Title

Island historical societies keep alive the rich lore of island history. Most mai

Authors

Jane Day

Source

Island Journal

Date

1-1-1991

Volume Number

Volume 8

Pages

56

Abstract

Island historical societies keep alive the rich lore of island history. Most maintain small summer museums. On Isle au Haut, town librarian Virginia MacDonald is the one-person historical society; on North Haven, Lewis Haskell's 1976 discovery of town records at the dump has grown into the North Haven Historical Society; the Islesboro Historical Society has been researching and publishing town history; Frenchboro, Swan's Island, Monhegan, and Chebeague display island artifacts; and on Peaks Island the community center has taken over the Fifth Maine Regiment's collection of Civil War items. Details.

Subjects

Islands, Historical societies

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