Maine Guide to Museums and Historic Homes
FOURTH EDITION INDEX—1983-84 MAINE GUIDE TO MUSEUMS & HISTORIC HOMES
Page Page Page Allagash 37 Gorham 3 Phillips 13 Aina 20 Greenville 34 Phippsburg 4-5 Ashland 37 Hampden 31 Pittston 18 Auburn 16 Harpswell 3 Poland Spring 18 Augusta 16-17 Head Tide 22 Porter 13 Bangor 28 Hinckley 17 Portland 5-6 Bar Harbor 28-29 Houlton 38 Prospect 24 Bath 20 Islesboro 22 Rangeley 13-14 Belfast 20 Islesford 31 Richmond 18-19 Bethel 10 Jay 11-12 Rockland 24-25 Biddeford 2 Katahdin Iron Works 34 Rumford Center 14 Blue Hill 29 Kennebunk 3 Saco 7 Boothbay 21 Kennebunkport 3-4 Scarborough 7 Boothbay Harbor 21 Kezar Falls 12 Searsport 25 Bridgton 10 Kittery 4 Sebago 14 Brooksville 29 Kittery Point 4 Sedgwick 32 Brunswick 2-3 Lee 31 Skowhegan 19 Buckfield 10 Liberty 22-23 Somesville 32 Bucksport 29 Lincoln 31-32 South Berwick 7 Burlington 29 Litchfield 17 South Bristol 25 Buxton 10 Livermore 12 South Casco 14 Calais 35 Lubec 35 South Solon 19 Camden 21 Machias 35 South Windham 14 Campobello, NB 36 Machiasport 36 Southwest Harbor 33 Canton 10 Madawaska 38 Standish 14-15 Caribou 37 Monhegan Island 23 Stockholm 38 Casco 10-11 Monmouth 17-18 Strong 15 Castine 29-30 Monson 34 Sullivan 33 Cherryfield 35 Morrill 23 Thomaston 25-26 China 17 Naples 12 Thorndike 26 Columbia Falls 35 New Gloucester 12 Topsham 8 Corinna 30 New Sweden 38 Union 26 Cushing 21 Newburgh 32 Unity 26 Damariscotta 21 Newcastle 23 Van Buren 38 Deer Isle 30 Newfield 12 Vinalhaven 26 Dexter 30-31 North Berwick 4 Waldoboro 26-27 Dover-Foxcroft 34 North Bridgton 13 Waterville 19 Dresden 22 North Edgecomb 23 Wayne 19 Ellsworth 31 North Vassalboro 18 Wells 8 Fairfield 17 Old Orchard Beach 4 West Paris 15 Farmington 11 Old Town 32 Wilton 15 Farmington Falls 11 Orland 32 Winslow 19 Fort Fairfield 37 Orono 32 Winter Harbor 33 Fort Kent 37-38 Owls Head 23 Wiscasset 27 Franklin 31 Palermo 18 Yarmouth 8 Freeport 3 Paris 13 York 8-9 Friendship 22 Patten 34 York Harbor 9 Fryeburg 11 Pemaquid 23-24 Gilead 11 Pemaquid Point 24 Maine Guide to Museums and Historic Homes FOURTH EDITION
Peter D. Bachelder, Editor
A Publication of The Maine Publicity Bureau In Cooperation with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission 1983-84
Cover Photo: Nickels-Sortwell House, Wiscasset Introduction
One cannot long remain in Maine ums abound with collections of area without being conscious of her his artifacts and other memorabilia. A toric heritage. number of specialized museums In towns and cities alike, along her have sprung up attempting to docu rocky shores, across her rolling ment a specific segment of our past. countryside, even the most casual Our lumbering, shipbuilding and traveler time and again encounters fishing industries; our myriad arts visible reminders of Maine’s colorful and crafts—none of these has been and romantic past. overlooked in what has become an During recent years, Americans almost wholesale attempt to recap have witnessed an increasing aware ture and preserve a better feeling for ness of their forebears, together with the kinds of positive values equated an accompanying realization of their with Maine and her people. lasting values and subsequent mean The various homes and museums ingful contributions to today’s world. found within the pages of this book Very much a part of this trend, con let by no means form an all-inclusive cerned Mainers everywhere have listing of Maine’s historic resources; made preservation a byword. rather they serve as a broad overview Maine’s early Colonial days were of her heritage, in that they are loca marked by the never-ending rigors of tions which have opened their doors day-to-day living that all but preclud for public viewing, study and re ed any thought to the accumulation search. or retention of worldly possessions. Appointments are generally nec However, the growing wealth of a essary only when one wishes to visit young and prospering society soon a particular location during unsched changed all that. Maine folk, already uled days or hours, or when speci traditionally deep-rooted and far fied “by appointment only”. When in sighted by nature, went about their doubt, however, it’s always best to business building substantial, endur check ahead. ing homes—with an eye that they We hope, in future editions, to con would last not only for themselves, tinue to expand the scope of this pub but would survive for succeeding lication. As such, the Maine Publicity generations. In the true spirit of fine Bureau welcomes contributions of craftsmanship, some of these arti- further information for possible in sians added an extra measure of clusion. The Bureau wishes to thank charm to equal parts of dignity and the Maine Historic Preservation Com grace. The resulting high standard of mission for its invaluable assistance excellence they attained remains for during the preparation of this work, us today. as well as for the generous loan of its Many of these structures still con photographs, which appear through tain original furnishings, offering us out the book. even further insight into earlier Note: The information contained in tastes and lifestyles. this booklet has been obtained di Nor is this discernment limited to rectly from the facilities in question. brief inspections of our older his The Maine Publicity Bureau cannot toric homes and their contents. assume any responsibility for errors, Local historical societies and muse changes or omissions.
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BIDDEFORD BIDDEFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY McArthur Library 270 Main Street Open year round, Mon-Wed 10-1; Thurs 10:30-1:30; Fri 1-4. Admission: No charge. Houses local memorabilia, including town and vital records of Biddeford (1653-1855) plus common council, aider- men and assessors records. Genealogies, Walker Art Building, History of Pepperell Mill. Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick
FIRST PARISH MEETING HOUSE (1759) FIRST PARISH CHURCH (1846) Intersection of Pool Road & Maine Street Guinea Road. Open by appt. (725-2172) Open July only; Admission: No charge. one special program. Inspiration place for Harriet Beecher Admission: Donations welcome. Stowe’s “ Death of Uncle Tom”. Such per Colonial interior designed and once sonages as Pres. William Howard Taft, used as Town Hall, later a church; boxed Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow, John Mase pews, padded kneelers, late 19th century field (poet Laureate of England), Mrs. organ. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Martin Luther King have spoken from the pulpit here. BRUNSWICK PEARY-MACMILLAN ARCTIC MUSEUM BOWDOIN COLLEGE Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin Campus MUSEUM OF ART Open: Summer Tues-Fri 10-5, 7-8:30; Walker Art Building (1894) Sat 10-5; Sun 2-5. Bowdoin Campus Winter: Tues-Fri 10-4; Sat 10-5; Open: Summer Tues-Sat 10-5 & Sun 2-5. (725-8731, Ext. 275) 7-8:30; Sun 2-5. Admission: No charge. Winter: Tues-Fri 10-4; Sat 10-5; Exhibitions and displays of polar arti Sun 2-5. (725-8731, ext. 275) facts and equipment relating to the explo Admission: No charge. rations of two Bowdoin alumni: Adm. Museum building houses significant Robert E. Peary, the first man to reach the holdings of Colonial and Federal por North Pole, and Adm. Donald B. MacMil traits; old master prints and drawings; the lan, Peary’s Chief Assistant. Archives of Winslow Homer Collection; changing ex personal memorabilia, diaries, photo hibitions and more. graphs and glass slides. 2 PEJEPSCOT HISTORICAL MUSEUMS HARPSWELL (EAGLE ISLAND) (1857) 11 Lincoln Street ADM. ROBERT E. PEARY HOME Casco Bay Open year round, Mon-Fri 1-4:30. Open June 20-Labor Day, daily 10-6. Admission: Not set. Admission: No charge. Collections of regional memorabilia— fire engines, antiques dolls, costumes. Site of the home of Admiral Robert E. Also, General Joshua L. Chamberlain Peary, discoverer of the North Pole. Land Civil War Museum, 159 Maine Street. ing pier, interpretive panels, nature trails. Residence open for examination. FREEPORT KENNEBUNK ENOCH HARRINGTON HOUSE (1830) 45 Main Street (U.S. Route One) BRICK STORE MUSEUM (1825) 117 Maine Street-Route 1 Open by appointment only (865-3617). Open year round, Tues-Sat 10-4:30. Admission: No charge, donations Admission: $1.00. welcome. A block of the 19th century commercial Federal-style brick residence, acts as buildings including Wm. Lord’s Brick headquarters for the Freeport Historical Store (1825), changing exhibits of fine Society. Interior, ell and barn currently and decorative arts, historical and marine being restored, after which small rotating collections. exhibits relating to Freeport history will be on display. TAYLOR-BARRY HOUSE (1803) GORHAM 24 Summer Street Open June 15-Oct 15, Tues, BAXTER HOUSE & MUSEUM (1797) Wed & Thurs 1-4. South Street Admission: Adults $1.00, Open July & August, Wed & Sat 2-5; Children 50C. By appt. (839-4653). 1803 Federal Period, sea captain’s house, Admission: Donations welcome. stenciled hall, period furnishings. Birthplace of James Phinney Baxter, former Mayor of Portland. Houses arti KENNEBUNKPORT cles and records of local interest. KENNEBUNKPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM North Street Open June & Sept Tues 1-4; July & Aug-Tues & Thurs 1-4. By appt. (967-2028). Admission: No charge. Former Town House School contains various exhibits and files of local history and genealogy. Also picture collection. Adjacent Clark Building houses marine exhibit, emphasizing local ships and ship building.
