Historical Society

Bremen birth certificates by year; Bremen early marriage certificates 1827 to 1860; Bremen certificates of marriage 1892 to 1917; Bremen death certificates 1892 to 1932; Bremen burial permits 1911 to 1921; Bremen church history, Bremen Library, Bremen townhouse; Bremen cemeteries and gravestones - Quaker, Glidden, Kent/Weston Hillside Old Bremen Poole; Bremen cemeteries and gravestones Erskine, Hilton, Smith, Loud's Island; Bremen schools - Broad Cove, Bremen Long Island, Medomak; Bremen schools -Muscongus, Howard Kimball, Rock Schoolhouse, Louds Island; Bremen at work - Bremen Fire De

• Bowdoinham related items, documents, and history
• Merrymeeting Bay
• School life and children's life - late 19th and early 20th centuries
• Living history school days for area school classes and home schooled children

• Shipbuilding, Coastal & Deepwater Trade (Bowdoinham)

The Blue Hill Historical Society maintains the Jeremiah Thorndike Holt House, built in 1815. Our Special Collections:

• The Elizabeth Wescott Collection of Genealogical Materials which includes information on 300 surnames from the Blue Hill area.
• Early Blue Hill Embroidered Samplers
• A very unusual hooked, braided and embroidered rug, dated 1858

Includes, but is not limited to, photographs, documents, books, DVDs, oral histories, genealogies, ledgers, minutes and records, scrapbooks, plans, maps, city and town reports, small three-dimensional items, and Bath Historical Society publications. There are extensive collections related to people, businesses, churches, schools, organizations, transportation, and events.

Over 2000 documents and photographs cataloged and extensive collection of glass negatives and early town records that go back to the 1800's. We have spent the last year scanning photographs for our archives taht our community has been willing to share with us. We have state of the art equipment for this purpose. All photos will be digitally recorded for our archives.

Primary artifact is the Greek Revival Union Meetinghouse, constructed in 1848, and for which we are in the process of applying to the National Register of Historic Places. Other items include a variety of small household and farm artifacts; a collection of antique schoolbooks and other period books; work of local artist Uriah Dyer; and the original postal window from the Appleton Village Post Office as well as the certificates of appointment of postmasters. We have a collection of the historical and genealogical works of local historian Dr.

Genealogical materials, photos, town reports, town deeds, local authored books, local books, school house furniture, quilts, clothing, toiletries, business registers, local school projects.

Restoration of The Franklin-Dow School. The last remaining one room schoolhouse in Dayton. Attempting to locate and reference town cemeteries.

Books and artifacts relating to Lincoln area. Military artifacts, glass paperweights, photographs, one room schoolhouse with school related items from the Lincoln schools.

Large collection of photos; subject files of news clippings and other ephemera; family genealogy files; documents of early settlers; Lewiston tax records of 19th century; certain organization?s records; church records and info; Janus Elder collection re Lewiston; Olive Morrill collection; Starbird collection on Danville; Maine Registers; Auburn & Lewiston directories; Jordan (stuffed) Bird Collection