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A Check List Of Maine Local Histories, Almer J. Huston

Maine Collection

A Check List of Maine Local Histories. Compiled by Almer J. Houston.

Listing of Town Histories, Regimental Histories, County Histories, County Atlases, State Histories, State Atlases, Historical Societies, Collections of Historical and Genealogical Magazines, Ecclesiastical Histories and Statutes and Session Laws.

A.J. Huston, 92 Exchange Street, Portland, Me., 1915.

Fiftieth Annual Report Of The Reciepts And Expenses Of The City Of Lewiston For The Fiscal Year Ending February 28, 1913, Florian Ouellette

Lewiston, Maine

Annual Report of the city of Lewiston, Maine

The Lewiston Of Today, 1913, City Of Lewiston

Lewiston, Maine

No abstract provided.

The History Of The Town Of Bowdoinham, 1762-1912, Silas Adams

Maine Collection

The History of the Town of Bowdoinham, 1762-1912

by Silas Adams

Fairfield Publishing Company, Fairfield, Maine, 1912.

Contents: Ch.I - The Early Settlement - Land Disputes between Rival Co.'s - Fort Richmond / Ch. II - Building of Mills in Town - Organization of Town - First Town Meetings - Attempt to Set Off Cathance Point from Bowdoinham - Town Furnish Preachers / Ch. III - Organization and Names of the Different Churches in Town / Ch. IV - Voting Places Previous to 1800 - Laying out and Building Roads - Legal Documents and Transfers about 1810 - Specimen Account …

Eastern Maine Real Estate Company Meeting Minutes; May 25, 1911 - Dec 26, 1917, Eastern Maine Real Estate Company

Eastern Real Estate Company Archives

Meeting minutes from the Eastern Maine Real Estate Company, covering May 25, 1911 through December 26, 1917.

Programme Souvenir Du Bazar De La Paroisse St.-Louis D'Auburn, Maine 1907, Paroisse St. Louis

St Louis Parish, Auburn, Maine

Souvenir program of the 1907 Bazaar of the Catholic Parish of St. Louis in Auburn, Maine.

Programme Souvenir Du Bazar De La Paroisse St.-Louis D'Auburn Maine (1904), Paroisse St.-Louis

St Louis Parish, Auburn, Maine

Souvenir program of the 1904 Bazaar of the Catholic Parish of St. Louis in Auburn, Maine.

Thomas Sewall; Some Of His Ancestors And All Of His Descendants: A Genealogy, Henry Sewall Webster

Maine Collection

Thomas Sewall; Some of His Ancestors and All of His Descendants: A Genealogy

by Henry Sewall Webster (1845- ).

Gardner, Maine 1904.

Contents: Part I - Ancestors of Thomas Sewall / Part II - Thomas Sewall and His Descendants.

Windham, Maine In The War Of The Revolution, 1775-1783, Nathan Goold

Maine Collection

Windham, Maine in the War of the Revolution, 1775-1783

by Nathan Goold

History Of Col. James Scamman's Thirtieth Regiment Of Foot : Eight Months' Service Men Of 1775 From York County ; With A Full Account Of Their Movements During The Battle Of Bunker Hill And Complete Muster Rolls Of The Companies, Nathan Goold

Maine Collection

History of Col. James Scamman's Thirtieth Regiment of Foot : Eight Months' Service Men of 1775 from York County ; With a Full Account of Their Movements During the Battle of Bunker Hill and Complete Muster Rolls of the Companies

by Nathan Goold

"Reprinted From the Maine Historical Society's Quarterly"

The Thurston Print, Portland, Maine, 1899.

A History Of Swan's Island, Maine, Herman Wesley Small M.D.

Maine Collection

A History of Swan's Island, Maine

by H.W. Small, M.D. (1865-1937)

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction - Aborigines - Discovery, 2. Purchase - Settlement and Land Titles, 3. A Sketch of the Life of Col. James Swan, 4. Biographical Sketches of early Settlers, 5. Gott's Island, 6. The Fishing Industry, 7. Synopsis of the Municipal Records, 8. Miscellaneous - Index of First Settlers

A History Of Peaks Island And Its People. Also A Short History Of House Island, Portland, Maine, Nathan Goold

Osher Map Library Rare Books

84 p., [1] leaf of plate : ill., map ; 20 cm

Hard cover debossed in gold with "History of Peaks and House Islands".

The Silent Watcher, Or, York As Seen From Agamenticus, Sybil Warburton

Maine Collection

The Silent Watcher, Or, York As Seen From Agamenticus

by Sybil Warburton

"Giving a Glimpse into its Past History as the City of Gorgeana, with a Few Suggestive Pictures of the Town at the Present Time."

Boston, Mass., 1897

Contents: Historical Sketch / The Winds' Voices / The Silent Watcher / The Spirit of the Storm / The Sands of Georgeana / The Runaway Brook / What the River Told to the Watching Cape / School Days / York River / Calling the Cows

The Werner Introductory Geography, Horace S. Tarbell A.M., Ll.D.

Osher Map Library Collection Books

1 book: 187 pages, illustrations, maps

The Story Of New Sweden As Told At The Quarter Centennial Celebration Of The Founding Of The Swedish Colony In The Woods Of Maine, June 25, 1895, Stanley J. Estes

Maine Collection

The Story of New Sweden as Told at the Quarter Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Swedish Colony in the Woods of Maine, June 25, 1895

Edited by Stanley J. Estes

Turner's Souvenir Of Lewiston's One Hundredth Anniversary, Augustus R. Turner

Lewiston Centennial (1861-1961)

No abstract provided.