3 SEASHORE TROLLEY MUSEUM Open by appt. only during 1983. Log Cabin Road-off Route 1 Make arrangements through SPNEA Headquarters: (617) 227-3956. Open June 18-Sept 5, daily 10-5:30. Also May 28-June 12 & Sept 10-Oct 30, Admission: $1.50. Weekends 12-5. (April 23-June 17 and 2V2-story restored Georgian style frame Sept 6-Oct 16, Enter at 1:30 sharp house built by successful English Colo for guided tour, slide show and rides.) nist Sir William Pepperrell, of Louisburg Admission: June 18-Sept 5: fame. Period furnishings. Adults $3.25; Seniors $2.75; Children $1.75; Family Maximum $10.00. NORTH BERWICK Before June 18 and after Sept 5: Adults $3.00; Seniors $2.50; HUSSEY MFG. COMPANY MUSEUM Children $1.50, Family Maximum $9.00. (1831) World's most comprehensive collection Dyer Street Extension of electric streetcars. Two exhibit build Open year round by appt. (676-2271). ings, restoration shop, gift shop, picnic Admission: No charge. area, dining car. 2-mile round trip ride on operating cars. 1831 manufacturing company rebuilt. Displays of various agricultural and other equipment built there by the Hussey Plow KITTERY Company over the years. KITTERY HISTORICAL AND NAVAL MUSEUM OLD ORCHARD BEACH Rogers Road, off Route 1 (by circle at OLD ORCHARD BEACH Route 236) HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Open June 1-Labor Day, Mon-Sat 9-5, Harmon Memorial Sun 1-5; 4 Portland Avenue Sept 6-Memorial Day, Mon-Fri 9-5. Open July & August, Tues-Sat 1-4; Admission: Adults $1.00; Families $2.50; By appt. (284-5118 or 934-4485). Children 50 4 Royal Navy. His house, colonial outside, is like a London townhouse inside. Period furnishings and artifacts. NEAL DOW MEMORIAL (1829) 714 Congress Street Open year round, Mon-Sat, 11-4. Admission: No charge. Late Federal-style mansion of Civil War Fort Popham, Phippsburg General Neal Dow, key figure in the Pro hibition movement. Family furnishings, PHIPPSBURG HISTORICAL MUSEUM portraits, and memorabilia. Fully res Parker Head Road, off Route 209 tored. Guided tours. Group meeting facil Open July 1-Labor Day, Mon-Fri, 2-4. ities. Headquarters of Maine W.C.T.U. National Historic Landmark. Admission: No charge, donations welcome. Located in 1859 one-room schoolhouse PORTLAND FIRE MUSEUM (1836) containing general exhibits portraying 157 Spring Street life in Phippsburg from days of Indians to Open June 1-Sept 1. Sat 2-5; Mon 7-9. 1900. Indian artifacts, maritime items. Admission: No charge. Collection of artifacts and photos relat PORTLAND ing to Portland’s fire fighting history, lo cated in a granite Greek Revival building CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF MAINE that once housed Engine No. 4. 746 Stevens Avenue Open year round. Tues-Fri, 10-5; Sat-Sun, 12-4 PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART Admission is charged. The Portland Museum of Art, founded in 1882, is the oldest public art museum in The Museum features a “hands on” ap Maine. Its collections include American proach to education with exhibits on the paintings, works on paper, and sculpture arts, sciences, and natural history. from 1800; early American and Federal period decorative arts; the State of Maine FIRST PARISH CHURCH (1825) Collection of works by artists associated 425 Congress Street with Maine; and 19th century American Open June, July, August; Tues, Noon-3. glass. The new Charles Shipman Payson Building opened to the public on May 14, Admission: No charge. 1983. The Museum's other facilities, the Historic meeting house, site of the draft McLellean Sweat House (1800), a Regis ing of the Maine Constitution. Artifacts tered National Historic Landmark, and tracing the history of Portland from the the L.D.M. Sweat Memorial (1911), are 17th century to the present day. temporarily closed for reinterpretation and renovation. If you would like more in formation, please telephone the Muse GEORGE TATE HOUSE (1755) um’s Public Information Office at (207) 1270 Westbrook Street 775-6148. Open June 15-Sept 15, Tues-Sat, 11-5; Sun 1:30-5. Closed July 4 and Labor Day. PORTLAND OBSERVATORY (1807) Admission: Adults $1.50; 138 Congress Street Children 50C. Open June 15-Labor Day, Tate was senior mast agent to British Wed-Sun, noon-4. 5 Admission: Adults $1.00; Children 35 Portland Observatory, Portland U.S. CUSTOMHOUSE (1872) 312 Fore Street Open year round, Mon-Fri 8:30-5; for tours (780-3326). Admission: No charge. Of French Second Empire Style, build ing is the finest of its type and period in Victoria Mansion, Portland Maine. It remains as a symbol of Port land’s importance as a 19th century ship ping center. WADSWORTH—LONGFELLOW HOUSE (1785) 487 Congress Street Open June 1-Sept 30, Tues-Sat 10-4. Admission: Adults $2.00; Children under 12, $ 1.00. Oldest brick house in Portland. It was the boyhood home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Artifacts and furnishings U.S. Customhouse, Portland (90% original). 30 minute guided tour. 6 SACO SCARBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Route 1 SACO PUMP CO.-WATER PUMP & TELEPHONE MUSEUM Open by appt. only (883-2008). 257 North Street Admission: No charge, donations Open May 30-Labor Day, welcome. daily 9-5. Former generator house of Portland- Admission: Donations welcome. Saco Electric Railway housing collection of farm and household implements, photos, Displays of early water pumps and tele records, books and maps of town interest. phones. SOUTH BERWICK YORK INSTITUTE MUSEUM 375 Main Street COUNTING HOUSE—OLD BERWICK Open May thru Oct, Tues, Wed, Fri 1-4; HISTORICAL SOCIETY (c. 1830) Route 4 Thur 1-8; Sat 10-4; by appt. (284-6248, 282-3031 or 283-3861). Open July and Aug, Sat 1-4; and by appt. (384-5556). Admission: No charge, donations appreciated. Admission: No charge. Five period rooms with a collection of Greek Revival commercial structure con fine and decorative arts. Exhibit hall and tains collection of shipbuilders tools, ship gallery with changing displays as well as models, navigational instruments, photos programs, lecture series and performing and other items of local nature. Also, small arts. Adjacent Dyer Library has extensive genealogical library and a collection of Maine History Collection, newspapers, Sarah Orne Jewett and Gladys Hasty York County records, Local Genealogy Carroll books. and Saco City records. HAMILTON HOUSE (1787) SCARBOROUGH Vaughan’s Lane, off Route 236. HUNNEWELL HOUSE (1684) Open June 1-Oct 15; Route 207, Black Point Road Tues, Thurs, Sat & Sun 12-5. Open by appt. July and August Admission: $2.00. (883-2521). Magnificent Georgian style mansion, Admission: No charge. overlooking Piscataqua River, built by a wealthy merchant, Col. Jonathan Hamil Renovated 17th Century dwelling house ton. Period furnishings, Georgian and of Richard Hunnewell, military officer of Federal style. Formal garden. note during wars with Indians. Partially furnished with early furniture. Also, for mal Colonial herb dooryard garden. SARAH ORNE JEWETT MEMORIAL (1774) 101 Portland Street Open June 1-Oct 15; Tues, Thurs, Sat & Sun 12-5. Admission: $1.50. Mid-Georgian style home of famed wri ter Sarah Orne Jewett. Fine example of Colonial interior with furnishings of 18th and 19th century. Hunnewell House, Scarborough 7 TOPSHAM YARMOUTH WHITTEN LIBRARY & MEMORIAL YARMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING MUSEUM 8 Pleasant Street 2nd floor-Merrill Memorial Library Main Street Open July & Aug, Wed 2-5. Open May thru Oct, Wed and Fri 3-5. Admission: No charge. Admission: No charge. Museum room has local items of interest. Library dates from 1838. Building has Shipbuilding tools, instruments, marine curving stairway and mid-19th century wall glass. Fire Department memorabilia in paper. cluding uniforms, ancient pumper. Pho tographs, china, dolls, kitchen utensils. Research material. WELLS HISTORIC FIRST CHURCH MUSEUM OLD LEDGE SCHOOL (1738) Route 1 West Main Street Open July & Aug, Wed 1-4 Open July, Aug; Wed and Fri 2-4. and by appt. (646-7803). Admission: No charge. Located on the site of the town’s origi Restored one-room schoolhouse. nal meetinghouse. Artifacts and memora bilia relative to Wells' first settler and first minister. A nautical room and library pro vide additional insight into early local ac YORK tivities and genealogical records. ELIZABETH PERKINS HOUSE (c. 1730) South Side Road Open Daily June 12-Labor Day Mon-Sat 10:30-5, Sun 1:30-5; Labor Day-Columbus Day Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sunday. Admission: Adults $1.50; Children (6-15) 50C. House retains Perkins Family furnish ings, plus treasures and antiques collected from around the world. China, glass. Wells Auto Museum, Wells WELLS AUTO MUSEUM EMERSON-WILCOX HOUSE (1742) Route 1 Lindsay Road & York Street (Route 1A) Open mid-June—mid-Sept, daily 10-9; Open mid-June-Mid-Oct, Mon-Sat 10:30-5; weekends. Memorial Day to mid-June Sun 1:30-5 (Also weekends after Memorial and after Labor Day, 10-6. Day). Admission: Adults $2.50; Children $1.00; Admission: Adults $1.50 ($2.00 combina under 6, free. tion ticket with Old Gaol); Children (3-16) 50C; Special rates for Seniors and Over 70 cars on display, dating from Groups. (Tours and groups should call 1900, including Stanley Steamer, Stutz Bearcat, Pierce Arrow, Pathfinder, Rolls ahead—363-3872). Royce. Rides in 1911 Model-T Depot House served as a general store, tailor Hack. Exhibits of motorcycles, bikes, li shop, tavern, Post Office, and dwelling in cense plates, antique toys, and nickel 18th and 19th centuries, now a museum of odeons. local history and American decorative 8 arts. Only complete set of American Open mid-June-mid-Oct, Mon-Sat 10:30-5; 18th century crewelwork bedhangings in Sun 1:30-5 (Also weekends after Memorial existence. Day) Admission: Adults $1.50 ($2.00 com bin GEORGE A. MARSHALL STORE ation ticket with Emerson-Wilcox House); BUILDING Children (3-16) 50C; Special rates for Lindsay Road Seniors and groups. (Tours and groups should call ahead 363-3872). Open Year