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| Maine Historical Records Repository Guide |
| Based on the 1997 survey of repositories by the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board and the Maine State Archives |
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| Brownville/Brownville Junction Historical Society |
| P. O. Box 750 | Brownville, ME 04414- |
| Repository: | Old Brownville Parish House |
| PHONE: | FAX: | EMAIL: |
| Internet: |
| Research Facilities Schedule |
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| 10-4 | 10-4 |
| EXCEPTIONS: | APPOINTMENTS: | Recommended |
| Collection Characteristics |
| 8. Types of Record Formats | 9. Time Periods Covered | 10. Subject Areas in Collection |
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | ____________________________________ |
| MANUSCRIPTS: | Some | PRE-1776: | None | MARITIME: | None |
| PHOTOGRAPHS: | Half | 1776-1820: | Some | BUSINESS/INDUSTRY: | Some |
| MAPS: | A few items | 1820-1860: | Some | TRANSPORTATION: | Some |
| CARDSVIEWS:* | Some | 1860-1900: | Some | AGRICULTURE: | Some |
| BROADPOST:** | No Resp | 1900-1940: | Some | RELIGIOUS: | Some |
| AUDIO TAPES: | A few items | 1940-present | Some | MUNICIPAL RECORDS: | Some |
| MOTIONFILMS: | None | Paper Records: | 30 | linear feet | MILITARY: | Some |
| VIDEO TAPES: | A few items | _____________________________ | PERSONAL PAPERS: | Some |
| Collections Notes: | #11 phone number can be reached at on Wednesdays and Saturdays. |
| Content/ | Our collection includes typical small-town life depicted in photographs, letters, business |
| Scope: | papers, government papers, church records, genealogical records, school records, etc. Since |
| Brownville has a long railroading history (Canadian Pacific RR, Bangor & Aroostook RR, |
| Bangor and Piscataquis RR), we have an always-growing RR history collection. Also: slate |
| quarries, Moses Greenleaf (Maine surveyor and writer), Walter Morrill (Civil War soldier). |
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| * Postcards and/or stereo views | ** Broadsides and/or posters | Last Update: | 1/1/98 |