Illustrated History Of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1799-1892 (Vol.2), Henry D. Kingsbury, Simeon L. Deyo

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Illustrated History of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1799-1892 - Volume II

Editors: Henry D. Kingsbury and Simeon L. Deyo

Second bound volume comprises pages 601-1273.

"Edition Limited to 1600 Prints"- Copyrighted 1892.

637 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Illustrated History Of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1799-1892 (Vol.1), Henry D. Kingsbury, Simeon L. Deyo

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Illustrated History of Kennebec County Maine 1625-1799-1892 - Volume I.

Editors: Henry D. Kingsbury and Simeon L. Deyo.

First bound volume comprises pages 1-600.

"Edition Limited to 1600 Prints"- Copyrighted 1892.

600 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

History Of Androscoggin County, Maine (Illustrated), Georgia Drew Merrill (Ed.)

Osher Map Library Rare Books

History of Androscoggin County, Maine (Illustrated)

Editor: Georgia Drew Merrill

Copyright, 1891

W.A. Fergusson & Co., Boston, Mass. (Journal Press, Lewiston, Me.)

879 p.: ill., ports.; 26 cm

Lewiston And Auburn: Their Manufacturing Industries And Attractions., G. W. Morris (Publisher)

Lewiston, Maine

No abstract provided.

The Extermination Of The American Bison, William T. Hornaday

Osher Map Library Collection Books

pages 369-548, xxi leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps (1 col. folded) ; 24 cm

The Report of the United States National Museum, 1887

To view the maps from this book please go to the following url:

https://oshermaps.org/map/57868.0001

Harper's Introductory Geography With Maps And Illustrations, Harper & Brothers

Osher Map Library Collection Books

1 book: 112 pages, illustrations, colored maps

The Kennebec Valley, Seth Harding Whitney

Maine Collection

The Kennebec Valley. This work is devoted to the early history of the valley; also relating many incidents and adventures of the early settlers; including a brief sketch of the Kennebec Indian.

by S.H. Whitney. Sprague, Burleigh & Flynt, printers to the state,1887.

Chapter Titles: The Kennebec Indian / The Kennebec River / Sources of land titles in the Kennebec Valley / Sagadahoc County / Kennebec County / Somerset County / Arnold in the Kennebec Valley / Dresden / Casco Bay

1786-1886 Centennial Celebration - An Account Of The Municipal Celebration Of The One Hundredth Anniversary Of The Incorporation Of The Town Of Portland , July 4th, 5th And 6th, 1886, John T. Hull

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Title Page: "1786-1886 Centennial Celebration - An Account of the Municipal Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Portland , July 4th, 5th and 6th, 1886".

"Edited by John T. Hull under the direction of the Publication Committee of the City Council."

Blue fabric hard cover debossed in gold with "Centennial Celebration 1786 - 1886. Portland, Me." and with black ornamental trim.

379 pages, illustrations

Maury's Manual Of Geography: Complete Treatise On Mathematical, Physical, And Political Geography, M. F. Maury Ll.D.

Osher Map Library Collection Books

1 atlas: illustrated maps, some colored

Introductory Geography In Readings And Recitations, William Swinton

Osher Map Library Collection Books

1 book: 116 pages, illustrations, maps

The New Gloucester Centennial, September 7, 1874, T. H. Haskell

Maine Collection

The New Gloucester Centennial, September 7, 1874

by T.H. Haskell

Appendix Lists: " Votes of the Town During the Revolution", "Roll of Capt. Parsons' Company", "Polls and Estates", "Aged People" etc.

Annals Of Calais, Maine, And St. Stephen, New Brunswick; Including The Village Of Milltown, Me., And The Present Town Of Milltown, N.B., Isaac Case Knowlton

Maine Collection

Annals of Calais, Maine, and St. Stephen, New Brunswick; Including the Village of Milltown, Me., and the Present Town of Milltown, N.B.

by Rev. Issac Case Knowlton

Index Includes Chapter Titles: "Aborigines", "The Beginning", "Primeval Age--1790 to 1800", "The Bar", "Physicians", "Benevolent Societies", "Shipping", "Newspapers", "New Churches", "Smuggling", "Cemeteries", etc. 33 Chapters with Appendix.

History Of Industry, Maine : From The First Settlement In 1791, William Allen

Maine Collection

History of Industry, Maine : From the First Settlement in 1791

by William Allen

Smith & Emery, Printers, Skowhegan, Maine, 1869

Contents: Boundaries and Extent / Land Titles / Plymouth Patent Opposition / Commissioners / New Vineyard, Anson and New Sharon / The Vineyard Gore Lines / First Settlers / Organization of a Military Company / State and County Taxes / Incorporation of the Town / Mills, Roads, Etc. / Face of the Country, Soil and Productions / Schools / Religious Meetings / Census and Statistics / State Valuation and State Taxes / Taxes / County Commissioners / Senators / …

Journal Of Several Visits To The Indians On The Kennebec River, Joseph Baxter

Maine Collection

Journal of Several Visits to the Indians On the Kennebec River

by the Rev. Joseph Baxter, of Medfield, Mass., 1717 with notes by the Rev. Elias Nason. "Reprinted from the N.E.Hist. and Genealogical Register for January, 1867."

David Clapp & Son, Printers, 334 Washington St., Boston, 1867.