Acton-Shapleigh Historical Society
Converted old school house. Museum room built on to meeting room. Local artifacts.
Route 109, Shapleigh
636-2606
Web site

Biddeford Historical Society and McArthur Library
Local memorabilia, including town records of Biddeford (1653-1855) plus common council, alderman and assessors' reports.
270 Main Street, Biddeford.
283-4706
Web site

The Brick Store Museum
With a permanent collection and rotating exhibits, the museum's main focus is to celebrate the cultural history of the Kennebunks.
117 Main Street, Kennebunk
985-4802
Web site

Harmon Historical Museum
Home of the Old Orchard Beach Historical Society. Permanent exhibits include school, fire and aviation as well as a changing exhibit. Historical walking maps available.
4 Portland Avenue, Old Orchard beach

Kennebunkport Historical Society
A complex of five buildings, there are displays of maritime objects and local memorabilia; also maintains the nearby Nott House.
125-135 North Street, Kennebunkport
967-2751
Web site

Kennebunkport Maritime Museum and Shop
Located in the former boathouse in which author Booth Tarkington wrote. Featuring the remains of the schooner Regina, nautical memoribilia and a collection of early 19th-century scrimshaw.
Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport
967-3218

Kittery Historical and Naval Museum
Contains ship models, items and artifacts from the area's rich maritime past.
Rogers Road Extension, Kittery
439-3080

MacDonald's Mineral Museum
34 Moody Street, Saco
284-4633

Meetinghouse Museum
Artifacts & memorabilia relative to Old Wells. Owned and run by The Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit.
Route 1, Wells
646-4775
Web site

Ogunquit Museum of American Art
Paintings from the permanent collection include those done by Edward Hopper, Rockwell Kent and Thomas Hart Benson.
Shore Road, Ogunquit
646-4909
Web site

The Seashore Trolley Museum
a Includes early transportation exhibits and offers streetcar rides.
Log Cabin Road, Kennebunk
967-2800
Web site

Scarborough Historical Society
Farming equipment and tools from bygone coopers and cobblers, and quilts and clothes from past eras. There are class pictures and other objects from early school days, as well as photographs of people, homes, buildings and related documents, including bibles and family genealogies.
649 U.S. Route 1, Scarborough
883-3539
Web site

Wells Auto Museum
Over 80 vehicles dating from 1900-1963. Nickelodeons and antique arcade.
Route 1, 1181 Post Road, Wells
646-9064
Web site

Willowbrook at Newfield
A 19th-century country village museum with more than 35 buildings and thousands of artifacts.
68 Elm Street, Newfield
793-2784
Web site

York Institute Museum
Exhibitions explore regional and natural history, art, culture and industry. Adjacent Dyer Library has extensive Maine history collection, local genealogy, city of Saco records.
371 Main Street, Saco
282-3031/283-3861

Children's Museum of Maine
Offers a large collection of interactive exhibits for kids of all ages.
142 Free Street, Portland
828-1234
Web site

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum
Seeks to foster a sense of history by interpreting Maine's Civil War role and the history of Peaks Island.
Seashore Avenue, PO Box 41, Peaks Island
766-3330
Web site

Maine Historical Society Museum
Displays changing exhibitions of Maine History and operates the Wadsworth-Longfellow House.
489 Congress Street, Portland
774-1822
Web site

Museum of African Tribal Art
122 Spring Street, Portland
871-7188
Web site

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum
The railroad museum celebrates Maine's industrial history with exhibits of trains from the 1800s. Also offers train rides along Portland's historic Waterfront. The museum is open year-round from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., except on Christmas and Thanksgiving. The train rides are offered from May through mid-October from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
58 Fore Street, Portland
(207) 828-0814
Web site

Museum of Yarmouth History & Merrill Memorial Library
Yarmouth Historical Society
Main Street, Yarmouth
846-6259
Town of Yarmouth, Maine

Portland Fire Museum
Housed in a granite Greek Revival firehouse. Exhibits include photos and artifacts from Portlands fire-fighting history.
157 Spring Street, Portland
772-2040
Web site

Portland Harbor Museum
The museum is located on the grounds of historic Fort Preble overlooking beautiful Casco Bay. Its permanent exhibit on 19th-century wooden shipbuilding includes sections of the South Portland-built clipper ship Snow Squall. Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse is a few steps from the gallery entrance.
Spring Point, on the campus of Southern Maine Technical College on Fort Road, South Portland
799-6337
Web site

