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COLL 12: Richard Ade Interviews

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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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COLL 67: Stan Howe 70th Birthday Photos

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Photographs taken by Robert Albota at the Bethel Historical Society's retirement and 70th birthday party for former director Stanley Russell ("Stan") Howe on August 25, 2013.

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COLL 7: Mason House Model Construction Photos

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Collection of documents and image created by James Auman during various stages of the construction process of his scale model of the 1813 Dr. Moses Mason House (2013.036.0001). The model was presented to BHS in honor of the building's 200th…

Tags: Bethel Historical Society (Bethel, Me.) | Dr. Moses Mason House (Bethel, Me.)

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COLL 66: Meeting House Model Construction Photos

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Collection of documents and image created by James Auman during various stages of the construction process of his scale model of the first West Parish Congregational Meeting House at Bethel, which was built in 1807, and torn down in 1848.

Tags: West Parish Congregational Church (Bethel, Me.) | West Parish Congregational Meeting House (Bethel, Me.)

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COLL 2: Oxford County Grange Hall Tour Project

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The Oxford County Grange Hall Tour Project collection includes oral history interviews, slides, photographs, and negatives, and a small number of miscellaneous documents created during the Oxford County County Grange Hall Tour Project in 2000 and…

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COLL 148: Oxford County Churches Exhibit Panels

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Exhibit panels used in an exhibit entitled "The Architectural Evolution of Oxford County Churches and Meetinghouses, ca. 1770 - ca. 1860"

Tags: Bell Hill Meetinghouse (Otisfield, Me.) | Center Meeting House and Common (Oxford, Me.) | First Congregational Church (Waterford, Me.) | First Congregational Church of Fryeburg (Fryeburg, Me.) | First Congregational Church of South Paris (South Paris, Me.) | First Universalist Church of Norway (Norway, Me.) | Lovell Town House (Lovell, Me.) | Lovell Village Church (Lovell, Me.) | Middle Intervale Meeting House (Bethel, Me.) | Otisfield Meeting House (Otisfield, Me.) | Oxford Congregational Church (Oxford, Me.) | Oxford County (Me.) | Porter Old Meeting House (Porter, Me.) | Rumford Center Meeting House (Rumford, Me.) | South Meetinghouse (Fryeburg, Me.) | Sweden Congregational Church (Sweden, Me.)

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COLL 132: Town Records of Bethel

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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.

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COLL 118: Bethel Weekly Police Reports

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Weekly reports filed by Bethel police officers between September 29, 1957 and August 16, 1962.

Tags: Bethel (Me.). Police Department

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COLL 4: Bethel Historical Society Oral History Project

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The Bethel Historical Society Oral History Project collection consists of oral history interviews produced by volunteers and staff since 1974. Transcripts are available for many of the recordings.

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COLL 5: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection

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The Bethel Historical Society Video Collection consists of VHS tapes of BHS programs and other items of local interest.

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COLL 49: Leonard Bond Chapman Scrapbooks

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Photocopies of scrapbooks compiled by Leonard Bond Chapman. The original scrapbooks are in the collections of the Maine Historical Society.

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COLL 41: Correspondence with Dublin Historical Society

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Correspondence between the Bethel Historical Society and Dublin Historical Society (Dublin, N.H.) and related attachments. These papers explore the migration of many families between Bethel and Dublin, and in particular the Dublin branch of the Mason…

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Dublin (N.H.) | Dublin Historical Society (Dublin, N.H.)

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COLL 164: Marion L. Dunn Collection

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Collection of handwritten records transcribed by Marion L. Dunn from various cemeteries, churches, and towns. This includes:

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COLL 43: Diaries of Maud Pratt Farwell

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Diaries of Maud Pratt Farwell (1872-1964) of Bethel, Maine for the years 1935-1964.

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COLL 1: Gould Academy Archives

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The Gould Academy Archives are a large collection of books, photographs, artifacts, works of art, and paper ephemera produced by the trustees and staff of Gould Academy.

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COLL 168: John Mead Gould Bethel Correspondence

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Photocopies and transcriptions of letters written by John Mead Gould while a student at Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. The material here has been copied from originals at the Maine Historical Society and represents a portion of Maine Historical…

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Gould Academy

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COLL 133: Carrie Grover Recordings

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This collection is made up of recordings of Carrie B. Grover that are part of the collections of the Library of Congress. The original recordings at the Library of Congress are part of three separate collections and include Grover's recording…

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COLL 122: Jay S. Hoar Motion Picture Poster Collection

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Tags: Lakeside Theater (Rangeley, Me.) | Riverside Theater (Kingfield, Me.) | Sherman Theaters (Me.) | Strand Theater (Phillips, Me.) | Wilbur Theatre (Phillips, Me.)

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COLL 215: Fire Fighting Apparatus Prints

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Collection of 10 prints drawn by George L. Hollrock for the National Union Insurance Companies. Each depicts a scene featuring an example of firefighting equipment from various periods ranging from the 17th century to 1890.

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COLL 228: Bethel Historical Society Photo Collection

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Large collection of color photographs, most of which document events at the Bethel Historical Society. Most were taken by former Executive Director of the Bethel Historical Society, Stanley Russell Howe.

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COLL 9: Charles R. Huntoon Collection

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A large collection of notes, letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, pamphlets and miscellaneous materials collected by Charles R. Huntoon, benefactor of the Huntoon Center. Most of the material are related to Native American history.

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COLL 96: Edith Labbie Papers

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Research materials on the township of Albany compiled by Edith Labbie. Also, six letters between Edith Labbie and various other persons relating to Albany, Maine, history and families, including the Hutchinson, Cummings, Bean, and Lovejoy families.

Tags: Albany (Me.)

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COLL 6: Maine Mineral Symposium Videos

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A few programs and a large number of video recordings of the proceedings of the Maine Mineral Symposium, which ran from 1990 from 2011.

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COLL 52: Diaries of Caleb Prentiss

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Photocopies and transcriptions of the diaries of Caleb Prentiss (1771-1838) of Paris, Me.

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COLL 42: Diaries of Henry C. Prentiss

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Photocopies of the diaries of Henry C. Prentiss (1836-1921) of Paris and Foxcroft, Maine for the years 1852-1878.

Tags: Foxcroft (Me.) | Paris (Me.)

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