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Made in Bethel : a history of mills and manufacturing in Bethel, Maine, 1774-1976

Book / In-house Use Only

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Collection: Books and Pamphlets

COLL 212: Emily Saunders Historical Pageant Papers

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

Script, notes, and correspondence related to a Bethel history-themed pageant put on sometime during the 1960s or 1970s.

Tags: Bethel (Me.)

Collection: Finding Aids

COLL 172: Made in Bethel Materials

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

Materials collected and compiled in connection with the 1976 "Made in Bethel" exhibit and booklet. Includes notes, correspondence, questionaires, photocopied information, etc.

Tags: Bethel (Me.)

Collection: Finding Aids

COLL 159: 1981 Bethel History Reprint Materials

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

Letters and other materials connected with the 1981 reprint of William B. Lapham's "History of the Town of Bethel, Maine" (1891).

Tags: Bethel (Me.)

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 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…

Tags: Bethel (Me.)

Collection: Finding Aids

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…

Tags: Bethel (Me.)

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

COLL 83: Valentine Family Collection

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

Large collection of materials related to the Valentine family and to Bethel and the region including:
-- Genalogical notebooks compiled by Mary E. Valentine
-- Miscellaneous paper ephemera, including booklets, brochures, hand-written notes, etc.
-- A…

Tags: Bethel (Me.)

Collection: Finding Aids

COLL 40: Bethel Families in 1790 Information

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Information on families residing in Sudbury Canada (now Bethel) in 1790 compiled by Warren Stearns, as well as correspondence and other information regarding contributions made by Stearns to the Maine Genealogical Society's ongoing project "Maine…

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Collection: Finding Aids

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

Sound / Available Online

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.…

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Bethel Historical Society (Bethel, Me.)

Collection: Bethel Historical Society Audio Collection

BHS Program: "A History of the Old Grover Hill Road"

Moving Image / Available Online

Bethel Historical Society program, "A History of the Old Grover Hill Road," presented by Polly Davis on October 7, 1993.

Tags: Annis Road (Bethel, Me.) | Bethel (Me.) | Bethel Historical Society (Bethel, Me.) | Grover Hill (Bethel, Me.)

Collection: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection

BHS Program: "Oral History Night: Growing Up in Bethel"

Moving Image / Available Online

Bethel Historical Society program, "Oral History Night: Growing Up in Bethel" featuring a panel discussion on March 5, 1998.

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Collection: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection

BHS Program: "So you think you know Bethel?"

Moving Image / Available Online

Bethel Historical Society program, "So you think you know Bethel?" on January 6, 1994.

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Collection: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection

Death of Gen. Clark S. Edwards

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DEATH OF GEN. CLARK S. EDWARDS An Honored Citizen—A Distinguished Soldier—A Noble Hero and Patriot has gone to his rest. Passed quietly away at his home last Sunday Evening, at 8.45 o’clock, after an illness of but a few days. A hero and patriot…

Collection: Clark S. Edwards Civil War Articles

Fragments of Local History. Concerning the Bethel Common. Number 2. / By a Sudbury Native.

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FRAGMENTS OF LOCAL HISTORY. Concerning the Bethel Common. Number 2.—By a Sudbury Native. In the previous number we have endeavored to outline in a crude, unpolished manner, an upward growth in our Common’s physical condition; from an uncleared…

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

Collection: Oxford County Citizen Collection

Fragments of Local History. Concerning the Bethel Common. Number 1. / By a Sudbury Native.

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FRAGMENTS OF LOCAL HISTORY. Concerning the Bethel Common. Number 1.—By a Sudbury Native. It is an every day saying that persons, objects or things which drift into our environment for a long, unbroken period, often sink to the level of the common…

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Bethel Common (Bethel, Me.)

Collection: Oxford County Citizen Collection