round, Mon-Fri 10:30-5. Built in 1719 as the King’s Prison for the Admission: No charge. Province of Maine, the building contains 19th century general store used as ad dungeons, cells and jailor’s quarters, ex ministrative offices for local Historic hibits reflecting local history and regional Landmarks Group. Changing exhibits. decorative arts. One of the oldest public buildings in English North America. JEFFERDS TAVERN Lindsay Road, just off Route 1A OLD SCHOOLHOUSE (1745) Open daily June 12-Labor Day Lindsay Road, just off Route 1A Mon-Sat 10:30-5; Sun 1:30-5; Open daily June 12-Labor Day Labor Day-Columbus Day Mon-Sat 10:30-5; Sun 1:30-5; Tues, Thurs, Sat, and Sunday. Labor Day-Columbus Day Admission. Adults $1.50; Children Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sunday. (6-15) 50C. Admission: No charge. Mid-18th century saltbox Inn, originally One-room school, furnished with period located in Wells. Features period furnish books, benches, including school master ings. Tap room. and children in costume. Old Schoolhouse, York Jefferd's Tavern, York YORK HARBOR JOHN HANCOCK WAREHOUSE SAYWARD-WHEELER HOUSE (1720) Lindsay Road 79 Barrel! Lane Open daily June 12-Labor Day Open June 1-Oct 15; Tues, Thurs, Mon-Sat 10:30-5; Sun 1:30-5; Sat, Sun 12-5. Labor Day-Columbus Day Admission: $2.00 Tues, Thurs, Sat, and Sunday only. Originally built in 1720, it was remodeled Admission: 50 9 WESTERN LAKES BETHEL BUCKFIELD MOSES MASON HOUSE MUSEUM (1813) OLD CHURCH ON THE HILL 15 Broad Street (Union Church) (1830-31) High Street Open July 1-Labor Day, Tues-Sun 1-4; Sept-June appts. (824-2908). Open House, Labor Day; other times by appt. (336-2517). Admission: Adults $1.00; Children under 12, 50G. Admission: Donations welcome. Federal period house restored to origi Late Federal church architecture, re nal style, has Rufus Porter murals in front stored and containing collection of local hall, special exhibits and programs, re artifacts. search facilities with materials relating to Oxford County and White Mountains. BUXTON TORY HILL MEETING HOUSE (1822) Jet. of Rts. 202 and 112 Buxton Lower Corner Open April-Oct, daily 8-5. Admission: No charge. Occupies site of earlier church dating from 1760. “ Old Peabody Pew” written by Kate Douglas Wiggin for this church, per formed here annually in August. Moses Mason House, Bethel CANTON CANTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY BRIDGTON Route 108 Open by appt. (597-3051 or 597-2771). BRIDGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Admission: No charge. Gibbs Avenue Restored church serves as headquarters for local historical society’s collections. May-Oct by appt; (647-5145 or 647-3474). Admission. No charge, donations CASCO welcome. FRIENDS SCHOOLHOUSE (1841) Museum housed in 1890’s former fire Raymond-Casco Historical Society station, contains collection of area his Open by appt. (627-4220 or 655-4231). toric items, including slides and movies of local narrow gauge railroad. Admission: No charge. 10 One-room schoolhouse retained as last Admission: No charge, once on the used for school purposes, containing grounds. many school related items of local histor Collections of early farm tools, ma ical interest. chinery, farm homestead items. Depic tions of early Fryeburg industries—black FARMINGTON smith, tinsmith, etc. Daily demonstrations of various early trades and crafts. LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM (1852) Routes 2 & 4, West Farmington FRYEBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY 98 Main Street Open July 1-Fri before Labor Day weekend, daily 10-5. Open year round; Tues-Thurs and Sat 11-5; Fri 5-8. Admission: No charge. Admission: No charge. Restored 19th century school building, desks, books, lunchboxes, and other Located in 1831 stone schoolhouse. memorabilia. Also functions as local in Many paintings by local artists. Lincoln formation center. memorabilia. Clarence Mulford collection (creator of Hopalong Cassidy). His books, reference collection, gun collection. Other NORDICA HOMESTEAD MUSEUM collections of Maine books; historical (c. 1840) costumes. Holley Road, off Route 4 Open June-Labor Day, Tues-Sun 10-noon & 1-5; May, Sept & Oct GILEAD by appt. (778-2042). STEAM-ERA RAILROADIANA MUSEUM Admission: $1.00. Bog Road—off U.S. Route 2 Birthplace of Lillian Norton, world fam Open late June-early Oct, Thurs-Sun ous opera singer (Lillian Nordica). Home 9:30-4:30; by appt. (836-2673). stead collection has concert gowns, Admission: Donations stage jewels, programs, music and other Historical/educational groups free. objects d’art from her career and homes. Collection of steam-era railroad arti Family Colonial furniture, antiques. facts, memorabilia and photos. Commen tary on collection by owner, retired FARMINGTON FALLS railroad conductor. Heavily oriented to ward Grand Trunk Railway. UNION MEETING HOUSE (1826) Route 2 Open by appt. (778-2569 or 778-2445) Admission: No charge, donations welcome. Restored Federal-style church, has been used by four denominations over the years. Now serves as the Farmington Falls Union Baptist Church. FRYEBURG Holmes-Crafts Homestead, Jay FRYEBURG FAIR FARM MUSEUM Route 5, Fryeburg Fair Grounds JAY Open Fryeburg Fair Week HOLMES-CRAFTS HOMESTEAD (c. 1820) (1st week in Oct) 9-9. Route 4-Jay Hill 11 Open July and August, Sun 1-5; June-Sept ervation year round. Write: Norlands by appt. (645-2653 or 645-2723). L.H.C., Rd 2, Box 3395, Livermore Falls, Maine 04254. Tel. (207) 897-2236 or 897- Admission: No charge, donations 4918. welcome. Federal-style house, preserved and fur nished period fashion. Annual open house NAPLES and sale the second Saturday in August. NAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM KEZAR FALLS The Village Green, Route 302 HISTORY HOUSE (1875) Open by appt. only. Main Street-Route 160 Admission: No charge, donations Open late-April thru Oct welcome. by appt. (625-4765). Museum complex includes museum Admission: Donations welcome. building, jail, bandstand. Collections of Local memorabilia—old flags, books, local historical items, including the slide clothing, maps. Portland-built piano from presentations on Cumberland and Oxford Longfellow’s birthplace. Large collection Canal and Sebago-Long Lake Steam of foreign dolls, pictures. boats. LIVERMORE NEW GLOUCESTER NORLANDS LIVING HISTORY CENTER THE SHAKER MUSEUM Norlands Road, V/2 mi. N. of Route 108 Route 26 Open July & Aug, Wed-Sun 10-4 for Open May 30-Labor Day, Tues-Sat 10-4:30; general tours of all buildings. (926-4597). Admission: Adults $3.50; Students $1.50. Admission: Adults $2.00; Children Group rates available. (under 12) $1.00; (under 6) free. A 430-acre living history complex re A living museum situated in America’s creates life in the 19th century. A working oldest religious community. Shaker furni farm with barn and farmer’s cottage, ture, textiles, tin and woodenware, folk schoolhouse, church, stone library and art, early American tools & farm imple Victorian mansion of Maine’s famous ments. Guide service, museum shop, Washburn family, are all open to visitors Shaker store. on general tours. Group experiences vary ing in length from 2 hours to 3 days and nights are also available by advance res- NEWFIELD WILLOWBROOK AT NEWFIELD Main Street Open May 15-Sept 30, daily 10-5. Admission: Adults $3.75; Students (6-18) $2.00; under 6 free. A complete 19th century restored vil lage. 27 buildings housing more than 10,000 items on display, including horse- drawn vehicles, tools, household and farm implements. Two homesteads; school- house; “trades of yesteryear” building Norlands Living History Center, housing barber shop, country bank, Livermore photo shop, toy display. 12 Memorabilia of local first families. Ex tensive collection of narrow gauge Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad mate rial. Portland Glass collection. Old tools, quilts. Willowbrook, Newfield NORTH BRIDGTON SPRATT-MEAD MUSEUM Bridgton Academy, Main Street Phillips Historical Society, Phillips Open July-Aug by appt. (647-2330). Admission: No charge. SANDY RIVER RAILROAD PARK Former machine shop (1898) contains Indian artifacts, tools, birds, animals, sea Open May-Nov, 1st and 3rd Sundays of shells, red clay pottery exhibits. each month; July 4th and Labor Day 10-6; by appt. (639-3001 or 353-8382). PARIS Admission: (Rides) Adults $1.00; Children under 12 free. HAMLIN MEMORIAL HALL Restored narrow gauge train operates (Old Stone Jail) one mile rides on roadbed of original Paris Hill Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad. Open year round. Summer, Tues-Sat 10-4; Several original cars and reproduction of Winter, Tues-Fri 2:30-5, Sat 10-4. Sandy River #4 locomotive. Railroad Mu seum, picnic area. Admission: No charge, donations welcome. Old stone jail now houses public library PORTER and museum. American primitive art. Minerals from Oxford County, artifacts PORTER OLD MEETING HOUSE (1820) from Hamlin family. Hannibal Hamlin was Colcord Pond Road, 11/2 miles off Route 25 Vice President in Lincoln’s first term. Open Labor Day Sunday 11am, for annual Building is next door to his childhood service; by appt. May-Oct (625-4765). home (now private). Admission: Donations welcome. Meeting House used by Bullockites, a PHILLIPS Baptist group, during early 1800’s. Box pews; high pulpit, balcony with rail of 24- PHILLIPS HISTORICAL SOCIETY inch (plus) solid pine panels. (c.1832) Pleasant Street Open Aug, Fri & Sat 2-4. RANGELEY Aug. 19, 20 & 21 all day; Special tours can RANGELEY LAKES REGION be arranged June through Aug (639-2011 HISTORICAL SOCIETY or 639-4001). Main and Richardson Streets Admission: No charge, donations Open July-Aug, Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 10-2; welcome. Weekends in Sept. 13 Admission: Donations welcome. Hawthorne Road, off Route 302 Displays of local history—photos, docu House built by Richard Manning, Haw ments, research materials. Artifacts often thorne’s uncle. The later famous author on loan for special shows. spent his early days here. Furnished as a Community Hall. WILHELM REICH MUSEUM Dodge Pond Road, off Route 4 Open July & Aug, Tues, Fri, Sat 10-4; Sept, Tues 10-4. Also by appt. (864-3443). Admission: $3.00; under 12 free. Library, scientific equipment, paintings and other memorabilia of Wilhelm Reich, pioneering natural scientist whose work in determining and describing the nature of life energy spanned several scientific disciplines. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Boyhood Home, South Casco RUMFORD CENTER RUMFORD AREA HISTORICAL MUSEUM Lufkin School-Route 2 SOUTH WINDHAM Open June-Oct 1, Wed 1-4; PARSON SMITH HOMESTEAD (1764) also by appt. (364-2445). 89 River Road Admission. Donations welcome. Open June 15-Sept 4, Tues, Thurs, Displays of local artifacts, photos, and Sat, Sun 1-5. books. Country store exhibit, old tools. Admission: $1.50 A simple Georgian farmhouse in appear SEBAGO ance, the interior reveals a mansion-type stairway and hall. Furnished in part with THE JONES GALLERY OF family pieces. GLASS & CERAMICS Douglas Mt. Road, off Route 107 STANDISH Open June thru Oct, Mon-Sat 9:30-5. Admission: Adults $2.00; Seniors and DANIEL MARRETT HOUSE (1789) Students $1.50; Children under 12 free. Route 25 Gallery houses a major collection of Open June 15-Sept 1, Tues, Thurs, glass and ceramics dating from First Cen Sat, Sun 12-5 tury B.C. to the present. Special emphasis is placed on each piece’s function and importance to the society, civilization or time that it represents. Extensive library and large slide collection. Knowledgeable experts on hand to discuss the Gallery’s collection and to help collectors with identification of pieces they bring in. SOUTH CASCO NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE’S BOYHOOD HOME (1812) Daniel Marrett House, Standish 14 Admission: $1.50 WILTON A preservation home containing 18th & WILTON HOME AND FARM MUSEUM 19th century Marrett fam ily furniture & Kineowatha Park, High Street wallpaper. Helen Keller memorabilia. Restored turn of the century formal per Open July & Aug, Sun 1-4; Also during ennial garden in full bloom throughout Wilton Blueberry Days, Aug. 12-14 summer. Owned by the S.P.N.E.A. (inquire as to hours). By appt. (645-2091). STRONG Admission: No charge, donations welcome. AURORA GRANGE HALL (1700’s) Artifacts of 18th, 19th and 20th century Route 149 living. Farm tools, household items. Doc Open May to Oct by appt. (684-4483). uments and memorabilia of early history Admission: No charge. of Bass Shoe Co. and Wilton Woolen Co. Also special display of artifacts, pictures, Historical Society collection of local ar and history of Wilton Academy (1867- tifacts housed in adjacent portion of 1980). school building that served as town’s first high school. Several arrangements are completed and several new items have been donated. WEST PARIS PERHAM’S MAINE MINERAL STORE MUSEUM Jet. Routes 26 & 219 Open year round, Mon-Sat 9-5; Sun 2-5. Admission: No charge. Extensive display of fine mineral spec imens which have been collected in var ious quarries throughout Maine. 15 CENTRAL LAKES AUBURN Home of James G. Blaine, U.S. Presi dential candidate in 1884. Since 1919, of ANDROSCOGGIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY ficial residence of Maine’s Governors. 2 Turner Street (County Building) Silver service from Battleship Maine and Open year round, Mon-Fri 1:30-5; artifacts from Blaine family. Closed Holidays. Admission: No charge. FORT WESTERN MUSEUM (1754) Museum and library containing genea Bowman Street logical information, displays and artifacts Open June 20-Labor Day, of local history. Furniture, dishes, linen, Mon-Sat 9-4:30; Sun 1-5. bird collection, few farming tools. Civil War memorabilia. Admission: Adults $1.50; Seniors $1.00; Children under 13, 50 State Capitol Building, Augusta HINCKLEY CHINA L. C. BATES MUSEUM ALBERT CHURCH BROWN MEMORIAL Route 201 LIBRARY Campus of Hinckley School Main Street Open July 18-Labor Day, Mon-Fri Open year round, Tues & Thurs 2-5; 10-12; 1-4 Sat 10-Noon. Admission: No charge, donations Admission: No charge. welcome. Natural history collection (birds, ani mals, shells, minerals, fossils). Also Indian artifacts, antique farm equipment and other items relating to Maine’s rural pio neer heritage. LITCHFIELD OLD TOWN HOUSE MUSEUM (1840) Hallowell Road—off Route 126 Open Sat, Sun 1-5 during summer. 1840’s Town House used as monthly meeting place for local historical society, housing town records and other local documents and displays of historical arti facts arranged in a general store, school house and trade shops setting. MONMOUTH Albert Church Brown Memorial CUMSTON HALL (1900) Library, China Main Street 17 Open year round, Mon-Fri during business PALERMO hours. Additional hours during the summer. DINSMORE GRAIN CO. MILL Admission: No charge. Main Street, Branch Mills Village Ornate Building of Middle Eastern archi Inquire at Dinsmore’s Store tectural features. Presently houses Mon (across the street) mouth town office, town library and the Theater at Monmouth, a Victorian theater Admission: No charge. with hand-carved procenium arch. Hand- Original mill operated by Dinsmore painted cherubic frescoes on the ceiling family from early 1800’s until late 1940’s. are the work of Maine’s Harry H. Cochrane, Water wheel, grain and corn grinding muralist and writer. A professional acting equipment still intact. company performs here July-Sept. PITTSTON ARNOLD EXPEDITION HISTORICAL SOCIETY Off Route 27 Open July & Aug, Sat, Sun & Holidays 10-4 and by appt. (582-7080). Admission: Adults $1.50; Children 50$; under 6, no charge. 1765 Major Reuben Colburn House, currently being authentically restored. Cumston Hall, Monmouth Barn museum contains historic batteaux, canoes and picture panels of Benedict Arnold’s March to Quebec. Carriage House and small items gift shop also offer historic artifacts. House furnished with MONMOUTH MUSEUM period pieces. Main & Maple Streets—intersection of Routes 132 and 135 Open July 4-Labor Day, Tues-Sun 1-4; POLAND SPRING year round by appt. (933-4444). STATE OF MAINE BUILDING (1893) and Admission. Donations welcome. ALL SOULS CHAPEL Complex of buildings exhibiting var Grounds of former Poland Spring Resort— ious aspects of 19th century rural Maine Route 26 life. Stencil shop, silver playhouse, freight Open June-Sept, Fri-Mon 10-4; May & shed, carriage house, blossom house and museum, country store, blacksmith shop. Oct, Sat & Sun 10-4. Admission: Donations welcome. NORTH VASSALBORO Queen Anne-style structure built by State of Maine at Chicago’s International Expo VASSALBORO HISTORICAL SOCIETY sition. Moved to Maine in 1895 and erected MUSEUM (1850) on grounds of former Poland Spring Inn, Route 32 where it served for a time as a library. Open July-Mid-Sept, Wed and Sun 2-4. Admission: Donations welcome. RICHMOND Local memorabilia—antiques, photos, manuscripts, maps, home and farm im RICHMOND RURAL MUSEUM plements housed in office of former 23 Kimball Street American Woolen Company. Open by appt. only (582-3082). 18 Admission: No charge. Houses exhibits of the Waterville His Working blacksmith shop, wheel shop torical Society. Five period rooms, plus and grist mill. Displays of Kennebec River two large display rooms and a 19th cen ice cutting; lumbering and early Maine tury apothecary. Displays of Civil War home life. items, Indian relics, china and silverware. Library contains local photos, manu scripts and diaries. SKOWHEGAN SKOWHEGAN HISTORY HOUSE (1839) WATERVILLE-WINSLOW Norridgewock Avenue TWO CENT BRIDGE Open June 1-Sept 4; Tues-Sun 1-5; Front Street by appt. (474-3140 or 474-6632) Open year round, daily 24 hours. Admission: Adults 75C; children 50 WATERVILLE WINSLOW REDINGTON MUSEUM AND FORT HALIFAX (1754) APOTHECARY (1814) Route 201 64 Silver Street Open May 30-Labor Day, daily 10-6. Open May 18-Sept 25, Tues-Sat 2-6; Admission: No charge. by appt. (872-9439). Oldest blockhouse in U.S. Part of a larger Admission: Adults and fortification (on east bank of Kennebec non-members $1.00. River) used in 1775 by Benedict Arnold during his expedition to Quebec. Inter pretive panels. WINSLOW HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Fort School, Lithgow Street Open May-Sept by appt. (872-5843). Admission: No charge. Greek Revival-style school building houses artifacts and photographs espe cially related to agriculture of the local Redington Museum, Waterville area. 19 MID-COAST ALNA ALNA CENTER SCHOOL (1795) Route 218 Open July & Aug, Wed & Sat 2-4; off season by appt. (586-5536). Admission: No charge, donations welcome. Second oldest one-room schoolhouse in Maine. In general use as a school or town office until 1962. Early school fur M.V. "Sasanoa", Maine Maritime Museum, Bath nishings. National Register. Admission: May 14-June 24 & Sept 6-Oct 10; Adults $4.50; OLD ALNA MEETINGHOUSE (1789) Children $1.75; Family $12.50. Route 218 June 25-Sept 5 (inc. Boat Ride) Adults $5.50; Children $2.25; Open July & Aug. Wed & Sat 2-4; off-season by appt. (586-5536). Family $15.50. For further information call 443-6311. Admission: No charge, donations Extensive collections of paintings, ship welcome. models, maritime related artifacts and Especially well-preserved 18th century thematic exhibits combined with on meetinghouse. Original box pews and going boatbuilding, educational activities hand hewn pillars supporting balcony. and traditional small craft. A boat ride on National Register. the Kennebec River and a close view of the oldest steam tug under U.S. Registry BATH are included with admission. MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM Percy & Small Shipyard (1896) BELFAST 263 Washington Street BELFAST, MUSEUM, INC. Apprenticeshop 66 Church Street 279 Washington Street Open June through Sept, Sun 1-4. Sewall House (1844) For appt. year round (338-2078 963 Washington Street or 338-1875). Winter Street Center (1844) Admission: No charge. 