Portland Museum of Art
An extensive collection of American artists, including Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and Winslow Homer; rotating exhibits.
Seven Congress Square, Portland
775-6148
Web site

Skyline Farm Carriage Museum
Housed in one of Maine's first indoor riding rings, the horse-drawn carriages and sleighs represent the types of vehicles used for personal tranportation prior to the 1920s.
95 The Lane, North Yarmouth
829-9908
Web site

South Portland-Cape Elizabeth Historical Society
Local artifacts from Cape Elizabeth and South Portland.
Local History Museum, Braeburn Avenue, South Portland
799-1977

Alna Center School House Museum (1795)
Second oldest one-room schoolhouse in Maine.
Route 218, Alna
586-6928

Belfast Museum
Local area artifacts and displays. Includes paintings by Percy Sanborn.
10 Market Street, Belfast
338-2078/1875.
Website

Boothbay Railway Village
Turn-of-the-century village containing historical exhibits, including the Thorndike (1870) and Freeport (1911) railroad stations.
Route 27, Boothbay
633-4727
Website

Boothbay Region Historical Society
Italianate house (1874), local historical artifacts, photographs, papers.
70 Oak Street, Boothbay
633-3462

Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Housed in a Charles Follin McKim-designed building of 1891-94, the collection numbers more than 12,000 objects and represents the art of ancient Assyria, Greece, Rome, Asia, Africa, Europe and America.
Upper Park Row, Walker Art Building, Bowdoin Campus, Brunswick
725-3275
Web site

Bryant Stove & Music Museum
Routes 139 & 220, Rich Road, Thorndike
568-3665

Camden-Rockport Historical Society
The Camden-Rockport Historical Society is headquartered at the Cramer Museum, a gallery of the society's historic possessions, including period costumes, paintings, musical instruments, guns, documents and a reference library. The society also maintains the Conway House, one of the earliest houses in the region.
PO Box 747, Rockport
236-2257
Web site

Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing contemporary art in Maine through exhibitions and educational programs.
PO Box 147, Rockport
236-2875
Web site

CHTJ Southard House Museum, c. 1870
Local history, tools, toys & housewares, built by shipping magnate T.J. Southard as a wedding gift.
75 Main Street, Richmond
737-8202.

Davistown Museum
Regional history, tool and art museum specializing in early hand tools, the history of Liberty and Montville (Davistown Plantation), Wawenoc Indians and antiquarian and contemporary Maine art.
58 Main Street #4, PO Box 346, Liberty
288-5126
Web site

Dinsmore Grain Company Mill
Main Street, Branch Mills Village, Palermo
993-2496

Department of Marine Resources
Operates the Marine Resources Aquarium. Educational programs, presentations and tours offered daily.
West Boothbay Harbor
633-9542 or 862-5894
Web site

Farnsworth Art Museum
Permanent and changing exhibits of American art focusing on the role of Maine from the 18th through the 20th century.
352 Main Street, Rockland
596-6457
Web site

Fishermen's Museum
Located in former lighthouse keeper's house. Artifacts connected with Maine's fishing industry.
Route 130, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
677-2726/2494
Web site

Harrington Meeting House & Museum (1772)
Old Harrington Road, Bristol

Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
Home of Joshua Chamberlain, past governor of Maine, president of Bowdoin College, Civil War general and hero of Little Round Top. Artifacts of the Civil War.
226 Maine Street, Brunswick
729-6606
Web site

Kenneth E. Stoddard Shell Museum
Hardwick Road and Route 27, Boothbay
633-4828

Lincoln County Museum (1839) and Old Jail (1811)
Early 19th-century prison houses artifacts of Lincoln County.
Lincoln County Historical Association, Federal Street, Wiscasset
882-6817
Web site

Maine Maritime Museum
Award-winning Maritime History Building, 19th-century Percy & Small Shipyard, apprentice shop.
243 Washington Street, Bath
443-1316
Web site

Maine Tribal Museum
Unity College, Unity
948-3131

Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum
Port Clyde Harbor Entrance, Port Clyde
372-6450
Web site

Matthews Museum of Maine Heritage and "Hodge" One Room School
Fairgrounds, Union
785-3281
Web site

