Harpswell Historical Society

The Harpswell Historical Society is dedicated to the discovery, identification, collection, preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of materials relating to the history of Harpswell and its people.

Town History

The Harpswell Historical Society is seeking artifacts, printed material and photographs pertaining to Harpswell History and/or Harpswell residents. We are especially interested in compiling a collection of Harpswell town reports, news items from newspapers which deal with Harpswell (especially articles by Margaret Todd), yearbooks from Brunswick High School up to 1974 and from Mt Ararat High School from 1974 thru the present and artifacts from the many social organizations which existed in Harpswell (Redmen, Grange, Odd Fellows, Freemasons, Knights of the Golden Sword, Kings Daughters, etc.).

Captain David Perry Sinnett (1843-1913	John Darling Hermit of Pond Island Fact from Fiction
Bibliography - Reference books and articles dealing with Harpswell History	Early Settlers and Landowners in Harpswell
Letters/Diary's - Transcribed material from the Historical Society Archives of personal documents G.A. Ramsdell to Edward P. Pennell 1864 Civil War R. S. Melcher to Edward 1862 on a ship near Africa	A Timeline of Harpswell History (particularly Orr's Island)
Rise and Demise of the Cattle Pound
1904 Census - An unofficial census of Harpswell	Coming: Deeds - Transcripts of early Harpswell deeds
The Story of the Old Meeting House	Coming: HHS book/video list - a list of books and videos available from the Historical Society
Two Early Warrants for Town of Harpswell (1756, 1758)	Coming: Brief History - A short historical sketch of Harpswell

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