Central Kennebec Heritage Council

The Central Kennebec Heritage Council invites you to visit the following member sites and attend their EVENTS.

Fairfield History House Museum Town History and Victorian Culture	Fairfield History House Museum 42 High Street, Fairfield, ME 04937, Tel - (207) 453-2997 www.fairfieldmehistoricalsociety.net/	The Fairfield History House was built in 1894 as the residence of John Cotton, owner of the White Mountain Refrigerator Company. The museum collection indicates the living conditions of Victorian Fairfield. It houses a research archive and a genealogical collection. Special exhibits are on display in the 19th Century barn. Regular hours: May - October, Tuesday, 9:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 4:00 November - April, Tuesday, 1:00 - 4:00
L. C. Bates Museum	The L. C. Bates Museum, Good Will-Hinckley School, Rte 2091. Hinckley, ME, Tel - (207) 238-4250 www.gwh.org	The L C Bates Museum is an early 20th Century natural history and cultural museum located on the campus of the Good Will-Hinckley School. Exhibits include Maine natural history, Americana, art, archaeology, ethnology, marine life, minerals, and more. The museum offers walking trails and the W. P. Hinckley Aboretum. Regular Hours: April - November, Wednesdays - Saturday, 10:00 - 4:30 Sunday, 1:00 - 4:30
Macartney House Museum Oakland History and Heritage	Oakland Area Historical Society and Macartney House Museum 25 Main St, Oakland, ME 04963, Tel - (207) 465-7549 sites.rootsweb.com/~meoakla/index.html	Built around 1815, the Macartney House is one of the oldest houses in Oakland. The building is named for its primary occupants, the William Macartney family, and is substantially as it was built. It houses Victorian period furnishings, costume displays as well as vintage photographs and tool collections. Regular hours: July - August, Wednesday, 1:30 - 4:30
Margaret Chase Smith Library Maine and American Political History	The Margaret Chase Smith Library 56 Norridgewock Ave, Skowhegan, ME 04976, Tel - (207) 474-7133 www.mcslibrary.org/	Built in 1982 as an addition to Senator Smith's home, the Margaret Chase Smith Library serves as a congressional archive, museum, educational facility, and public policy center devoted to preserving the legacy of Senator Margaret Chase Smith. Regular hours: Year Round, Monday - Friday, 10:00 - 4:00
Norridgewock Historical Society Town History and Genealogy	Norridgewock Historical Society Museum Route 2, Norridgewock, Maine, 04957, Tel - (207) 634-5032	Built in 1838 as a Female Academy to educate the daughters of wealthy citizens, the Norridgewock Historical Society Museum features a Victorian parlor, costumes, work of local artists and photographers, a school room , and other local artifacts. Regular hours: Memorial Day - September, Wednesday and Saturday, 10:00 - 3:00
Sidney Historical Society Town History and Genealogy
Skowhegan History House Museum and Research Center Local History and Culture	The Skowhegan History House Museum and Research Center 66 Elm St, Skowhegan, ME 04976, Tel - (207) 474-6632 skowheganhistoryhouse.org and on Facebook	The Skowhegan History House is a museum of local history and is furnished as an 1800's household. The house was built by Aaron Spear, a blacksmith, on the banks of the Kennebec River on the site of the former Philbrick Pottery. The museum also houses a research and genealogy archives. Specialty: Local history, 1850s home furnishings, photos, newspaper collection, research including genealogy, journals, town records and ledgers. Regular hours: June through Mid October, Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 - 4:00
Skowhegan History House Museum Local History and Culture	The Skowhegan History House Museum 40 Elm St, Skowhegan, ME 04976, Tel - (207) 474-6632	The Skowhegan History House is a museum of local history and is furnished as an 1800's household. The house was built by Aaron Spear, a blacksmith, on the banks of the Kennebec River on the site of the former Philbrick Pottery. The museum also houses a research and genealogy archives. Regular hours: Mid-June - Mid September, Tuesday - Friday, 1:00 - 5:00
Taconnett Falls Chapter, Maine Genealogical Society, Waterville/Winslow	Taconnett Falls Genealogy Library 10 Lithgow Street Winslow, ME 04901 sites.rootsweb.com/~metfcmgs/	The library building, which was built in 1926, once housed the Winslow Public Library. It has an extensive collection of books and paper files on the genealogy of Maine as well has an excellent collection of New England and French Canadian material. Regular hours: Saturday, 1:00 to 4:00
Vassalboro Historical Society Museum	Rte 32, East Vassalboro (207) 923-3505	2nd Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00; also Jul 27, Oct 12, Oct 13, 10:00 - 4:00
Victor Grange Fairfield Center

Other Links - Historical and Genealogical Organizations in our area which share our interests

ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE	WEBSITE OR OTHER INFORMATION
Monmouth Museum	Main St, Monmouth Center (207) 933-2287	sites.rootsweb.com/~mekenneb/monmouth/museum.htm
Old Fort Western	16 Cony St, Augusta (207) 626-2385	www.oldfortwestern.org
Windsor Historical Museum	Windsor Fairgrounds, Rte 32, Windsor (207) 622-7718	Open during the Windsor Fair or by appointment for school groups only.
Redington Museum	64 Silver St, Waterville (207) 872-9439	www.redingtonmuseum.org
Reuben Colburn House	Arnold Rd, Pittston (207)582-7080	sites.rootsweb.com/~aehs/aehs.htm
Kennebec Historical Society	107 Winthrop St, Augusta (207) 622-7718	www.kennebechistorical.org

*WEBSITE*	*URL*	*OTHER INFORMATION*
Cyndi's List	http://www.cyndislist.com/me-local.htm	Hundreds of links to Maine resources on the Internet
Maine Archives Interactive	www.informe.org/sos_archives/	Online searchable databases.
Maine Memory Network	www.mainememory.net/	Statewide database of historical source documents contributed by Maine's historical organizations.
Maine Archives and Museums	www.mainemuseums.org/	Organization with over 300 members including archives, museums, libraries and historic societies indexed in the interactive directory.
The Center for Maine History	www.mainehistory.org/about.html	From the Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society	www.mainehistory.org/	Houses the Maine Historical Society Research Library, the Maine History Gallery, and the historic Wadsworth-Longfellow House.
Maine Old Cemetery Association	www.moca-me.org
New England Historic Genealogical Society	http://www.newenglandancestors.org/	"His-Gen" is the oldest and one of the largest genealogical and historical societies in the US.
Maine Genealogical Society	https://sites.rootsweb.com/~megs/index.htm	The Maine Genealogical Society (MGS) is a non-profit charitable and educational organization. It was founded in 1976 to collect, exchange, preserve, and publish genealogical records, related documents, and information; and to promote and encourage interest and scholarship in genealogy and family history of the State of Maine. Local chapters are located in all parts of the state.
Greater Portland Chapter, Cape Elizabeth	sites.rootsweb.com/~megpcmgs/
Hancock County Genealogical Society, Ellsworth	ellsworthme.org/hcgs/
Pejepscot Genealogy Society, Brunswick	sites.rootsweb.com/~mepgs
Penobscot County Genealogical Society, Bangor	sites.rootsweb.com/~mepcgs
Sandy River Valley Chapter, Farmington	sites.rootsweb.com/~mesrvmgs/mgsindex.htm
Taconet Falls Chapter, Waterville/Winslow	sites.rootsweb.com/~metfcmgs/
The County, Caribou
Wassebec Genealogical Society, Dover-Foxcroft	sites.rootsweb.com/~mewgs
MGS - Wawenoc Genealogical Society, Belfast	www.freewebs.com/youngmac/
Daughters of the American Revolution - Maine Society Kennebec Valley chapters are listed below.	www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/9336/	The first Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Maine was Elizabeth Wadsworth Chapter in Portland, organized October 8, 1894, with 30 members. It was named for the wife of General Peleg Wadsworth, who was the grandfather of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
DAR - Augusta - Koussinoc Chapter	http://www.geocities.com/koussinoc	This chapter was named after the ancient Indian name of "Cushnoc", meaning, " the sacred site beside the rippling water."
Farmington - Colonial Daughters	http://www.angelfire.com/me2/cddar	Named in honor of all the women who contributed in their own individual ways, whether by support or loss of husbands and sons, to the cause of the Revolutionary War.
Gardiner - Samuel Grant		Named in honor of Samuel Grant, born in 1740, in Berwick. He raised a company of soldiers in York County, marched to the siege of Boston, and to Bunker Hill where he fought and later was made a Captain.
Hallowell - Mary Kelton Dummer/Patience Stanley		Named in honor of the woman who dispersed the doughnuts so long ago, thus honoring cookery, womanhood and one of the great names of Old Hallowell.
Skowhegan - Eunice Farnsworth		Named in honor of the first white woman to settle in Somerset County - 1772. Her husband Joseph Weston assisted in piloting Arnold's Quebec Expedition up the Kennebec River.
Waterville - Silence Howard Hayden	www.geocities.com/shhaydendar/index.html	This chapter was named for the wife of Revolutionary War Soldier Col. Josiah Hayden.
Winslow - Fort Halifax Chapter		Named for the fort at the junction of the Kennebec and Sebasticook rivers, it was built in 1754. One of its original block houses is still standing; it's the only one in the State built before the Revolutionary War. This block house is the property of this chapter.