Monhegan Museum
Located in the former lighthouse keepers house. Island art, history, flora, fauna, and more, with a separate art museum displaying the extensive collection acquired by the museum through the years. Dedicated to Rockwell Kent who was a year-round resident of Monhegan.
Next to the lighthouse
Web site

Montpelier, The Henry Knox Museum
Replica of original 1793 home built by General Henry Knox, U.S. Secretary of War in George Washington's cabinet.
High Street, off Route 1, Thomaston
354-8062
Web site

Musical Wonder House, Music Museum (1852)
Restored antique music boxes.
18 High Street, Wiscasset
882-7163
Web site

Owls Head Transportation Museum
One of the country's outstanding collections of antique planes, automobiles, wagons, motorcycles and bikes. With special demonstrations on weekends. And everything works!
Off Route 73, Owls Head
594-4418
Web site

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
Artifacts and equipment relating to Arctic explorations of Robert E. Peary and Donald B. MacMillan.
Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin Campus, Brunswick
725-3416
Web site

Pejepscot Historical Society Museum (1858)
Local history of Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell.
159 Park Row, Brunswick
729-6606
Web site

Penobscot Marine Museum
Housed in eight historic buildings, the museum's collection of marine paintings, photographs, art and artifacts is one of the finest in the country.
Church Street at Route 1, Searsport
548-2529
Web site

Phippsburg Historical Museum
1859 one-room school house portraying life in Phippsburg from days of Indians through World War II.
Parker Head Road, Phippsburg
442-7606

Pittsfield Historical Society
Next to Maine Central Railroad line.
Depot House Museum, Railroad Plaza, Pittsfield
487-2254

Richmond Historical Society
7 Gardiner Street, Richmond
737-4166

Shore Village Museum, Maine's Lighthouse Museum
Largest collection of lighthouse artifacts on display in U.S. Marine exhibits.
104 Limerock Street, Rockland
594-0311
Web site

Southport Historical Association
244-5856

Searsport Historical Society
Main Street, Route 1, Searsport
548-0245

South Bristol Historial Society
Established in 1998 with achievements ensuing and continuing - newsletters, public meetings and special oral history exhibition, book published, museum activities and genealogy work, etc.
2124 State Route 129, South Bristol
644-1234
Web site

Southport Historical Society/Hendricks Hill Museum
Route 27, Southport
633-3942

S.O.J. School House
Port Clyde Road, Tenants Harbor
372-8012

Vinalhaven Historical Society Museum
Exhibits highlighting island life and industries.
High Street, Vinalhaven
863-4410/4318
Web site

Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum
The museum is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the WW&F Railway, a 2-foot-gauge railroad that operated between Wiscasset and Albion between 1894 and 1933. Come for a train ride or help restore the railroad.
Sheepscot Station, Alna
882-4193
Web site

Whitefield Historical Society
549-5064

Winterport Historical Association
760 N. Main Street, Winterport
223-5556

Woolwich Historical Society and Museum
Eleven rooms of this c. 1810 farmstead feature antique quilts and old-fashioned clothing.
Nequasset Road, Woolwich
443-4833/6571
Web site

Androscoggin Historical Society
Contains genealogical information and artifacts of local history. Bird collection, farming tools, Civil War memorabilia. County Building, 2 Turner Street, Auburn
784-0586
Web site

Auburn Fire Department Museum
Collection of antique fire equipment from Auburn.
550 Minot Avenue, Auburn
784-5433

Bates College Museum of Art
Featuring prints, drawings, photographs, and paintings. At the center of the collection is the work of Marsden Hartley, Lewistons most famous artist.
75 Russell Street, Lewiston
786-6158
Web site

Bethel Historical Society, Moses Mason House Museum (1813)
Federal period house reflecting the life of Dr. Moses Mason and wife Agnes Straw Mason.
14 Broad Street, Bethel
824-2908
Web site

Bridgton Historical Society Museum
Former fire station (1902), contains collection of local historic items and artifacts dating from founding of town in 1768 to present day.
Gibbs Avenue, Bridgton
647-3699
Web site

Bryant Pond Telephone Museum
Rumford Avenue, Bryant Pond
665-2960/336-9911

Edmund S. Muskie Archives
Personal papers and office files of former Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, along with related collections of the papers of former Gov. James B. Longley.
70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston
786-6354
Web site

Hamlin Memorial Library & Museum, Old Stone Jail
Oxford County Jail until 1896, now houses public library and museum. Artifacts from Hannibal Hamlin (and family), Lincoln's vice president.
Paris Hill
743-2980
Web site

