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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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COLL 88: E. C. Vandenkerckhoven Glass Negatives

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

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COLL 87: Hope Tibbetts Collection

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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.

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1974 Bethel Oxford County Citizen Special Edition

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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…

1931 Oxford County Citizen Special Edition

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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…

1904 Bethel News Extra Illustrated Edition

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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…

COLL 84: John K. Brown Collection

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Collection of photos and other items that once belonged to John K. Brown of Bethel. This includes a large number of diaries that belonged to John's father Carl L. Brown.

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COLL 83: Valentine Family Collection

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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…

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COLL 61: Bethel Zoning Law Petitions

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Collection of petitions related to various changes in Bethel, Maine, zoning laws.

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

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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.…

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

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

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

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

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…

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…

The Bethel Courier, Vol. 20, No. 4

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Features: Celebrations, Festivals and Observances in Bethel's Past by Stanley Russell Howe -- 1 Book Review: Descendants of Joseph Killgore, 1690-1764 of Scotland and Treworgy Ancestors by Roy Killgore [reviewed by Barbara H. Honkala] --…

The Bethel Courier, Vol. 20, No. 2

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Features: 1796: A Special Year in Bethel's Past -- 1 TheBethel Soldiers of '61 by C.F. Whitman [Part 15; reprinted fromOxford County Advertiser] -- 1 Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part 38] -- 3 Book Review: White Mountain…

The Bethel Courier, Vol. 15, No. 3

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Features: Gould Academy's Farnsworth House Fifty Years Old -- 1 Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part 19] -- 2 Photos of 1874 Bethel Centennial Uncovered by Randall H. Bennett -- 5 Book Review: The Founding of Pearsontown…

The Bethel Courier, Vol. 12, No. 4

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Features: Bethel-Fryeburg Connections through the Years by Stanley Russell Howe -- 1 Reflections of a Half Century by Leslie E. Davis [Part 9] -- 6 A review of Metallak, His Legacy by Alice Daley Noyes [reviewed by Catherine S-C. Newell] --…