Maine History, Town Histories, Vital Records, Church Histories and Genealogies
The Twentieth Maine – A Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War $12.00
John J. Pullen
Dayton, Ohio: Morningstar Press, 1983 (1957)
Story of the 20th from 1862 through the end of the war.
338 pages, softbound, minor wear >ME >MIL
Big Dreams and Little Wheels (Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad, Maine)$18.50
Ruby Crosby Wiggin
Clinton, ME: Down East Reprints 1976 3rd. Printing
An engaging history of the Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad from its incorporation in 1854 to the last turn of its little wheels in 1933. Full of stories and anecdotes which have been handed down by actual workmen on the railroad, or members of their families, the book deals with all the important events in the life of the railway, and examines the role it played in the small Maine communities through which it passed.
Table of contents:
The Wiscasset and Quebec
The Wiscasset and Waterville
The Franklin, Somerset and Kennebec
The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railroad
The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
The Narrow-Gauge in Review
Stories, Told and Retold
The Boothbay Railway Museum
Finis
94 pages, Photographs (Black & White) 8vo., paperback, good condition
Marine Atlases in the Dartmouth College Library $23.00 (available elsewhere for $40.00-$77.95)
Hanover, NH: 1950
A descriptive list and finding aid of marine atlases in the Dartmouth College Library.
29 pages, 9×6 hardbound, good condition.
Maine Towns
Buxton, Hollis & Limington, Maine (Images of America) $9.50
Frank H. Sleeper
Arcadia Publishing 1997table of contents:
River Giveth
the River Taketh Away
The Town’s
Farms
Oxen
Leisure Time and Recreation
the Celebrity
Bradburys
Doers and Shakers
128 pages, 6×9 softbound, good condition, remnants of sticker on front cover
Recollections Casco, Maine 1841 – 1991 $12.00
Denmark, ME: Cardinal Publishing Co, 1993
All photos with captions.
100 page 9×12 softbound good condition, some light markings on covers, corners bumped.
Farmington, Wilton, Kingfield, & Sugarloaf, ME (Images of America) $9.50
Frank H. Sleeper,
Arcadia Publishing 1997Table of Contents:
Farmington
The Millses: Political Savvy
Wilton
The Basses: Economic Savvy
Canfield and Sugarloaf
the Winters: Business and Recreation Savvy
Doers and Shakers
128 pages, 6×9 softbound, good condition, remnants of sticker on front cover
My First 60 Years in Harrison, Maine $19.95
Ernest E. Ward
Harrison, ME: Author, 1967, second printing.
“This book is not intended to be a history of Harrison but rather a recollection of events that have occurred during my 61 years as resident. I’ve enjoyed every one of them an old annexed 60 will be as pleasant.”
Table of contents: Early Transportation Problems, the Canal, the Railroad, Some of Harrison’s Fires, the Harrison fire Department, Harrison Drummond bugle corps, Harrison Business Establishments, Miscellaneous Records: Listed Town Officials since 1906, Representatives to the State Legislature from Harrison from 1909 to 1965, State Senator from Harrison, Harrison Business Directory, Harrison Civic Directory, Harrison’s New Municipal Office.
85 pages, 6×9 softbound, staple bound, good condition.
Raymond Then and Now – Volume II $30.00Prepared by Ernest Knight (Inscribed by the author)
Denmark, ME: Raymond Woman’s Club, 1986
Great collection of vintage photos paired with a current photo and commentary.
(From the preface) The Volume II of “Raymond Then and Now” presents more of the old pictures that continue to appear subsequent to the printing of Volume I. While there are undoubtedly many more pictures from the past hidden away that will eventually either be brought out of their hiding places or lost forever, it can be assumed that there will not be enough for further inclusion. Someday, predicted by the current rapid growth and changes in the Raymond scene, someone may be inspired to show in this pictorial form the transition to condominiums, freeways and exotic innovations compared to the pastoral atmosphere of the 1800’s and the compromises of the 1900’s as presented in these collections.
The same observation made in the preface to Volume I applies equally well in this extension and will not be repeated as the two will in all probability be kept together as companion pieces. Unlike a book of words, once read and shelved, pictures can be looked at repeatedly with resulting new appreciation or understanding of what they show or say to the reader.
217 pages, 9×12 softbound, good condition, some marks on the cover.
Margaret Chase Smith’s Skowhegan (Maine) $16.99
Frank H. Sleeper
Dover, NH: Arcadia Publishing, 1996
Images of America Series.
(from the back cover) Called “…the most influential woman in the history of American politics,” Senator Margaret Chase Smith always carried with her a strong connection to her roots in Skowhegan, Maine. How did her years and experiences in this community influence her strength of character and lifetime commitment to public service? Author Frank H. Sleeper has searched local archives to bring us rare photographs and new Connections between Skowhegan and its famous senator.
In this illuminating pictorial history, readers enjoy unique views of Skowhegan, with its historic buildings and riverfront, where Senator Smith spent her first forty years. Her strong convictions and tolerance for dissent, especially apparent in her famous “Declaration of Conscience” speech against Senator Joe McCarthy, may well have come from her background in Skowhegan.
With each turn of the page, we see this strikingly vibrant woman amidst her community in school and at work, and through her lifetime commitment to public service as one of the first women in the U.S. Senate. The over 200 images presented here, most from the Margaret Chase Smith Library and the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, are sure to evoke fond memories for the old and provide inspiration for the young.
128 pages, 6½ x 9½ softbound, new