Browse Items (244 total)

  • Collection: Finding Aids

COLL 14: Fifield-Wilkins Collection

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This collection includes (mostly) items given to Randall H. Bennett by Doris Wilkins, daughter of Martha Fifield Wilkins. It consists of family photographs, correspondence, and material gathered by Martha Fifield Wilkins in her history/genealogy work…

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COLL 13: Stuart Martin Papers

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Large collection of books, photographs, and ephemera from the research library of Stuart Martin of Rumford Point, Maine.

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COLL 15: Brown-Nickerson Family Recordings

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Digital files of audio and video recordings made from cassettes loaned to the Bethel Historical Society by Danna Brown Nickerson for the purpose of digitizing. These relate to the Brown and Nickerson families and to events that took place in the…

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COLL 16: Proctor-Haines-Abbott Collection

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38 volumes of diaries of Dorothy Haines Abbott (1903-2002) covering the years 1934-1980. Also several bundles of correspondence and papers relating to Dorothy Haines Abbott, Sarah Dolly Proctor (1895-1905), and other members of the Proctor, Haines,…

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COLL 17: Town Records of Grafton and Newry

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Photocopies of town records from Grafton and Newry. Copied in 2004.

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COLL 19: West Parish Congregational Church Records

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Photocopies and transcripts of original records books

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COLL 22: Eva Bean Papers

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Papers of Bethel Historical Society founder Eva Marion Bean (1895-1969).

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COLL 23: Hattie Harris Papers

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Papers of Hattie M. Harris (1874-1959).

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COLL 24: Twitchell-French-Smith Collection

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Papers relating to the Twitchell family and connected families (French, Smith, Buxton).

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COLL 25: East Bethel Road Reprint Information

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Genealogical information (forms, letters, etc. connected with the 1984 reprint of Eva Bean's East Bethel Road).

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COLL 26: Newton's Store Collection

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Nine account books and receipts and other paper ephemera relating to Newton's Store in East Bethel.

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COLL 27: Bethel National Bank Collection

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72 ledgers relating to Bethel National Bank 1905-1946.

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COLL 28: J. A. Thurston Company Papers

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Account books that belonged to Bethel trader and manufacturer Jacob A. Thurston (1843-1917), as well as miscellaneous paper ephemera (canceled checks, insurance policies, etc.)

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COLL 29: Moses Mason House Restoration Collection

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Materials related to the restoration and dedication of the Bethel Historical Society's Dr. Moses Mason House between 1971 and 1974.

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COLL 30: Indian Raid '81 Materials

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Materials related to the 1981 celebration of the 1781 "Last Indian Raid" in Sudbury Canada (Bethel).

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COLL 31: Bethel Airport Records

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Collection of records related to the Bethel Airport.

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COLL 32: Bethel School Records, 1825-1889

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Eight Bethel school record books covering the years from 1825 to 1889.

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COLL 33: Diaries of Carrie M. (Swan) Bartlett

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Photocopies and transcriptions of the diaries of Carrie M. (Swan) Bartlett from 1875-1951.

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COLL 34: Faye Sanborn Taylor Receipts

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Collection of dozens of receipts and a few other miscellaneous paper ephemera saved by Faye Sanborn Taylor. Most are dated 1958, 1959 or 1960. Many Bethel area businesses are represented.

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COLL 35: Bethel Fire Department Records

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Transcriptions and original records from the Bethel Fire Department and its predecessors. The department was originally divided into various units, each of which kept separate records. At present, the collection consists of the following: Three…

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COLL 36: Greenback Party Correspondence

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A collection of correspondence from Greenback Party workers in Oxford County, Me. to Dr. O. N. Bradbury in Norway, Me from June to August 1880.

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COLL 37: Pynelis and Camp Aziscoos Collection

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Journals and paper materials relating to Pynelis, the former Suter home at Andover, Maine, and Camp Aziscoos / Aziscoos Club on Upper Richardson Lake.

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COLL 38: Beryl Morgan Papers

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Papers kept by Beryl Morgan concerning genealogy and family history. Includes many handwritten documents created by Beryl as well as copies of information received from Eva Bean and correspondence between Beryl and Eva. Some of these papers are…

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COLL 39: Alice and Arnol R. Brown Papers

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Small collection of paper ephemera (receipts, letters, etc.) related to Alice (Smith) and Arnol R. Brown. Includes a diary kept by Alice Smith in 1905 at age 12.

Collection: Finding Aids