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2017–2018 Program Schedule

The Androscoggin Historical Society will present ten programs during the coming season. Most of them will be presented at the Society’s headquarters. There will be a genealogy workshop at the Auburn Public Library. There is no admission charge for these programs although donations are accepted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AHS – Androscoggin Historical Society headquarters, third floor, County Building, 2 Turner Street, Auburn (elevator available).

APL – Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring Street, Auburn (downstairs Community Room).

 

Events >> 2017 Program Schedule | Knight House Tours

FEBRUARY 27

► Antique Chests and Their Stories, 7 p.m. AHS

Churchill Barton, dealer in antique trunks, will tell about the history of these essential containers of travellers’ stuff.

MARCH 27

► Littlefield Mysteries, 7 p.m. AHS

Retired Trooper Percy Turner will recount a who-done-it, as two individuals were convicted for the same crime, the murders of Dr. James and Lydia Littlefield of Paris, Maine.

APRIL 24

► They Called It Macaroni, 7 p.m. AHS

Men are fashion conscious; we don’t dress as our ancestors did. Lew Alessio will take a look at men’s fashions through history.

 MAY 5

► Lisbon Cemetery Tour, 2 p.m.

Charles Plummer and Merton Ricker will tell the stories of inhabitants of the Hillside Cemetery on High Street in Lisbon Falls.

MAY 22

► Western Maine Paper and Heritage Museum, Annual AHS Dinner Meeting, 5:30 p.m. {Location to be announced)

Sherry Judd will bring stories and artifacts illustrating the cultural heritage of paper-making towns and mills along the Androscoggin River.

SEPTEMBER 26

► Maine’s Waterfalls, 7 p.m. AHS

Author of a guidebook about 177 Maine waterfalls, Patricia Hughes will explore some for their photographic qualities and historical significance.

OCTOBER 7

► Tour of Kora Temple, 1 p.m. 11 Sabattus Street, Lewiston

Come to see the interior and the stories about the murals.

OCTOBER 24

► Splendid Decorations, 7 p.m. AHS

Polly Bartow, Honorary Maine State Regent of the DAR, will speak on wall stencils and wall murals in Maine and New England, 1790–1840.

NOVEMBER 14

► Civil War Medicine, Myths, and Minie Balls,

7 p.m. AHS

Carolyn Lawson, President of Washburn Norlands and a seasoned Civil War re-enactor will take on the part of a Civil War nurse.

FEBRUARY 10

► Genealogy Conference, 2 p.m. APL

President Helen Shaw of the Maine Genealogical Society will talk about “Genealogy: Starting at Home.” Thomas Reynolds, Register of Probate for Androscoggin County, will examine  “Probate Records: Why, What, How.”

address

Androscoggin Historical Society

2 Turner St., #8, (County Bldg)

Auburn, ME 04210

 

Phone 207-784-0586

Email info@androhist.org

Hours

Sunday: CLOSED

Monday - Tuesday: CLOSED

Wednesday - Thursday: 1 to 4:30pm

Friday: 1 to 4pm

Saturday: CLOSED