electric Railway Out Lewiston, Maine
Charles D. HESELTINE was the author of Bangor Street Railway: Transportation Bulletin No. 81, January-December 1974 Warehouse Pt. CT, Connecticut Valley Chapter, National Railway Historical Society. 1974, First edition. (ISBN: 0-910506-17-5). Hardcover. The development of street railways in Bangor, Maine. 82 pages with historic photographs, rosters and maps. Light bumping to two corners. A fine and bright copy. We found from the SSDI CHARLES D HESELTINE was born 18 Feb 1911 died 30 Nov 1989. His SS no was 004-05-1947 Maine. In Oct of 1983 he was of South Portland, Maine and gave a talk on The Electric Railway System Out of Lewiston, Maine at a meeting of the Androscoggin Historical Thumbnail image courtesy of www.octranspo.com/about_OC/History/Ahearn_Soper.htm
Starbird talks on Danville, Maine History. This talk was given at a meeting held in March of 1967 of the Androscoggin Society of Auburn, Maine small image courtesy of MEC684.JPG, Larry L. Goss Maine Central F3A and GP7 on Freight at Danville
At the 28 Nov 2000 meeting of the Androscoggin Historical Societ, Kim MacIsaac talks about the Peaks Island History 1628 to 2000.Photo courtesy of http://www.peaksisland.info/ Please see this web site of more information.
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Sept 1997 Ron Parker talks about Shiloh Church
Pastor Ron Parker of Durham, Maine talk about the History of Shiloh Church of Durham, Maine at the Sept 1997 meeting of the Androscoggin Historical Society of Auburn, Maine
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26 Apr 1977 Edith Hary Maine State Law Library.wmv
(Audio Only) Dr. Edith Hary gives an interesting talk on the History of the Maine State Law Library at the meeting of the ANdroscoggin Historical Society held 26 April 1977.
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26 Oct 1999 Bruce Bourque - The Archaeology in Androscoggin Valley of Maine
The Archaeology in Androscoggin Valley of Maine talk was given by Bruce Bourque, Chief Archaeologist of the Maine State Museum. This talk was record live at the meeting of the Androscoggin Historical Society held on 26 Oct 1999. Bates College states: "The Maine press paid particular attention to the work of an anthropologist at Bates this year. Bruce Bourque, chief archeologist and curator of ethnology at the Maine State Museum and a lecturer at Bates, had a hand in two publications addressing topics near and dear to Mainers. Bourque was one of 19 contributors to a much-publicized analysis, in a July issue of Science magazine, of the decline of coastal fisheries. Bourque also made news as principal author of Twelve Thousand Years: American Indians in Maine (University of Nebraska Press), the first authoritative history of Maine’s native people, published in September."
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(22 Nov 1983 Talk on the Pejebscot Historical Society.wmv
(audio only) David N. Bray of the Pejebscot Historical Society of Brunswick, Maine on 22 Nov 1983 at the meeting of the Androscoggin Historical Society of Auburn, Maine gave a talk on what the are currently doing and a little of the history of the area. (this is not the complete talk but it is the best of the talk)
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23 Feb 1982 The History of the Lewiston Sun & The Journal.avi
James R. Costello Sr. talks on the History of the Lewiston Daily Sun & The Evening Journal at the 23 Feb 1982, meeting of the Androscoggin Historical in Auburn, Maine.
(audio only) Past President of the Androscoggin Historical, Dr. Leslie Eastman, gave a talk at the AHS in Auburn, Maine on 25 Nov 1980 on the subject of Endangered Species of Maine Flowers.
Mr. O"Brien talks on the history of book selling and a number of Maine book collectors & dealers. Talk was given on 27 April 1982 at Auburn, Maine The Boston Globe, May 25th, 1994 PORTLAND, Maine -- A memorial service is planned next week for Francis M. O'Brien, an antique book dealer for 60 years, who died Monday at Mercy Hospital. Mr. O'Brien, whosedeath was described by his daughter as cancer-related, was 85. Two daysbefore he died, Mr. O'Brien received the Maine Historical Society'sNeal W. Allen Jr. Award for preservation of state history. "I don'tthink there's anyone who's done serious research on Maine who hasn'tbenefited from his knowledge,"said Harland Eastman, a trustee of the Maine Historical Society. Born in Portland, Mr. O'Brien graduated from Portland ...
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Gen. Ralph Skinner received a Certificate of Commendation in 1975 for 6 decades of work
Mr. Skinner received a Certificate of Commendation in 1975 for 6 decades of work in preserving and interpreting historical heritage of Androscoggin County, Maine. This award was given by the American Association for State and Local History. AASLH began in 1904, under the wing of the American Historical Association. Then called the Conference of State and Local Historical Societies, AASLH broke out on its own in December of 1940 to become the American Association for State and Local History. Now, 100 years after the first organization was created in support of the burgeoning field of state and local history, AASLH is still the only comprehensive national organization dedicated to the field at large. From its headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, AASLH is proud to provide a home for those who work and volunteer in the field of state and local history. http://www.aaslh.org/
Dr. Robert York, Maine State Historian, talks on Denominationalism in Maine History at the 28 Nov. 1978 meeting of the ANdroscoggin Historical Society in Auburn, Maine
Joanne LaPointe, Curator of the Franco-American Heritage Center of Lewiston Auburn, Maine. Ms LaPointe was the first person to have her talk taped as an audio file. The AHS saw the value of their program talks and wanted to record them so future generation might be able to also be educated from these talks. It was also planned to do some audio histories with the older residents it being 1776-1976 for the USA, We will now have to ask the question where are the extra tapes, if any?
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(Audio only) Lewiston Auburn Community LIttle Theatre
Mitch C. Thomas game an interesting talk to the AHS on 24 April 2007 in Auburn, Maine on the subj. of the history of LA CLT See their web site of current plays. http://www.laclt.com/public/
Eda P. Tripp gives a short talk of the 200 year History of Minot, Maine at the 23 April meeting of the AHS in Auburn, Maine
Ms. Marilyn Burgess talks on an overview of Leeds, Maine History at the from 1801-2001 at the 27th Nov. 2001 meeting of the ANdroscoggin Historical Society
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