Links to County Historical Societies

Downtown Guilford in the Early 20th Century |
Abbot Historical Society (located at Monument Square)
Beverly Bridge, President
PO Box 105
Abbot, ME 04406
(207) 876-3669
Hours of operation: Open Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. from Memorial Day to September 1.
Barnard Historical Society
Contact: David Dow
166 Barnard Road
Barnard Township, ME 04414
(207) 965-8101
Hours by appointment only.
Blanchard Preservation Society
Contact: Susan Ramsey, President
22 Gully Brook Road
Blanchard, 04406
(207) 997-3706
Website: www.blanchardpreservationsociety.org
E-mail: susanramsey@gwi.net
Brownville Historical Society
Parish House Museum
72 Church Street, PO Box 750
Brownville, ME 04414
Curator: Carol Horne, 965-2313
Secretary: Grace Leeman, 965-8584
Hours of operation: Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., May through September.
Dexter Historical Society
PO Box 481
Dexter, ME 04930
(207) 924-5721
E-mail: info@DexterHistoricalSociety.com
Website: www.DexterHistoricalSociety.com
Hours of Operation:
Abbott Museum and Abbott Mill Gift Shop - Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from May through December, then reduced hours on Friday, Saturday and by appointment after Christmas through April.
Grist Mill Museum - Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 1 to 4 p.m., June through the end of September.
Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society
Contact: Mary Annis, President
28 Orchard Road
Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
(207) 564-0820
www.rootsweb.com/~medfhs/
Also: David Lockwood, Blacksmith Shop Museum Curator
(207) 564-564-8618
Hours of operation:
The Observer Building - Thursdays, 1 to 4 p.m., Fridays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and by appointment, summers only.
The Blacksmith Shop Museum - Open from May through October, “usually daily.”
Guilford Historical Society (corner of North Main Street and School Street)
PO Box 893
Guilford, Maine 04443
Contact: Robert Schafer, President
(207) 876-4070
Hours of operation: Thursdays, noon to 4 p.m., June 2 through September 29.
http://www.sad4.com/historic/Guilfordhistoricalsociety.html
Milo Historical Society (located at 12 High Street)
Contact Allen Monroe
23 Park Street
Milo, Maine 04463
(207) 943-2268
E-mail: amonroeart@verizon.net
OR: Curator Gwen Bradeen
(207) 943-2369
E-mail: gsbradeen@msn.com
www.milohistorical.org
Hours of operation: Tuesdays and Fridays, 1 to 3 p.m., summers only.
Monson Historical Society
Contact Estella Bennett
PO Box 173
Guilford, ME 04443
(207) 876-3073
Email: embweb@verizon.net
Hours of operation: Wednesday and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June, July and August. Gift Shop is open the second and third Saturdays of December, and they open for the Annual Snow Roller Day, which is usually held in late February/early March.
Moosehead Historical Society
PO Box 1116
Greenville, ME 04441
(207) 695-2909
Website: www.mooseheadhistory.org
E-mail: mooseheadhistory@verizon.net
Contact: Candy Russell, Director
Hours of operation: Wednesdays through Fridays, 1 to 4 p.m., June through September.
Sangerville Historical Society
Old Mill House Museum
PO Box 284
Sangerville, ME 04479
Contact: Diana Bowley, President
(207) 876-4579
Contact: Shirley Drew, Treasurer
(207) 876-3022
Hours by appointment only.
Website with more info: http://www.sad4.com/historic/Sangerhistoricalsociety.html
Sebec Historical Society
Kristi McLeod, President
97 Tower Road
Sebec, Maine 04481
(207) 564-8645
Additional Contact: Betty Ellis, 564-8338
Website: www.sebechistoricalsociety.com
Hours of operation: Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m., in July and August, and open by appointment at other times.