Historical Organizations in Androscoggin County

Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce, 179 Lisbon St., P.O. Box 59, Lewiston, ME 04243-0059.
(207) 783-2249
Auburn Fire Department Museum, Central Station, 550 Minot Ave., Auburn, ME 04210.
(207) 784-5433, ext. 2 1. Contains fire memorabilia of Auburn on a wall. Please call ahead using this non-emergency number during normal business hours (until 4:30 P.M.)
Auburn Public Library, "The Cage," 49 Spring St., Auburn 04210,(207) 782-3191, Auburn, Danville and Durham hist. & gen.
Bates College Museum of Art, Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 786-6158. Contact: Genetta McLean (Located in Olin Arts Center, cot. Bardwell & Russell).
Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society, Great Falls School, P. O. Box 2125, Auburn, Maine 04210. (207) 783-2104 (Good for Franco-American heritage). Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society Web site
Franco-American Heritage Collection, Lewiston-Auburn College, University of Southern Maine, 51 Westminster St., Lewiston, ME 04240, Reading Room, (207) 753-6545 (TTY: 753-6511) Contact: Donat Boisvert.
Great Falls Balloon Festival, P.O. Box 157, Lewiston, ME 04243-0157. Contact: Gail Turner, Activities Chairperson.
Greene Historical Society, c/o Sandy Bates, 222 Line Rd., Greene, ME 04236 (207) 946-7067.
Great Falls Model Railroad Club Contact: Paul Lodge, 839 W. Minot road, Minot, ME 04258. (207) 966-3641.
Franco-American Heritage Center46 Cedar Street, P. O. Box 1627, Lewiston, ME 04240 207-783-1585 Contact: Rita Dube
Knight House, c/o Auburn Heritage, Inc., 30 Great Falls Plan, Auburn, ME 042 10 Contact: Mrs. Gerald Pontbriand, 80 Seventh St., Auburn 04210 or Mrs. Louise Sylvester, If 28 Riverside Dr., Auburn 04210 (Marilyn Wilkinson now the contact person? (207) 784-6708)
Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame. Contact: Ralph Tuttle, Secretary, Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 59, Lewiston, ME 04243-0059. Website link: http://www.androscoggincounty.com/chamber/hof.html
Lewiston Historical Commission, Dingley Building, Lewiston School Department, 36 Oak St., Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 782-5164 Contact: Contact: Rick Morris 782-8224.
Lewiston Historic Preservation Review Board, Lewiston City Building, 27 Pine St, Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 794-2951, Ext. 304 Contact: Gil Arsenault.
Lewiston Public Library, 200 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME, 04240 (207) 784-0135.
Liberty Festival, c/o The Independence Day Committee Organization, P.O. Box 97, Lewiston, ME 04243-0097. Contact. Ron Charest, 11Tampa St., Lewiston, ME 04240, Tel. 753-1180, or Deb St. Pierre, 5 Porter St., South Paris, ME 0428 1.
Livermore/Livermore Falls Historical Soc., c/o Muriel Bowerman, 34 Bowles Rd., Livermore, ME 04253 (207) 8974695, Was as the Deacon Elijah Livermore House co-owned by the Society & the Livermore Center Neighborhood Club. (But the The Livermore House is no more. It burned a few years back)
Muskie Archives, Edmund S., Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 786-6354. Contact. Dr. Chris Beam (Also: Bates/Libbey Mills Papers Project) Muskie Archives, Edmund S., Bates College, Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 786-6354. Contact. Katherine Stefko (Also: Bates/Libbey Mills Papers Project, note that The mill papers are now at the Lewiston Public Library)
Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Rd, Livermore Falls, ME 04254 (207) 897-4366 Contact: Judy Bielecki.
Pejepscot Historical Society, 159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME (9011 (207) 729-6606, Contact: Deborah Smith, Director. (included because the southern part of Androscoggin County was pan of the Pejepscot Claim).
Poland Historical Society, c/o Beverly Tripp, 1111 Maine St., Poland, ME 04274 (207) 998-4219.
Poland Spring Preservation Society, P.O. Box 444, Maine State Building, Poland Spring, ME 04274-4444 (207) 998-4142 Contact: Marian Emery.
Shaker Museum and Library, 707 Shaker Rd., New Gloucester, ME 04260 (207) 926-4597 Contact: Lonnie Brooks. (included because the Shakers have their Poland I Hill cemetery in this county).
Turner Historical Society, (207) 225-3749, Turner, ME 04282 Contact: Merton & Ruth Leavitt.
Turner History Room, c/o Turner Town Office, P.O, Box 157, Turner, ME-04282 225-3414 Contact: Tootie Ricker.
Washburn-Norlands Foundation, Norlands Rd., RFD 2, Livermore Falls, ME 04254 (207) 897-4918.
West Auburn School Historical Society, Inc; c/o Richard Keene tel # 207-783-6210

Historical Organizations in Maine

Daughters of the American Revolution, Maine Regent, Mrs. Susan (Claude C.) Tukey Stardust [fill, 1777 Bristol Rd., Bristol, ME 04539-3509.
Ed Welch's Maine Antiques Dealer Directory, RR 3 Box 1290, Augusta Road, Winslow, ME 04901.
Family History Center (Mormon), Farmingdale, ME (207) 582-1827 (Tue. & Thur.)
New England Old Newspaper Index Project of Maine® c/o David C. Young, PO Box 152, Danville, Maine 04223
Maine Antiquarian Booksellers Association, c/o Pres. Bill Lippincott, 36 Central St., Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 942- 4398 They put out a nice directory you can download.
Maine Archaeological Society, P.O. Box 982, Augusta, ME 04332-0982 Contact: David Cook.
Maine Arts Commission, State House Station #25, Augusta, ME 04333-0025 (207) 287-2724.
Maine Archives & Museums, (MAM) c/o Maine Municipal Association, 60 Community Dr., Augusta, ME 04330 1-800452-8786 (in Maine).
Maine Genealogical Society (MGS), P.O. Box 221, Farmington, ME 04938-0221. (207) 622-0219. Russell Bickford.
Maine Grants Information Center (MGIC), University of Southern Maine Library, P.O. Box 9301, Portland, ME 04101-9301 (207) 780-5029.
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, State House Station #65, Augusta, ME 04333-0065 (207) 287-2132 Contact: Earle Shuttleworth, Jr.
Maine Historical Society, 485 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101 (207) 774-1822.
Maine Old Cemetery Association (MOCA), P.O. Box 641, Augusta, ME 04332-0641.
Maine Preservation, P.O. Box 1198, Portland, ME 04101-1198 (207) 775-3652 Contact: Roxanne Ellin.
Maine State Archives (MSA), State House Station #84, Augusta, ME 04333-0084 (207) 287-5790. (includes: Maine Historical Records Advisory Board). Also: Cultural Resources Information Center (CRIC). Same address. (207) 287-5794.
Maine State Library (MSL), State House Station #64, Augusta, ME 04333-0064 (207) 287-5600.
Maine State Museum (MSM), State House Station #83, Augusta, ME 04333-0083 (207) 287-2301.
Sons of the American Revolution, Maine Regent, Mr. Harry Kingsley, Jr., P.O. Box 67, Limerick, ME 04048-0067.
Old Broad Bay "BUND und BLATT", a Newsletter about the Germoan Colony, PO Box 1242, Waldoboro', Maine 04572

By Michael Lord, Exec. See. This edition updated September 25, 1998. Please send your additions/corrections.

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