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Best loved songs of the American people / [edited by] Denes Agay ; ill. by Reisie Lonette

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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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Collection: Finding Aids

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…

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Collection: Finding Aids

Dr. Moses Mason House interview

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Randall H. Bennett discusses the history of the Bethel Historical Society's Dr. Moses Mason House. Recorded by Charles Horne for a segment on Maine Public Radio.

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Collection: Charles Horne MPR Collection

Twenty-five Years of the Courier: A Personal Memoir

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Twenty-five Years of the Courier: A Personal Memoir by Stanley Russell Howe Masthead from an issue of Bethel's first newspaper, The Bethel Courier (1858-1861) When I became Director of the Bethel Historical Society in 1974, there was almost…

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Collection: Featured Articles from The Courier

Dr. Moses Mason and his house / by Stanley Russell Howe ; illustrations by Sue Wight

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Collection: Books and Pamphlets

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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Collection: Finding Aids

BHS Program: "Molly Ockett"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "Molly Ockett," presented by Helen Leadbeater on May 4, 1978.

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Collection: Bethel Historical Society Audio Collection

The Bethel Courier index / [compiled by Danna Brown Nickerson]

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Subject Issue(s) 100th Anniversary of Bethel News/Citizen Vol. 19, No. 3 150 Years of Hotel Keeping in Bethel Vol. 7, No. 2 1796: A Special Year in Bethel's Past Vol. 20, No. 2 19th Century Medicine in Bethel,…

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Collection: Courier / Bethel Courier Collection

BHS Program: "An Evening with Joshua Chamberlain"

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Bethel Historical Society program, "An Evening with Joshua Chamberlain," held on July 4, 1991 at East Bethel Church. Charles W. Plummer portrayed Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.

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Collection: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection

BHS Program: "Bethel's Cole Block: The First 100 Years"

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Monthly meeting of the Bethel Historical Society from August 1, 1991, featuring the program, "Bethel's Cole Block: The First 100 Years," presented by Dr. Stanley Russell Howe.

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Collection: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection

BHS Program: "The Palace in the Woods: The New England Summer Hotels of John Calvin Stevens"

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Annual meeting of the Bethel Historical Sociey on September 5, 1991. This meeting marked the 25th Anniversary of the Society's founding, and featured a potluck supper and a slide program, "The Palace in the Woods: The New England Summer Hotels of…

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Collection: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection

BHS Program: "What's It? Night" and "The History of Bethel's Philbrook Street"

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Bethel Historical Society program of October 3, 1991, featuring the annual "What's It" and Collectibles Night and the History of Bethel's Philbrook Street.

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Collection: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection

BHS Program: "Bethel's Doctors: 1900 to 1950"

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Bethel Historical Society program of November 7, 1991 , featuring "Bethel's Doctors: 1900 to 1950," presented by Margaret Joy Tibbetts.

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Collection: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection

BHS Program: "Prehistory of the Androscoggin River"

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Bethel Historical Society's annual meeting and program, "Prehistory of the Androscoggin River," presented by Dr. Nathan Hamilton of the Univeristy of Southern Maine on September 3, 1992.

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Collection: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection

BHS Program: "Highlights of Grover Hill's Past"

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Bethel Historical Society meeting of November 5, 1992 and program, "Highlights of Grover Hill's Past," presented by Mary Keniston.

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Collection: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection

BHS Program: "History of the Bethel Methodist Church"

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Bethel Historical Society meeting of August 5, 1993 and program, "History of the Bethel Methodist Church," presented by Arlene Brown.

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Collection: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection

BHS Program: "Mount Washington"

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Bethel Historical Society meeting of May 6, 1993 and program, "Mount Washington," presented by Guy Gosselin, director of the Mount Washington Observatory. In this lecture, Gosselin discusses the 1642 ascent of Mount Washington by Darby Field.

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Collection: Bethel Historical Society Video Collection