Jones Museum of Glass & Ceramics
Major collection dating from the first century B.C. to the present.
Douglas Mountain Road off Route 107, Sebago
787-3370

Old Red Church Museum
Standish Historical Society, Oak Hill Road, Standish
642-4443/5170

Phillips Historical Society (1825)
Pleasant Street, Phillips
639-3352/4001

Parsonfield-Porter Historical Society, History House (1875), Porter Old Meeting House (1823)
Portland-built piano from Longfellow's birthplace. Large collection of foreign dolls.
Main Street, Porter
625-4667

Rumford Area Historical Museum
Displays of local artifacts, photos and books. Country store exhibit, old tools.
Lufkin School, Route 2, Rumford
364-4007

Spratt-Mead Museum
Route 37, Bridgton Academy, South Bridgton
647-3469/5013 or 583-2242

Stanley Museum
Located in a wooden school house, the museum houses the inventions of the Stanley twins, inventors of the airbrush and the Stanley Steamer (steam car), among other things.
School Street, Kingfield
265-2729
Web site

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community and Museum
The last remaining functioning Shaker Community. Museum and gift shop.
Route 26, New Gloucester
926-4597
Web site

Vance & Dorothy Hammond Museum
Historical Society collection of artifacts. Adjoining stable.
Strong Historical Society, Main Street, Strong
684-4137/3396

Woodstock Historical Society Museum (1873-74)
Renovated barn, owned by Capt. Dearborn. Houses a fine collection of old furniture, pictures, and research library.
Route 26, Main Street, Bryant Pond
665-2450

Weld Historical Society
Weld Village
585-2586

Wilhelm Reich Museum
Historical site and nature preserve comprising 175 acres of fields and woodland with a system of trails and two major buildings. The museum represents and interprets the life and work of physician/scientist Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957) and the environment in which he investigated the energy functions that govern all living things.
Dodge Pond Road, PO Box 687, Rangeley
864-3443
Web site

Wilton Farm and Home Museum
Former "Bass Boarding House" now houses rural and small-town artifacts, 18th century to present. National Register of Historic Places.
10 Canal Street, Wilton
645-2091/2241

Abbe Museum
Celebrating Maine's Native American Heritage.
(207) 288-3519
Web site

Alexander-Crawford Historical Society
Pokey Road, Alexander
(207) 454-7476.

Acadia National Park Nature Center
Natural history exhibits relating to Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island, with hands-on activities for children.
Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor (207) 288-3338
Web site

Bar Harbor Historical Society Museum
Large collection of early photographs of local history. Original Life Magazine photos and personal accounts of the 1947 fire.
34 Mount Desert Street, Bar Harbor
(207) 288-3807/288-4245
Web site

Bar Harbor Whale Museum
52 West Street, Bar Harbor
(207) 288-2025/(800) 247-3794.
Web site

Brooksville Historical Society Museum
Area memorabilia, genealogical records, period clothing, farm tools, household items. Route 176, Brooksville Corner, Brooksville
(207) 326-4900/4959 or 326-4167
E-mail

Bucksport Historical Society Museum (1874)
Railroad Station containing items of local history.
Main Street, Bucksport
(207) 469-2591

Mount Desert Island Historical Society and Museum
Has a permanent folk-life collection and rotating exhibition representing life from 1761 to the beginning of the 20th century.
2 Oak Hill Island, PO Box 653, Mount Desert
(207) 276-9323
Web site

Mount Desert Oceanarium, includes Lobster Hatchery
Visitors enjoy seeing mother lobsters, little lobsters up to two weeks old, lobsters being released, even the beating hearts of little lobsters; Maine Lobsterman's Museum, the Thomas Bay Marsh Walk; and one of the most interesting programs about seals.
Bar Harbor and Southwest Harbor
(207) 288-5005
Web site

Museum of Natural History, College of the Atlantic
Exhibits depict animal and plant life indigenous to Mount Desert Island and the Gulf of Maine. National Historic Landmark.
105 Eden Street, Route 3, Bar Harbor
(207) 288-5015
Web site

Northeast Historic Film
379 Main Street, Bucksport
(207) 469-0924
Web site

St. Croix Island International Historic Site
Island is the site of the first French settlement in the New World.
(207) 288-3338
Web site

Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Museum
Located in the Rev. Daniel Merrill House (1795), town's first minister and a founder of Colby College. National Register of Historical Places.
Route 15, Caterpillar Hill, Sedgwick
(207) 359-2251

Seal Cove Auto Museum
Contains over 100 vintage vehicles.
Route 102, Seal Cove, Southwest Harbor
(207) 244-9242
Web site

Stanwood Homestead Museum
The former home of Cordelia Stanwood, orinthologist and author, the site contains period furniture and a large collection of mounted birds. A sanctuary, there are also extensive walking trails on the grounds.
Ellsworth
(207) 667-3595

Sullivan-Sorrento Historical Society
Route 1, West Sullivan
(207) 422-6253
Web site

SeaSide Hall Museum
Atlantic, Swan's Island, near Ferry Terminal.
(207) 526-4350
Web site

The Telephone Museum
largest collection of various electro-mechanical telephone switching systems in New England. Visitors can use a hand-crank wall phone and help an operator switch a call.
166 Winkumpaugh Road, Ellsworth
(207) 667-9491
Web site

Tremont Historical Society
Bass Harbor
(207) 244-3410
Web site

Waponahki Resource Center and Sipayik Museum
Displays of tribal history, culture and artifacts.
Route 190, Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation
(207) 853-4001
Web site

The Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carvings
Life-size wood carving of a bald eagle is often mistaken for a mounted bird.
4 Herrick Road, Southwest Harbor
(207) 244-7555
Web site

The Wilson Museum and John Perkins House
A collection of historical objects from the town, Native American communities and others. The John Perkins House is considered to be the earliest existing residence in the town, built in 1665.
Castine
Open end of May through September.
(207) 326-6545
Web site

Woodlawn Museum/The Black House
Woodlawn was once home to three generations of the Black family and is now a historic house museum and public park. Visitors may tour the Black House and see original furnishings and objects that form one of New England's most intact family collections, stroll through formal gardens, picnic on lush lawns, enjoy afternoon tea, explore trails where the Blacks' horses once cantered and investigate the carriage and sleigh collections. Family activities, special events and lectures occur throughout the year.
Ellsworth
Open May through October. Hours vary.
Route 172, 1.25 miles from downtown Ellsworth
(207) 667-8671
Web site

Athens Historical Society Museum
Former Somerset Academy. Featuring Somerset Academy memorabilia from 1846 to 1967 with collections of Athens town reports, maps, photos, scrapbooks, and other local antiquities. National Register of Historic Places.
Somerset Academy Community Center, Academy Street, Athens
654-2647/2333

Arnold Expedition Historical Society, Major Reuben Colburn House (1765)
Currently being authentically restored. Contains historic batteaux, canoes and picture panels of Benedict Arnold's march to Quebec.
Off Route 27, Pittston
582-7080

Blaine House (1833)
Home of James G. Blaine. House given to State of Maine in 1919 to be used as governors' mansion. Olmsted designed front entrance of house, completed in 1990. Grounds are being restored in the spirit of Olmsted plan.
192 State Street, Augusta
287-2301
Web site

Children's Discovery Museum
This museum offers "hands-on" opportunities for youngsters through grade five.
265 Water Street, Augusta
622-2209
Web site

Colby College Museum of Art
Permanent collection of 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-century American art and selected European works and collections of oriental, pre-Colombian and Greek ceramics.
5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville
872-3228/3696
Web site

Dead River Area Historical Society
Displays including a collection of old carpentry and logging tools, china, glass, a complete school room, a memorial room to the "lost" towns of Flagstaff and Dead River.
PO Box 15, Stratton
246-2271

Depot House Museum (Pittsfield Historical Society)
Collection of local historical photographs, artifacts and geneaology.
Center Street, PO Box 181, Pittsfield, ME 04967
Web site

History House
A non-profit research center and museum of 20th-century political archives and memorabilia as they relate to Maine's Senator Margaret Chase Smith. 40 Elm Street, Skowhegan
474-6632
Web site

Kennebec Historical Society
61 Winthrop Street, Augusta
622-7718
Web site

Maine State Archives
The archives maintain the official records of Maine state government, including vital records (births, deaths, marriages) prior to 1922. By appointment.
84 State House Station, Cultural Building, Augusta
287-5790/5739
Web site

