Cowen Mill & WS Libbey Mills
courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society
Welcome to the Androscoggin
Historical Society
1923-2010
We are starting our 87th year
OurMission Statement
The purposes of the Society shall
be: the discovery, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge about the
history of Androscoggin County and the State of Maine. . More particularly, they shall be:
New
Hours :Wed Thurs Fri., 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM (We might close early on
Friday)
Jason. Libby will discuss the history, formation and
development of the Poland Spring resort and water company. His discussion
also will include the Ricker family, which founded and formed Poland
Spring, golf and other recreational activities at Poland; the history and goals
of the Preservation Society, and the life of its long-serving board
president, George A. Ricker Jr., who died last month. Ricker was a member
of the last generation of the founding family to live on the property.
Libby is executive director of Poland Spring Preservation Society and Park.
The Preservation Society was formed to preserve the Maine State Building
(1893) and All Souls Chapel (1912) which are listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. The Society also preserves the history of
Poland Spring through museum tours and the museum's collections and
publications. Libby's duties also include working with Poland Spring Water
on water-science education and overseeing the operation of the museum at
the former Poland Spring Water Bottling facility (1907) and nature trails
at Poland Spring Preservation Park. He has a bachelor's degree in history
and political science and a master's in education from the University of
Maine. He has served as adjunct faculty, teaching history courses at
Central Maine Community College and assisting with a political science
course at the University of Maine. He recently co-authored, with the Poland
Spring Preservation Society, the book Poland Spring which was published by
Arcadia Publishing through its popular Images of America series. Libby
lives in New Gloucester with his wife and their two sons.
2010
Feb. 23:Topic:Snowmobiling History: A
Museum in Turner
Speaker:Paul Bernier
Location:The County Building
Time:7:00 P.M.
Mar. 23:Topic:Harriman Architects and
Engineers: Its Architectural Legacy in
Androscoggin County
Speaker:Mark Lee
Location:
The County Building
Time:7:00 P.M.
Apr. 27:Topic:150 Years of Methodists and
Court Street Baptists in
Auburn
Speakers:Betty Dexter and Douglas Hodgkin
with assistance from
Betty
Young and Norman Rose
Location:The County Building
Time:7:00 P.M.
May 25:Topic:Gettysburg’s Lost Battles:
Civilian Struggle in 1863
Speaker:Prof. Margaret Creighton
Location:High Street Congregational Church,
Auburn
New Androscoggin County
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