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Maine : past & present / by the Maine Writers Research Club

Book / In-house Use Only

Tags: Bethel (Me.)

Collection: Books and Pamphlets

Bethel, Maine, cemeteries : a listing of gravestone inscriptions / compiled by Agnes H. Haines and Mildred O. Jackson ; with an introduction by Stanley Russell Howe

Book / In-house Use Only

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Collection: Books and Pamphlets

COLL 132: Town Records of Bethel

Finding Aid / Mixed Availability

This collection contains copies of town meeting, vital records, and other records for the Town of Bethel, Maine. These are in various formats including microfilm, photocopies, transcriptions, and (in some cases) original records or record books.

Tags: Bethel (Me.)

Collection: Finding Aids

Bethel's Broad Street : a walking tour

Book / In-house Use Only

Collection: Books and Pamphlets

Food for the mind and helps for the body / published by the Ladies' Circle of the Universalist Church, Bethel, Maine

Book / In-house Use Only

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Universalist Church (Bethel, Me.) | Universalist Church (Bethel, Me.). Ladies' Circle

Collection: Books and Pamphlets

Souvenir of Methodism, Bethel, Maine, 1905, for remembreance sake

Book / In-house Use Only

Tags: Bethel United Methodist Church (Bethel, Me.) | Methodist Episcopal Parsonage (Bethel, Me.)

Collection: Books and Pamphlets

COLL 12: Richard Ade Interviews

Finding Aid / Available Online

Oral history interviews with residents of Bethel, Maine conducted by Richard Ade in 2001 for his Eagle Scout Leadership Project for the benefit of the Bethel Historical Society. Richard Ade was a member of Troop No. 565 Pine Tree Council. The…

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Collection: Finding Aids

The Bethel Courier [1858-1861]

Serial / Available Online

The Bethel Courier, was the first newspaper published in Bethel, Maine. The paper began in 1858 and ceased publication in 1861. Click here to view a complete archive.

Collection: Serials (Periodicals)

COLL 121: Nan Timberlake Collection

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

Large collection of Hi-8, VHS, and audio cassette tapes recorded by Natalie ("Nan") Timberlake, who produced segments for the local television channel for many years.

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Collection: Finding Aids

COLL 113: Libbie Kneeland Collection

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

Notes, photographs, newspaper clippings and memorabilia relating to West Bethel Area collected by Libbie Kneeland (1903-1980), member of Bethel Historical Society. Also included is a large album of postcards and photographs of West Bethel and the…

Tags: West Bethel (Bethel, Me.)

Collection: Finding Aids

COLL 101: 1974 Special Edition Materials

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

Correspondence, draft articles, notes, etc. from the planning of the 1974 special edition of the Bethel Oxford County Citizen, which was published in observance of the bicentennial of the first settlement of Bethel. Most of the correspondence is with…

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Collection: Finding Aids

COLL 95: Bethel Universalist Church Records

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

Five record books from First Universalist Church in Bethel, Me. Complete transcriptions have been made of all five books.

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Universalist Church (Bethel, Me.)

Collection: Finding Aids

COLL 89: Moses Davis Papers

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Collection of papers relating to Moses Davis (1802-1835), who was a Methodist minister in Bethel for a brief period.

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Collection: Finding Aids

COLL 88: E. C. Vandenkerckhoven Glass Negatives

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

Collection of glass negatives, with mostly Bethel scenes, believed to have been taken by E. C. Vandenkerckhoven.

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Collection: Finding Aids

COLL 87: Hope Tibbetts Collection

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

Collection of ephemera and artifacts relating to Bethel and the Bethel area, including a number of items connected with Gould Academy that were once owned by the donor's brother, Edward Bean.

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Gould Academy

Collection: Finding Aids

[Parade at the 1931 Indian Raid celebration]

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Still Image / Available Online

Tags: 1781 "Last Indian Raid" (Bethel, Me.)

Collection: Alumni Association Scrapbook

[Reenactment at the 1931 Indian Raid celebration]

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Still Image / Available Online

Tags: 1781 "Last Indian Raid" (Bethel, Me.)

Collection: Alumni Association Scrapbook

Big celebration of last Indian raid, Bethel, Me., Aug. 3, 1931

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Text / Available Online

Tags: 1781 "Last Indian Raid" (Bethel, Me.) | American Legion. Mundt-Allen Post No. 81 (Bethel, Me.)

Collection: Alumni Association Scrapbook

1974 Bethel Oxford County Citizen Special Edition

Serial Issue / Available Online

The 1974 Special Edition of The Oxford County Citizen was published by the Bethel Historical Society on the occasion of the Bicentennial of the Settlement of the town of Bethel and the dedication of the Moses Mason House on July 10, 1974. Coordinated…

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Collection: Oxford County Citizen Collection

1931 Oxford County Citizen Special Edition

Serial Issue / Available Online

The Special Edition of The Oxford County Citizen published on August 3, 1931, commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Indian Raid, and consists of biographical sketches and photographs of many Bethel residents. Pearl Ashby Tibbetts, who coordinated…

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Collection: Oxford County Citizen Collection

1904 Bethel News Extra Illustrated Edition

Serial Issue / Available Online

The "Extra Illustrated Edition" of The Bethel News, published on January 6, 1904, differs from the other special editions produced by Bethel newspapers in that it did not accompany a community celebration. The content, however, is much in line with…

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Collection: Bethel News Collection