Maine State Museum
State House Complex, State Street, Augusta
287-2301
Web site

Margaret Chase Smith Library
Norridgewock Avenue, Skowhegan
474-7133
Web site

Old Fort Western
Old Fort Western is the 1754 National Historic Landmark fort, store and house museum on the Kennebec River.
16 Cony Street, Augusta
626-2385
Web site

Redington Museum & Apothecary (1814)
Waterville Historical Society; 19th-century apothecary, Civil War items, Indian relics, china and silverware.
64 Silver Street, Waterville
872-9439
Web site

State Capitol (1829)
Constructed of native granite, the building's portico and front facade with its towering arcade are an example of the work of noted American architect Charles Bulfinch. Portraits of former Maine governors. Maine Law Library, Legislative Chambers, and Office of the Governor.
State Street, Augusta
289-1615

Vassalboro Historical Society Museum (1850)
Route 32, Vassalboro
923-3533

Bangor Historical Society Museum, Thomas A. Hill House (1834)
Greek Revival home, designed by Richard Upjohn.
159 Union Street, Bangor
942-5766

Brewer Historical Society, Clewley Museum
Two-story home and barn, antique hearse, diorama of original shipyard, old photos, paintings of former Gov. Joshua Chamberlain's family members.
199 Wilson Street, Brewer
989-7468

Cole Land Transportation Museum
405 Perry Road, Bangor
990-3600
Web site

Dexter Historical Society
12 Church Street, PO Box 481, Dexter
924-5721
Web site

Katahdin Iron Works(1843)
Restored stone blast furnace and charcoal kiln on site of 19th-century iron works that produced some 18-20 tons of raw iron daily during its periods of peak operation (1880s).
From Route 11, five miles north of Brownville Junction, take gravel road (left) six miles to Iron Works.
Web site
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Lumberman's Museum
Route 159, Shin Pond Road, Patten
528-2650/2547
Web site

Maine Center for the Arts/Hudson Museum
5746 Maine Center for the Arts, Orono
581-1804
Web site

Maine Discovery Museum
Second largest children's museum in New England, featuring seven major interactive exhibit areas on three floors.
74 Main Street, Bangor
262-7200
Web site

Maine Folklife Center
Involved in collecting, presenting and preserving the folklore, folksongs, customs and oral history of the people of Maine and Canada's Maritime provinces.
5773 South Stevens, Orono
581-1891
Web site

Maine Forest & Logging Museum
A 1790s logging and milling community under construction as it existed.
Leonard's Mills, Route 178, Bradley
581-2871
Web site

Moosehead Marine Museum
Exhibits depict the lakes resort history, since 1886. Steamboat rides in the summer aboard the Katahdin.
Greenville
695-2716

Stewart M. Lord Memorial Historical Society
Depicts life in Maine during the 1800s.
Route 188, Burlington
732-4121/3129

University of Maine Museum of Art
5712 Carnegie Hall, Room 109, Orono
581-3255
Web site

Acadian Archives
Manuscripts and audio/visual material relevant to the history and folklore of the St. John Valley and its distinctive Acadian/Quebec culture.
UMaine-Fort Kent, 25 Pleasant Street, Fort Kent
834-7535
Web site

Allagash Historical Society
Log House containing local genealogical records, photos, history of area lumbering, artifacts, military section.
Route 161, Allagash
398-3335/3159 or 398-3157
Web site

Ashland Logging Museum
Blacksmith shop and machine sheds housing artifacts and exhibits relating to the lumbering industry.
Garfield Road, Ashland
435-6039
Web site

Acadian Village
U.S. Route One, Van Buren
868-2691
Web site

Madawaska Historical Society
Historic Acadian landing site and Tante Blanche Museum grounds. History of the first Acadians of the St. John River Valley and Maine. Local genealogy, pioneer life and farming exibits. On the National Register of Historic Places.
Web site

Nylander Museum
PO Box 1062
493-4209
Exhibits include minerals, marine fossils, mollusks, sea shells and mounted animal specimens from northern Maine.
Web site

St. Agatha Historical Society (1850's)
Artifacts of everyday life use by the people of the St. John Valley.
Route 162, Main Street, St. Agatha
543-6364
Web site

Stockholm Historical Society Museum
Served as town's first store and post office. Houses local history collection.
Main & Lake streets, Stockholm
896-5731

Salmon Brook Historical Society of Washburn Museum (1852)
Main Street, Washburn 455-8110/8279