880 Washington Street Local area artifacts and displays, scrap Open year-round; summer season books and other materials. Includes paint May 14-Oct 10, daily 10-5. ings by Percy Sanborn. 20 BOOTHBAY CAMDEN BOOTHBAY RAILWAY VILLAGE CONWAY HOMESTEAD AND Route 27 MARY MEEKER CRAMER MUSEUM Open mid-June-Mid-Oct, daily 10-5. Conway Road, off Route 1 Admission: Adults $3.00; Children $1.50. Open July & Aug, Mon-Sat 1-5 Museum housed in two restored railroad Admission: $1.50. stations; displays of items pertaining to Complex including Conway House the steam railroading era. Steam train (1770) and barn, blacksmith shop and rides on narrow gauge railroad. Several museum. House has many period furnish restored buildings comprising village. ings and utensils. Barn houses collec Antique auto museum. tions of carriages, sleighs, early farm implements and tools. Museum displays society’s historic possessions; antique BOOTHBAY THEATER MUSEUM glass, furniture, costumes, quilts, paint Corey Lane ings, ship models, etc. Open mid-June to Mid-Oct, Mon-Sat, tours at 11 am and 4 pm by reservation; for reservation or appt. (633-4536). Admission: $3.00 Housed in Nicholas Knight-Corey House (1784), National Register of Historic Places, museum displays varied collec tion of theater memorabilia from 18th century to present, including portraits, costumes, stage jewelry, figurines, Actress Glass, posters, playbills, autographs, manuscripts, toy theatres, theatre mod els, etc. Conway House, Camden BOOTHBAY HARBOR CUSHING CUSHING HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOOTHBAY REGION HISTORICAL MUSEUM SOCIETY Hathorn Point Road McKown Street Open Apr-Oct by appt. (354-6239). Open July-Aug, Fri, Sat, Mon 10-5. Admission: Donations welcome. Admission: 50$. Various collections of old tools, photo Museum contains artifacts and litera graphs of local area, papers, ledgers, ture pertinent to the region’s history and manuscripts of region. business activities. DAMARISCOTTA GRAND BANKS SCHOONER MUSEUM “ Sherman Zwicker” (1942) CHAPMAN-HALL HOUSE (1754) 100 Commercial Street Main Street Open June-Sept, daily 9:30-5; Open mid-June-Labor Day, Tues-Sun 1-5. Also weekends in Oct. Admission: $1.00 Admission: Adults $1.50; Children 75$. Restored 18th century dwelling con Stem to stern inspection and guided tains many period furnishings. Ell con tour of one of the last remaining dory fish verted into a room for the exhibition of ing boats. Movies on board about the local antiquities. Adjacent herb garden with dory fishing business. 18th century rose bushes. 21 DRESDEN Birthplace of Edwin Arlington Robin son, three time Pulitzer Prize winning DRESDEN BRICK SCHOOL HOUSE Maine poet, owned by Colby College. & MUSEUM (1816) Route 128 Open July-Aug 1; weekends and holidays 1-5 and by appt. (737-8892 or 737-4947). Admission: Donations welcome. Restored one-room schoolhouse con taining desks, text books and pictures from various local schools. Local flora and fauna display; exhibit highlighting local ice industry. Genealogical informa tion. Edwin Arlington Robinson House, Head Tide POWNALBOROUGH COURT HOUSE HEAD TIDE CHURCH (1838) (1761) Off Route 194 Route 128 Open July & Aug, Wed & Sat 2-4; Open June 29-Sept 4, Wed-Sun 10-4. Off-season by appt. (586-5643). Admission: Adults $1.50; Children 50C. Dedicated as the North Meetinghouse in 1838. An interesting Trompe L’oeil win Oldest court building in Maine. Third dow behind the pulpit is a picture of the floor in original condition. Old furnish central north window in the 1789 Aina ings, maps, documents and portraits on Meeting House (see Aina listing). display. Also exhibit illustrating the ice industry on Kennebec. ISLESBORO ISLESBORO HISTORICAL SOCIETY FRIENDSHIP Open May-mid-Sept, daily 10-4 during FRIENDSHIP MUSEUM (1851) art and/or photographic shows or by appt. Intersection of Route 220 and Admission: No charge, donations Martin’s Point Road welcome. Open July-Labor Day, Mon-Sat 12-4; Displays of island memorabilia; chang Sun 2-4. ing slide or film and speaker programs, Admission: No charge, donations art and photograph shows. welcome. Former schoolhouse houses local mem SAILORS’ MEMORIAL MUSEUM orabilia—mostly marine related, including AND LIGHTHOUSE (1850) historical information on the Friendship Grindle Point (ferry dock) Sloop. Open June-Sept, Tues-Sun 10-4. Admission: No charge, donations welcome. HEAD TIDE Collections of maritime and other his toric coastal artifacts and materials, EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON HOUSE primarily concerned with local heritage. (1835) Route 194 Open July 6-Sept 3, LIBERTY Wed & Sat, 2:30-4:30 pm. OLD OCTAGONAL POST OFFICE (1867) Admission: No charge. Route 173—Main Street 22 Open June 10-Sept 15, Sat & Sun 1-4, New England. Professionally restored. by appt. (589-4116, 589-4444 or 589-4347). Revere bell. Adjacent old cemetery. Admission: No charge. Originally a harness shop, then a post NORTH EDGECOMB office, now houses local artifacts-photos, FORT EDGECOMB (1808-09) deeds, publications. National Register of Old Fort Road, Davis Island Historic Places. Open Memorial Day weekend-Labor Day, daily 9-6. MONHEGAN ISLAND Admission: Adults 50 NEWCASTLE ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH (1808) Transportation Museum, Owls Head Academy Road Open year round, daily 9-sunset. PEMAQUID Admission: No charge. COLONIAL PEMAQUID Oldest surviving Catholic church in Off Route 130 23 Open May 30-Labor Day, daily 9:30-5:30. Admission: $2.00 per car. Admission: Adults $1.00; Children A large granite fortification built in the (6-12) 50 PEMAQUID POINT THE FISHERMEN’S MUSEUM End of Route 130 Open Memorial Day-Columbus Day, daily; Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 11-5; in the winter (677-2726). Admission: Donations welcome. Located in former lighthouse keeper’s house. Articles and artifacts connected with Maine’s fishing industry. Photo graphs, charts, ship models. William A. Farnsworth Homestead, PROSPECT Rockland FORT KNOX (State Park) WILLIAM A. FARNSWORTH Rt. 174, off Rt. 1 ART MUSEUM AND LIBRARY Open May 1-Nov 1, daily 9-sunset. 19 Elm Street 24 Open year round, June 1-Sept 30, SOUTH BRISTOL Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 1-5. Closed Monday rest of year. OLD WALPOLE MEETING HOUSE (1772) Admission: No charge. South Bristol Road, Route 129 Extensive holdings of 18th through 20th Open July & Aug for Sunday century American, European and Oriental Services at 3; by appt. (563-5660). works of art presented in series of chang ing exhibitions. Two new galleries double Admission: No charge. available display space. Adjoining Farns 18th Century Meeting House that stands worth Homestead open during summer. today just as it was built; original box pews and pulpit with sounding board. SEARSPORT THOMPSON’S ICE HOUSE (1820’s) PENOBSCOT MARINE MUSEUM Route 129 Church Street Open daily year round (for outside Open Memorial Day weekend-Oct 15, viewing only). Mon-Sat 9:30-5; Sun 1-5. Admission: No charge. Admission: Adults $2.50; Children 7-15, 75$; 6 and under, free. Senior citizens Current family-operated, 150 year old business using old tools for cutting. Ice is and group rates available. cut in adjacent pond and stored within Cluster of seven buildings housing ex double-walled house and insulated further hibits of marine paintings, models, ship with sawdust. construction tools, oriental antiques and furniture, glass collection, whaling mem orabilia. New permanent exhibits: “Chal lenge of the Downeasters”, “Marine Paintings of Thomas and James E. But- tersworth”. Buildings include former ship captains’ homes, original town hall and new library. Thompson's Ice House, So. Bristol THOMASTON KNOX BUILDING (1789-1793) Lower Knox Street Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport SEARSPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY Main Street, Route 1 Open July thru Sept, Wed-Sun 1-5; By appt. (548-2915). Admission: Donations welcome. Collection of local artifacts, photos, maps, clothing, town records. Knox Building, Thomaston 25 Open July & Aug; Tues, Wed, Thurs 2-4. UNION Original farmhouse of the Gen. Henry MATTHEWS MUSEUM OF MAINE Knox estate, later used as a railroad sta HERITAGE AND “HODGE” tion, now the home of the Thomaston ONE ROOM SCHOOL Historical Society. Currently being re Union Fairgrounds stored as a meeting place and museum for collections of local memorabilia. Weaving Open July 1-Labor Day, Tues-Sun, demonstration Wednesdays. Noon-5; Union Fair week: 9 am.-11 pm; Tours by appt. Admission: Adults $1.00; MONTPELIER Children 254; groups by appt. only High Street, just off Route 1 (785-3281 or 785-4109). Open Memorial Day-Labor Day, daily 10- Collections relating to Maine’s rural life 5. and heritage. Displays of farm machinery, Admission: Adults $1.50; Children (6-12) household items, ice tools, toys. Separate 504; under 6, free. carriage room. Replica of original 1794 home built by General Henry Knox, U.S. Secretary of UNITY War in George Washington’s Cabinet. Contains period furniture and artifacts, MAINE TRIBAL UNITY MUSEUM much of which belonged to Knox family. & CULTURAL CENTER Ouaker Hill Road THORNDIKE Open April 15-Oct 15 by appt. (589-4632). Admission: No charge. BRYANT STOVE MUSEUM Routes 137 and 139 Research Library; collections of Indian baskets and other artifacts; summer crafts Open May-Oct, Mon-Sat 7:30-5. workshops. Sun by appt. (207-568-3665). Admission: Adults $2.50; Children $1.00. VINALHAVEN Collection of authentic wood and coal burning stoves, toy stoves, old tiles, kit VINALHAVEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY chen and cooking utensils. MUSEUM High Street Open June 15-Sept 15, daily 11-3; by appt. (863-4969). Admission: Donations welcome. Exhibits highlighting island life and in dustries. Fishing and seafaring instru ments, charts. Farming tools, Civil War portraits. Granite industry tools, photos. Galamander (on Town CommonJ-Granite lifting vehicle. WALDOBORO OLD GERMAN CHURCH (1772) Bremen Road, Route 32 Open July & Aug, daily 1-4; by appt. (832-7701). Admission: No charge, donations Bryant Stove Museum, Thorndike welcome. 