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Boothbay Region Historical Society

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Town
Boothbay Harbor
Mailing Address
PO Box 272, Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538
Street Address
72 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor, Maine
County
Lincoln
Contact
Kathleen Duffy, administrator
Phone
207-633-0820

The BRHS museum houses more than 15,000 images, 4,500 local history files, local newspapers dating from 1876, numerous family files & genealogies, maps & nautical charts, vessel plans and a large collection of account books, day books, diaries, logs and family albums dating from the 1750s to the mid-1950s. Our exhibit rooms include items from pre-colonial days to the present, with emphasis on local industries, such as shipbuilding & fishing, as well as items from daily life.

Hours
Wed by appt only, 10-2; Thurs-Sat 10-2 (Sat local historian in office)