Welcome to the online collections of Museums of the Bethel Historical Society!
This website serves both as the online public access catalog (OPAC) for our library and archives collections, and as a showcase for some of our most interesting digital collections.
Please note that this site is a work in progress, and many collections are not yet listed here. Please contact the library with specific questions related to our holdings.
Featured Item
Catalogue of officers and students of Bethel High School, Bethel, Maine, for the three terms commencing March 23d and closing December 2nd. 1835
This 1835 catalog of Bethel High School (the precursor to Gould Academy) marked the beginning of secondary education in Bethel.
Recently Added Items
Northern Maine : a preliminary bibliography of early fishing, hunting, and trapping information
This bibliography contains sources of information documenting the experiences of people who canoed, fished, hunted, and trapped in northern Maine…
West Grand Lake and vicinity: a partial bibliography of early angling information from eastern Maine
This bibliography contains information sources documenting the early experiences of people who canoed, fished, and hunted in eastern Maine,…
The Moosehead Lake region: a preliminary bibliography of early
fishing and hunting information
This bibliography contains sources of information documenting the experiences of people who canoed, fished, hunted, and trapped the Rangeley Lakes…
Featured Collection
Academy Herald [1897-] Collection
The Academy Herald is a publication of the students of Gould Academy. It was started in 1897, and took its name from an earlier periodical published…