26 LINCOLN COUNTY MUSEUM (1837) AND OLD JAIL (1811) Federal Street Open June 28-Sept 4; Tues-Sun 10-4. Admission: Adults $1.00; Children 500. Granite jail with walls more than three feet thick. Changing exhibits of local arti facts. MUSICAL WONDER HOUSE — Old German Church, Waldoboro MUSIC MUSEUM (1852) 18 High Street Built by a group of reformed German Open June 1 through Labor Day, daily 10-5. Lutherans. Interior has square-benched pews, wine-glass shaped pulpit. Adjacent Admission: $5.00. burying ground. See and Hear one of the finest private collections of Antique Musical Boxes, Player-Pianos and related instruments in WALDOBOROUGH HISTORICAL an 1852 Sea Captain's home with a Flying SOCIETY MUSEUM Staircase. Guided Tours include 7 rooms— Route 220, near Jet. with Route 1 Concerts during July & Aug (call for res Open July and Aug, Tues-Sun 1-5. ervations: 882-7163). Admission: Donations welcome. Museum complex of three buildings. Completely restored country school. Town cattle pound (1819). Early 20th century farm kitchen; shipbuilding memorabilia, tools, documents, photos. WISCASSET CASTLE TUCKER (1807) Lee Street (at end of High Street) Open July-Aug, Tues-Sat 11-4; Musical Wonder House— June, Sept, Oct by appt. (882-7364). Music Museum, Wiscasset Admission: Adults $1.50; Children (6-12) 50C. Built by Judge Silas Lee in 1807, it was remodeled in 1858 and a distinctive por tico was added. Mid-century wallpaper NICKELS-SORTWELL HOUSE (1807) and furnishings of sea-captain’s choice, Cor. Main and Federal Streets—Route 1 Victorian kitchen. Freestanding elliptical staircase. Open June 1-Sept 30; Tues-Sun 12-5. Admission: $2.00. LINCOLN COUNTY FIRE MUSEUM Elegant high-style Federal mansion Federal Street built for Capt. William Nickels, prominent shipmaster in Wiscasset’s lumber trade. July & Aug only. Of particular interest inside is the ellipti Admission: Adults $1.00; Children 50 27 PENOBSCOT - ACADIA BANGOR BAR HARBOR SCIENCE MUSEUM 59 Cottage Street BANGOR HISTORICAL MUSEUM (Thomas Hill House 1834) Open May to October, daily 9-9. 159 Union Street Collection of “hands-on” exhibits ena bling visitors to investigate, experiment Open mid-April to mid-Dec, Tues-Fri 10-2. with and uncover the reasons behind the By appt. (942-5766). everyday phenomena of our lives. Special Admission: Adults $1.00; Seniors 750; shows during summer months. Children 25 CASTINE BLACKSMITH SHOP & HEARSE HOUSE (early & mid-19th century) Perkins Street (on the grounds of the Wilson Museum) Open July & Aug, Wed & Sun 2-5. Admission: No charge. Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Blue Hill Two late 19th century hearses (winter BROOKSVILLE and summer models). Also working smith. BROOKSVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM FORT GEORGE (1779) Route 176, Brooksville Center Open May 30-Labor Day, daily 10-6. Open July & Aug, Wed & Sun 1-4; Admission: No charge. By appt. (326-4530). Earthworks constructed in 1779 by Brit Admission: None; Donations optional. ish to protect their Canadian interests. 29 Several interpretive panels recall the Open after July 1, daily 10-12 and 1-4. fort’s history. Admission: No charge. Guided tours of T/V ‘‘State of Maine,” JOHN PERKINS HOUSE (1763-1783) training ship for the Maine Maritime Perkins Street Academy (Campus nearby). Open July & Aug, Wed-Sun 2-5. Admission: $2.00 WILSON MUSEUM Only pre-Revolution building in area, Perkins Street restored and furnished in period style Open May 27-Sept 30, Tues-Sun 2-5. with family and local pieces. Guided Admission: No charge. tours-craft workers. Worldwide collection of artifacts from prehistoric times to present. Geology and maritime collections. Exceptional North American Indian material. Changing art exhibits. CORINNA STEWART FREE LIBRARY (1897) Pleasant Street Open year round, Mon-Fri 9-11:30; 1-4:30. John Perkins House, Castine Admission: Donations welcome. MARITIME HERITAGE MUSEUM Late Victorian architecture. Legal and Academy Campus. Quick Hall, personal library of building’s donor, con Maine Maritime tains photographs of local early settlers. Open Mon-Fri 10-12 and 1-4 until May 27; June 1-Oct 2, Wed-Sun 10-12 and 1-4; DEER ISLE by appt. (326-4311, ext. 254). Admission: No charge. SALOME SELLERS HOUSE (c. 1830) Route 15A, Sunset Museum features the Allie Ryan Mari time Collection which contains 19th cen Open July 2-Sept 5, Wed, Sat, Sun 2-5; By appt. (367-5012 or 348-2886). tury Atlantic Maritime Heritage in sail and steam with models, photos, paintings, in Admission: Donations welcome. struments, newspapers, ship documents Restored and furnished period home, and a marine library. as well as adjacent museum of Deer Isle- Stonington Historical Society. Marine ex MARITIME TRAINING SHIP hibits and photos, local artifacts, Library. “STATE OF MAINE” Sea Street DEXTER DEXTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM (1853) Main Street Open June 10-Sept 15, Mon-Sat 1-4. Admission: No charge, donations welcome. 1853 Grist mill converted to museum. T/V "State of Maine", Castine Local artifacts, photos, manuscripts, let 30 ters, farm implements. Large doll collec Admission: donations welcome. tion. Society collections housed in old Bap tist church, including local photographs, ELLSWORTH documents, tools relating to the granite, lumbering and shipbuilding industries. COLONEL BLACK MANSION (1826) West Main Street HAMPDEN Open June 1-Oct 15, Mon-Sat 10-5. Admission: Adults $2.00; HAMPDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Children $1.00 (Guided tour). “Kinsley House” Museum 83 Main Road, Route 1A Modified Georgian-type period home, richly furnished. Authentic period furni Open Tues 10-4; Wed 1-4 or by prior appt. ture, china, glass. Restored garden, car (945-5184). riage house. Admission: No charge. Society maintains collections of geneal STANWOOD HOMESTEAD MUSEUM ogical information, town records, deeds (1850) and documents. Route 3-Bar Harbor Road Open June 15-Oct 15, daily 10-4; ISLESFORD By appt. (667-8683) rest of year. Sanctuary open year round. (LITTLE CRANBERRY ISLAND) ISLESFORD HISTORICAL MUSEUM Admission: No charge, donation welcome. Open June 26-Labor Day; July & Aug daily 10-4. Museum is a memorial to Cordelia J. Stanwood, pioneer ornithologist, photo Admission: No charge. grapher and author. 50 acre woodland Exhibits on early history of region sanctuary adjacent, includes 8 trails and 3 known as Acadia. Artifacts, pictures, ponds. Museum contains Stanwood family household tools and furnishings of early furnishings and a collection of mounted Mount Desert. Records of Cranberry Isles birds, eggs, etc. Famous barred owl families. “Ollie” and saw-whet owl “Buttons” shel tered with the rehabilitated birds: owls, hawks, and small birds of this area. LEE LEE HISTORICAL MUSEUM Route 6 Open July & Aug, Wed, Sat, Sun 1-4; By appt. June-Oct (738-2202 or 738-2241). Admission: Adults $1.00; Children 50 Stanwood Homestead Museum, Ellsworth LINCOLN FRANKLIN LINCOLN HISTORICAL SOCIETY FRANKLIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Sullivan Road, Route 200 School Street Open June-Sept; Mon, Wed & Fri 2-4. Open July & Aug; Thurs & Fri 1-4 31 Admission: No charge. Wednesday of the month, 7:30 pm. Former school now serves as Society Museum. One room retained as period classroom. Rest of building contains an ORONO tique furnishings, household items and UNIVERSITY OF MAINE / other local memorabilia. ANTHROPOLOGY MUSEUM South Stevens Hall—UM Campus NEWBURGH Open all University sessions, Mon-Fri 9:30; by appt. (581-1901). JABEZ KNOWLTON OLD COUNTRY Admission: No charge. STORE MUSEUM (1839) Routes 9 & 202 Material relating to American Indians, Africa, the Arctic and Oceania. Exhibits Open April-Nov by appt. (234-2381). on weapon and tool development, fossil Admission: No charge. man and race. Special sections on Maine Obsolete store merchandise from last Indians and Maine prehistory. Frequent half of the 19th century in original setting exhibits of loan collections from other in of counters, bins, shelves and fixtures. stitutions. Listed on National Register of Historic Places. SEDGWICK OLD TOWN REV. DANIEL MERRILL HOUSE (1795) AND HISTORIC AREA OLD TOWN MUSEUM Route 172, one mile north of North Fourth Street Extension junction with Route 175 Open June 5-Aug 14, Wed-Sun 1-5. Open July & Aug, Sun 2-4. Admission: No charge. Admission: Donations welcome. Former water works building houses Home of first minister, who was also a artifacts depicting historical Old Town. founder of Colby College. Collections of Logging items, saw mill exhibit. Penobs tools, household items, memorabilia, cot Indian exhibit. Several new displays. local history library. Adjacent to Town House (1794), Cattle Pound (1827), Rural Cemetery (1794), First Baptist Church PENOBSCOT NATIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY (1805) (Listed in National Register of His torical Places). Indian Island Open year round, Wed-Sun 10-4. Admission: Donations welcome. MOUNT DESERT (SOMESVILLE) Indian museum and library detailing the MOUNT DESERT ISLAND complete history of the Penobscot Nation. HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Artifacts, photos and religious items. Main Street-Route 102 Open July 15-Labor Day, ORLAND Wed & Sun 2:30-5; by apt. (244-3808). Admission: No charge, donations ORLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY welcome. Main Street-Route 175 Maps, deeds, records and other artifacts Open July & Aug, Wed & Sat 2-4. of local area. Collection housed in original Admission: No charge. selectman’s office. Newly constructed foot Tools, housewares, pictures of local bridge crosses stream connecting old area. Mineral collection. Military uniforms museum with new one constructed for from several wars. Special programs third greater display of historical artifacts. 32 SOUTHWEST HARBOR on Gilley. 