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  • Collection: Bethel Historical Society Audio Collection

BHS Class: "Three Centuries of Bethel's Past"

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Recording from the Bethel Historical Society's winter 2000 course, "Three Centuries of Bethel's Past." Panelists included Margaret Joy Tibbetts, Rosalind Rowe Chapman, John K. Brown, and Randall Bennett. The class was coordinated and moderated by Dr.…

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BHS Program: "Oral History Night: Logging and Loggers"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "Oral History Night: Logging and Loggers," recorded on March 2, 1995. A video recording of this program is also available. See V-23.

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BHS Program: "Oral History Night: Memories of the Bethel Inn on its 85th Anniversary"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "Oral History Night: Memories of the Bethel Inn on its 85th Anniversary," presented on August 6, 1998, in the Bethel Inn's South Dining Room.The panel includes Libby Bane, Margaret Joy Tibbetts, Steve Wight, and…

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BHS Program: "75 Years in Bethel" by Margaret Joy Tibbetts

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Bethel Historical Society Program, "75 Years in Bethel," presented by Margaret Joy Tibbetts on November 1, 2001.

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BHS Hall Memorial Lecture: "Performing the Paper: Village Learning and Laughter in Postbellum Western Maine"

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Bethel Historical Society Hall Memorial Lecture, "Performing the Paper: Village Learning and Laughter in Postbellum Western Maine" delivered by Jo Radner on September 7, 1998.

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BHS Program: "Louise Dickinson Rich"

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Bethel Historical Society Program, "Louise Dickinson Rich," featuring a panel discussion and held on November 6, 1997.

Panelists include: Jane Rich (Rich's former daughter-in-law), Alice Arlen (her biographer), Ernest Angevine (who lived with the…

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BHS Hall Lecture: "Defense of Maine During the American Revolution: Blessed are the Weak"

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Bethel Historical Society Hall Memorial Lecture: "Defense of Maine During the American Revolution: Blessed are the Weak," presented by Dr. James Leamon, professor of history at Bates College, on Friday, August 8, 1997.

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BHS Program: "Littlefield Murders, 1937"

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Bethel Historical Society Program: "Littlefield Murders, 1937," presented by Margaret Lacombe on May 1 1997.

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BHS Hall Lecture: "Privatism versus Communalism in the 18th Century Towns of Northern New England"

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Bethel Historical Society Hall Lecture: "Privatism versus Communalism in the 18th Century Towns of Northern New England," presented by Charles E. Clark on June 10, 1996.

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Rural reform conference - Part 5

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Recording of various lectures and discussions from the conference on rural improvement and reform held at the Bethel Inn on October 26, 1985. Tape 5 of 5 (See also T-70). According to the writing on the tape, two of the speakers on this tape are…

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Rural reform conference - Part 4

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Recording of various lectures and discussions from the conference on rural improvement and reform held at the Bethel Inn on October 26, 1985. Tape 4 of 5 (See also T-70).

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Rural reform conference - Part 3

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Recording of various lectures and discussions from the conference on rural improvement and reform held at the Bethel Inn on October 26, 1985. Tape 3 of 5 (See also T-70).

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Rural reform conference - Part 2

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Recording of various lectures and discussions from the conference on rural improvement and reform held at the Bethel Inn on October 26, 1985. Tape 2 of 5 (See also T-70).

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Rural reform conference - Part 1

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Recording of various lectures and discussions from the conference on rural improvement and reform held at the Bethel Inn on October 26, 1985. Tape 1 of 5 (See also T-70).

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BHS Program: "The Economy and the Constitution"

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Bethel Historical Society 22nd annual meeting and program, "The Economy and the Constitution," presented by Dr. Arthur M. Johnson, Chairman, Maine Commission to Commemorate the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution on September 3, 1987.

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BHS Hall Lecture: Jere Daniel on town founding in New England - Part 2

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Bethel Historical Society Hall Lecture on town founding in New England presented by Jere Daniell on August 12, 1994. Part 2 of 2.

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BHS Hall Lecture: Jere Daniel on town founding in New England - Part 1

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Bethel Historical Society Hall Lecture on town founding in New England presented by Jere Daniell on August 12, 1994. Part 1 of 2.

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BHS Program: "Romanticism and Maine Indians: Myth and Reality"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "Romanticism and Maine Indians: Myth and Reality" presented by Harold Prins on August 3, 1989.

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BHS Program: "The Land of Norumbega"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "The Land of Norumbega" presented by Dr. Nathan Hamilton on April 6, 1989.

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BHS Program: "Survey of Maine Archaeological Sites"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "Survey of Maine Archaeological Sites," presented by Noman Buttrick on August 6, 1987.

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BHS Program: "Thomas Holt of Bethel: Maine Architect"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "Thomoas Holt of Bethel: Maine Architect," presented by Earle Shettleworth on May 5, 1988.

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BHS Program: "Highlights of Grafton (Maine) History"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "Highlights of Grafton (Maine) History," presented by Margaret Joy Tibbetts on November 6, 1986.

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BHS Program: "Memorable Women of the Bethel Congregational Church"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "Memorable Women of the Bethel Congregational Church," presented by Margaret Joy Tibbetts at West Parish Congregational Church on February 25, 1987.

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1985 Rural Improvement and Reform Conference - Keynote Address by Leo Marx

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Leo Marx speaking at a conference on rural improvement and reform held at the Bethel Inn on October 26, 1985.

"Post-Civil War Maine: Degenerate or Regenerate?" (1985 Rural Improvement and Reform Conference)

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"Post-Civil War Maine: Degenerate or Rejuvinate?," presented by Jere Daniell on October 25, 1985.