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Ancestry of John A. Hicks and his wife Ada E. Rowe of Auburn, Maine / compiled by Susan E. Hicks.

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Typescript genealogy concerning John A. Hicks and Ada E. (Rowe) Hicks, parents of the compiler. Traces ancestry from many early New England families.

Collection: Books and Pamphlets

Anchor of the soul [videorecording] : a documentary about black history in Maine / produced by Shoshana Hoose & Karine Odlin

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Provides an in-depth look at Black history and race relations in northern New England: the inspiring story of African Americans struggling to create and sustain a church in Portland, Maine. The Abyssinian Church, founded in the early 1800's, became…

Collection: Video Library

Andover Town Hall

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Collection: OCHRS Slides

Andover view

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According to an 1861 letter written by Silvanus Poor of Andover, Maine, to Dr. Nathaniel T. True of Bethel, Molly Ockett was living at the forks of the Ellis River in Andover with "old Phillip's (an Indian) family," when Ezekiel Merrill, that town's…

Andrews-Davis House - Lovell

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Collection: OCHRS Slides

Androscoggin in North Bethel

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Between the many waterfalls on the Androscoggin are numerous broad and calm stretches of water, which have become increasingly popular with modern-day canoeists. This segment flows through the picturesque countryside of North Bethel.

Androscoggin log drive

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This photo of circa 1900 depicts a long log drive on the Androscoggin about ten miles downriver from Bethel Hill village. Using pick poles, peaveys, and brute strength, river drivers (many of whom could not swim) kept logs apart to prevent jamming. …

Androscoggin River at low water

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Before the introduction of treatment plants along the Androscoggin, low water levels turned this once proud waterway into a slow-moving sewer.

Androscoggin River covered bridge at Bethel

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Completed in 1869, this three-span, double-lane covered bridge spanned the Androscoggin River at Bethel until it was razed in 1927. Note that the closest span was built at an angle, due to the different heights of the riverbanks.

Androscoggin river dams

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The dams that confine and regulate the flow of water from the many lakes above the source of the Androscoggin River are (top to bottom) Upper Dam, between Mooselookmeguntic and Upper Richardson lakes; Middle Dam, between Lower Richardson lake and…

Androscoggin River near Gilead

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Androscoggin Swinging Bridge

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The "Swinging Bridge" was originally built in 1892 for workers walking over the Androscoggin River from the Topsham Heights neighborhood to Cabot Mill in Brunswick, Maine. The bridge was constructed in 1892 by John A. Roebling's Sons Company, the…