1983 summer exhibition of 19th century Maine Scene Lithographs. Film MOUNT DESERT OCEANARIUM and exhibit about puffins. Clark Point Road Open mid-May-mid-Oct, Mon-Sat 9-5. (Closed Sun; open all holidays.) SULLIVAN Admission: Adults $3.00; Children (5-12) $1.50. SULLIVAN-SORRENTO HISTORICAL SOCIETY Exhibits on commercial fishing, waves, Sorrento-Sullivan Recreation Center tides, sea water; touch tank with informed Route 1, West Sullivan staff person available to talk about marine Open July & Aug, Tues & Sat 1-4. life. Twenty-five aquariums with Maine sea life. Extensive talk on the lobster. A Admission: No charge, donations “hands-on” museum. welcome. Exhibit room houses collections of arti facts, photographs, newspaper clippings, WENDELL GILLEY MUSEUM OF books of the local area. Occasional spe BIRD CARVING cial changing displays. Main Street and Herrick Road-Route 102 Open April-December; Summer hours (June 14-Sept 5) WINTER HARBOR Tues-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5. Admission: Adults $2.00; OLD SCHOOL HOUSE (1855) Children $1.00 Open May 1-Oct 1. For further information Museum houses a permanent collec call (963-7314 or 963-7461). tion of more than 200 wood carvings by Recently renovated and restored Winter local townsman Wendell Gilley, nation Harbor Grammar School. To house col ally acclaimed carver; Documentary films lections of the local Historical Society. 33 NORTHERN LAKES & FORESTS DOVER-FOXCROFT Open May 30-Labor Day. BLACKSMITH SHOP MUSEUM (1863) Admission: No charge. Chandler Road, off Route 153 Restored stone blast furnace and char Open April-Oct, daily 8-8. coal kiln on site of 19th century iron works that annually produced some 2,000 Admission: Donations welcome. tons of raw iron for nearly fifty years. Restored Civil War period blacksmith shop retains much of the original equip ment still in place. Anvil, bellows, ox- MONSON lifter, other pieces. MONSON MUSEUM (1889) Main Street—Route 15 Open mid-June thru Aug; time & days announced in June; other times June thru Oct by appt. (997-3792). Admission: Donations welcome. Local memorabilia and artifacts. Tools, cheese press, snow roller, Seth Steward paintings. Some articles pertaining to the Blacksmith Shop Museum, Dover-Foxcroft local narrow gauge railroad and the slate quarries. Special exhibits planned for GREENVILLE each month. MOOSEHEAD MARINE MUSEUM & S/S “KATAHDIN”(1914) Pritham Avenue PATTEN Open year round, Memorial Day-Labor PATTEN LUMBERMAN’S MUSEUM Day, daily 10-4; rest of year Mon-Fri 10-4. Route 159, V2 mile west of Patten Admission: No charge. Open Memorial Day weekend-Labor Day, Tues-Sat 9-4; Sun 11-4. Labor Day- Museum is home of Lake Steamer “Ka- Columbus Day, Sat & Sun. Also to groups tahdin”, the vessel used on the last log on other days by appt. (528-2650 or drive in the U.S. and currently under res 528-2547). toration. Artifacts and photos concerning the steamboat era on Moosehead Lake; Admission: Adults $2.00; Children logging; and the Mount Kineo Hotel, con (6-12) $1.00; (under 6) free. sidered one of the finest resort properties Senior citizen groups and school in the world during its heyday. groups free. Donations appreciated 2,000 artifacts housed in eight build KATAHDIN IRON WORKS ings tracing Maine’s lumbering history. Steam and gasoline log haulers, tractors, KATAHDIN IRON WORKS (1843) working model of saw mill. 1820 logging From Route 11,5 miles north of Brownville camp, double camp, blacksmith shop, Junction, take gravel road (left) six boom jumper and pusher boats. Photos, miles to Iron Works. dioramas. 34 WASHINGTON COUNTY CALAIS Admission: 50<£. ST. CROIX HISTORICAL SOCIETY Federal-style home features intricately “HOLMES COTTAGE” (1804) hand-carved interiors and magnificent 241 Main Street flying staircase. Restored and furnished with period pieces. Open by appt. only (454-3100). Admission: Donations welcome. LUBEC One-time home of Dr. Job Holmes, who married Hannibal Hamlin’s sister. Collec OLD SARDINE VILLAGE MUSEUM tions of Indian relics, rocks, early furni County Road, Route 189 ture, maps, and photos. By appt.. only (733-2822). Fifteen shops and twenty displays de pict the growth of the local sardine indus CHERRYFIELD try from 1879 to the early 1900’s. CHERRYFIELD-NARRAGUAGUS HISTORICAL SOCIETY MACHIAS Main Street, just off Route 1 BURNHAM TAVERN (1770) Open May-Oct by appt. (546-7979 or Main & Free Streets—Route 192 546-7937). Open 9-3, July 2. Open mid-June to Labor Day, Admission: No charge. Mon-Fri 1-5; by appt. (255-4432). Photographs of early Cherryfield. Tools Admission: Adults $1.00; and household items of 1850-1920 era. Children 25C. Genealogical information. Oldest building in eastern Maine; the only one with Revolutionary War history. COLUMBIA FALLS Two-storied gambrel-roofed structure houses period furnishings and artifacts, RUGGLES HOUSE (1818) including items relating to the capture of 'A mile off US Route 1 the “Margaretta” (first naval battle of Open June 1-Oct 15, Mon-Sat Revolution—1775). 9:30-4:30. Sun 11-4:30. STEAM LOCOMOTIVE “LION” (1846) University of Maine at Machias campus—O’Brien Avenue Open year round, daily, during normal business hours. Admission: No charge. 1846 narrow gauge steam locomotive, once part of the Whitneyville-Machiasport Railroad. Housed in a special building near the UMM Gym. Also, Bicentennial Ruggles House, Columbia Falls Conestoga Wagon on display. 35 MACHIASPORT CAMPOBELLO, NEW BRUNSWICK GATES HOUSE (c. 1807) Route 92 ROOSEVELT CAMPOBELLO PARK Open May 1-Sept 30, Mon-Fri 9-4. Route 774, Welshpool Admission: Donations welcome. Open May 28-Oct 15, daily 9-5. Federal-style house has several rooms Admission: No charge. furnished in period fashion. Maritime Summer home (1897) of the late U.S. room has exhibits, including ship models, President Franklin D. Roosevelt. House also a maritime and genealogical library includes original furnishings of the Roose and general exhibits room. velt family. 2,600 acre natural area. Picnic sites, vistas, lookout on Friar’s Head. Steam Locomotive "Lion", Machias 36 AROOSTOOK COUNTY ALLAGASH Fossils, rocks, minerals, butterflies and shells collected by Olof Nylander, Swedish- ALLAGASH HISTORICAL SOCIETY born geologist and naturalist; pioneer rel Route 161 ics, Indian artifacts; changing art exhibits. Open May 30-Sept 1; By appt. (398-3335 or 398-3306). Admission: No charge. FORT FAIRFIELD Log House Museum houses local geneal FORT FAIRFIELD BLOCKHOUSE (1839) ogical records, photos, history of area Main Street lumbering, artifacts, military section. Open June-Sept 15 by appt. (473-7301). Admission: Donations welcome. ASHLAND Reconstructed building on original site ASHLAND LOGGING MUSEUM exhibiting local collections, documents, Garfield Road photographs and other materials. Block house was one of the two that guarded Open Memorial Day-Labor Day, log boom in Aroostook River during daily 10-6. Aroostook War (1839-43) Admission: No charge. Museum building with blacksmith shop and two machine sheds housing artifacts FORT KENT and exhibits including loghaulers and sleds, relating to lumbering industry. FORT KENT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Market Street CARIBOU Open May 15-Labor Day, weekends LYNDON CENTER SCHOOL MUSEUM 10-4 and by appt. (834-3933). (1872) Admission: Donations welcome. Route 1, Presque Isle Road Museum located in former Bangor & Open June-Sept, Mon-Fri 1-5; Aroostook Railroad station. Contains ex by appt. (496-1292). hibits on Fort Kent’s economic and social Admission: Donations welcome. history, with emphasis on lumbering and agriculture. Schoolhouse and museum containing many artifacts—farm tools; 19th century house and school furnishings. FORT KENT MEMORIAL (1840) Block House Street—just off Route 1 NYLANDER MUSEUM Open Memorial Day-Labor Day, 393 Main Street daily 9-sunset. Open Memorial Day-Labor Day, Admission: No charge. Wed-Sat 1-5; by appt. (498-8344). Wooden blockhouse erected as part of 37 military preparation vs. Canada resulting from long-standing controversy as to the location of Maine’s northeastern boun dary. Contains museum displays of lum bering artifacts and equipment. Inter pretive panels depict events of that era. HOULTON SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK HISTORICAL AND ART MUSEUM 109 Main Street Open May 31-Sept 2, Mon-Fri 10-4 and by appt. Exhibits and displays of area and Aroostook County artifacts and memora bilia. New Sweden Historical Museum, New Sweden MADAWASKA STOCKHOLM MADOUESK HISTORIC CENTER & ACADIAN CROSS HISTORIC SHRINE STOCKHOLM MUSEUM U.S. Route 1 Corner of Main and Lake Streets, off Route 161 Open June 8 thru Labor Day, Mon-Fri 9:30-4:30; Sun 1:30-4:30; Open July 1-Labor Day, Sat & Sun 1-4; by appt. (Bernette Albert, P.O. Box 258; weekdays by appt. (896-3051 or 896-5759). or Geraldine Chasse, R #1, Box 59, Admission: No charge, donations Madawaska 04756). welcome. Admission: No charge. Museum building served as town’s first Museum features Acadian artifacts as store and first post office. Houses local well as those of local historical value. history collection of photos and artifacts, Complex includes preservation of a 100- town and family histories. Special photo year old schoolhouse. Shrine commemo exhibit “Glimpses of Stockholm Past”. rates the first Acadian landing site in the St. John Valley. VAN BUREN NEW SWEDEN ACADIAN VILLAGE Route 1 NEW SWEDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Open June 15-Sept 15, Mon-Sat 11-6; MUSEUM Sun noon-5; by appt. (868-2691 or Off Route 161 868-3972). Open June-Aug, daily. Mon-Sat noon-5. Admission: Adults $2.00; Sun 2-5; and by appt. during closed season Children under 12, $1.00. (896-5639, 896-5526 or 896-5801). Collection of 16 reconstructed and re Admission: No charge, donations located buildings dating from 1785 to welcome. early 1900’s to show the embodiment of Replica of 1870 com m unity hall hous the Acadian culture. All are period ing various handcrafted articles of the furnished—houses, barns, RR station, early Swedish settlers, farm and lumber school, shoe shop, blacksmith shop, ing equipment. Lindsten Stuga—restored general store, barber shop and church cabin home of early settlers. with grotto. 38 ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF MUSEUMS & HISTORIC HOMES P a g e P a g e Robert Abbe Museum of First Parish Church P o r tla n d 5 Stone Age Antiquities B a r H a rb o r 28 First Parish Meeting House B id d e fo r d 2 Acadian Village V a n B u re n 38 Jonathan Fisher Memorial B lu e H ill 29 Allagash Historical Society A lla g a s h 37 The Fisherman's Museum Pemaquid Point 24 Aina Center School A in a 20 Fort Edgecomb North Edgecomb 23 Androscoggin Historical Fort Fairfield Blockhouse Fort Fairfield 37 S o c ie ty A u b u rn 16 Fort George C a s tin e 29 Edwin Arlington Robinson Fort Halifax W in s lo w 19 H o u s e H e a d T id e 22 Fort Kent Historical Society F o rt K e n t 37 Arnold Expedition Historical Fort Kent Memorial F o rt K e n t 37 S o c ie ty P itts to n 18 F o rt K n o x P ro s p e c t 24 Ashland Logging Museum A s h la n d 37 Fort Popham P h ip p s b u rg 4 Auburn Fire Dept. Museum A u b u rn 16 Fort Western Museum A u g u s ta 16 Aurora Grange Hall S tr o n g 15 Fort W illiam Henry P e m a q u id 24 Bangor Historical Museum B a n g o r 28 Franklin Historical Society F ra n k lin 31 Bar Harbor Historical Society Friends School House C a s c o 10 M u s e u m B a r H a rb o r 28 Friendship Museum F rie n d s h ip 22 Bar Harbor Science Museum B a r H a rb o r 28 Fryeburg Fair Farm Museum F ry e b u r g 11 L. C. Bates Museum H in c k le y 17 Fryeburg Public Library F ry e b u r g 11 Baxter House & Museum G o rh a m 3 Gates House Machiasport 36 Belfast Museum Inc. B e lfa s t 20 Wendell Gilley Museum of Biddeford Historical Society B id d e fo r d 2 Bird Carving Southwest Harbor 33 Blacksmith Shop & Hearse Grand Banks Schooner H o u s e C a s tin e 29 M u s e u m Boothbay Harbor 21 Blacksmith Shop Museum Dover-Foxcroft 34 Hamilton House South Berwick 7 Blaine House A u g u s ta 16 Hamlin Memorial Hall P a ris 13 Boothbay Railway Village B o o th b a y 21 Hampden Historical Society H a m p d e n 31 Boothbay Region Historical John Hancock Warehouse Y o rk 9 S o c ie ty Boothbay Harbor 21 Harrington Meeting House & Boothbay Theater Museum B o o th b a y 21 Museum of Old Bristol P e m a q u id 24 Bowdoin College Museum of Nathaniel Hawthorne's A rt B ru n s w ic k 2 Boyhood Home South Casco 14 Brick Store Museum K e n n e b u n k 3 Head Tide Church H e a d T id e 22 Bridgton Historical Society Historic First Church M u s e u m B r id g to n 10 M u s e u m W e lls 8 Brooksville Historical Society History House Kezar Falls 12 M u s e u m Brooksville 29 Holmes-Crafts Homestead J a y 11 Albert Church Brown H o lt H o u s e B lu e H ill 29 Memorial Library C h in a 17 Hunnewell House Scarborough 7 Bryant Stove Museum T h o r n d ik e 26 Hussey Manufacturing Bucksport Historical Society Company Museum North Berwick 4 M u s e u m B u c k s p o r t 29 Islesboro Historical Society Is le s b o ro 22 Burnham Tavern (1770) M a c h ia s 35 Islesford Historical Museum Is le s fo rd 31 Canton Historical Society C a n to n 10 The Jackson Laboratory B a r H a rb o r 28 Annie Louse Cary Memorial Jefferds Tavern Y o rk 9 L ib r a r y W a y n e 19 Sarah Orne Jewett Memorial South Berwick 7 Castle Tucker W is c a s s e t 27 The Jones Gallery of Glass & Chapman-Hall House Damariscotta 21 C e ra m ic s S e b a g o 14 Cherryfield-Narraguagus Katahdin Iron Works Katahdin Iron Historical Society Cherryfield 35 W o rk s 34 Children’s Museum of Maine P o r tla n d 5 Kennebunkport Historical Colonel Black Mansion E lls w o rth 31 Society Museum Kennebunkport 3 Colonial Pemaquid P e m a q u id 23 Kittery Historical & Naval Conway Homestead and M u s e u m K itte r y 4 Mary Meeker Cramer Knight House A u b u rn 16 M u s e u m C a m d e n 21 Jabez Knowlton Old Country Counting House—Old Store Museum N e w b u r g h 32 Berwick Historical Society South Berwick 7 Knox Building T h o m a s to n 25 Cumston Hall M o n m o u th 17 Lady Pepperrell House Kittery Point 4 Cushing Historical Society Lawrence Public Library F a irfie ld 17 M u s e u m C u s h in g 21 Lee Historical Museum L e e 31 Dexter Historical Society Lincoln County Fire Museum W is c a s s e t 27 M u s e u m D e x te r 30 Lincoln County Museum W is c a s s e t 27 Dinsmore Grain Co. Mill P a le rm o 18 Lincoln Historical Society Neal Dow Memorial P o r tla n d 5 M u s e u m L in c o ln 31 Dresden Brick School House Little Red Schoolhouse & M u s e u m D re s d e n 22 M u s e u m F a rm in g to n 11 Emerson-W ilcox House Y o rk 8 Stewart M. Lord Memorial B u r lin g to n 29 Enoch Harrington House F re e p o rt 3 Lyndon Center School William A. Farnsworth Art M u s e u m C a rib o u 37 Museum and Library R o c k la n d 24 Madovesk Historic Center W illiam A. Farnsworth Acadian Cross Historic H o m e s te a d R o c k la n d 24 S h r in e M a d a w a s k a 38 Isaac Farrar Mansion B a n g o r 28 Maine Maritime Museum B a th 2 0 First Parish Church B ru n s w ic k 2 Maine State Museum A u g u s ta 16 39 Page Page Maine Tribal Unity Museum Rangeley Lakes Region 13 & Cultural Center U n ity 26 Historical Society R a n g e le y Maritime Heritage Museum C a s tin e 30 Redington Museums & 19 Maritime Training Ship A p o th e c a r y W a te r v ille K itte r y 4 “State of Maine” C a s tin e 30 Rice Public Library 18 Daniel Marrett House S ta n d is h 14 Richmond Rural Museum R ic h m o n d George A. Marshall Store Roosevelt Campobello Park Campobello, New B ru n s w ic k 36 B u ild in g Y o rk 9 Matthews Museum of Maine Ruggles House Columbia Falls 35 Heritage and "Hodge One Rumford Area Historical 14 Room School" U n io n 26 M u s e u m R u m fo rd Rev. Daniel Merrill House Saco Pump Co.—Water 7 and Historic Area S e d g w ic k 32 Pump & Telephone Museum S a c o The Monhegan Museum Monhegan Island 23 Sailors' Memorial Museum & Monmouth Museum M o n m o u th 18 L ig h th o u s e Is le s b o ro 22 Monson Museum M o n s o n 34 St. Croix Historical Society 35 M o n tp e lie r T h o m a s to n 26 “H o lm e s C o tta g e s " C a la is Moosehead Marine Museum St Patrick’s Church N e w c a s tle 23 & S/S “Katahdin" G re e n v ille 34 Sandy River Railroad Park P h illip s 13 Morrill Historical Society Sayward-W heeler House York Harbor 9 M u s e u m M o r r ill 23 Scarborough Historical Moses Mason House S o c ie ty Scarborough 7 M u s e u m B e th e l 10 Searsport Historical Society S e a rs p o r t 25 Mount Desert Island Seashore Trolley Museum Kennebunkport 4 Historical Society Museum Mount Desert 32 Salome Sellers House D e e r Isle 30 Mount Desert Oceanarium Southwest Harbor 33 The Shaker Museum New Gloucester 12 Musical Wonder H ouse- Shore Village Museum R o c k la n d 24 Music Museum W is c a s s e t 27 Skowhegan History House S k o w h e g a n 19 Naples Historical Society Parson Smith Homestead So. Windham 14 M u s e u m N a p le s 12 South Solon Meeting House South Solon 19 The Natural History Museum B a r H a rb o r 28 Southern Aroostook New Sweden Historical Historical and Art Museum H o u lto n 38 Society Museum N e w S w e d e n 38 Spratt-Mead Museum North Bridgton 13 Nickels-Sortwell House W is c a s s e t 27 Stanwood Homestead Nordica Homestead Museum F a rm in g to n 11 M u s e u m E lls w o rth 31 Norlands Living History State Capitol Building A u g u s ta 16 C e n te r L iv e r m o re 12 State of Maine Building & All Old Aina Meetinghouse A in a 20 Souls Chapel Poland Springs 18 Old Church on the Hill B u c k fie ld 10 Steam-Era Railroadiana Old Gaol Museum Y o rk 9 M u s e u m G ile a d 11 Old German Church W a ld o b o ro 26 Steam Locomotive “Lion” M a c h ia s 35 Old Lege School Y a r m o u th 8 Stewart Free Library C o rin n a 30 Old Octagonal Post Office L ib e r ty 22 Stockholm Museum S to c k h o lm 38 Old Orchard Beach Sullivan-Sorrento Historical Historical Society Museum Old Orchard Beach 4 S o c ie ty S u lliv a n 33 Old Sardine Village Museum L u b e c 35 George Tate House P o r tla n d 5 Old School House W inter Harbor 33 Taylor-Barry House K e n n e b u n k 3 Old Schoolhouse Y o rk 9 Thom pson’s Ice House South Bristol 25 Old Town House Museum L it c h fie ld 17 Tory Hill Meeting House B u x to n 10 Old Town Museum O ld T o w n 32 Union Meeting House Farmington Falls 11 Old Walpole Meeting House South Bristol 25 U.S. Customhouse P o r tla n d 6 Orland Historical Society O rla n d 32 University of Maine Owls Head Transportation Anthropology Museum O ro n o 32 M u s e u m O w ls H e a d 23 Vassalboro Historical Society Patten Lumberman's M u s e u m North Vassalboro 18 M u s e u m P a tte n 34 Victoria Mansion P o r tla n d 6 Adm. Robert E. Peary House H a rp s w e ll 3 Vinalhaven Historical Society Peary-MacMillian Arctic M u s e u m V in a lh a v e n 26 M u s e u m B r u n s w ic k 2 Wads wort h-Longfel low Pejepscot Historical H o u s e P o r tla n d 6 M u s e u m s B r u n s w ic k 3 Waldoborough Historical Penobscot Marine Museum S e a rs p o r t 25 Society Museum W aldoborough 27 Penobscot National W aterville-W inslow Two Cent Historical Society O ld T o w n 32 B rid g e W a te r v ille 19 Perhams Maine Mineral Store Wells Auto Museum W e lls 8 M u s e u m W e s t P a ris 15 Whitten Library & Memorial Elizabeth Perkins House Y o rk 8 B u ild in g T o p s h a m 8 John Perkins House C a s tin e 30 Wilhelm Reich Museum R a n g e le y 14 Phillips Historical Society P h illip s 13 W illowbrook at Newfield N e w fie ld 12 Phippsburg Historical Wilson Museum C a s tin e 30 M u s e u m P h ip p s b u rg 5 Wilton Home and Farm Porter Old Meeting House P o r te r 13 M u s e u m W ilto n 15 Portland Fire Museum P o r tla n d 5 W inslow Historical Society W in s lo w 19 Portland Museum of Art P o r tla n d 5 Yarmouth Historical Society Portland Observatory P o r tla n d 5 -6 M u s e u m Y a r m o u th 8 Pownalborough Court House D re s d e n 22 York Institute Museum S a c o 7