President's Message
It seems difficult to believe that we are about to begin our 48th season as an historical society and our fifth season in our new 100 Main St., Bar Mills location! How time does fly! Again this year, we are offering many interesting and informative programs and events. So, please be sure to mark your calendars as you check out our Upcoming Events 2018 section!!!
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The Patron Saint of Hollis
Kate Douglas Wiggin writes in her book My Garden of Memory...“A dozen years ago our Dorcas Society was an ordinary little rustic organization...We began by helping the historic old Orthodox Church on Tory Hill in Buxton...we extended the sphere of our activities to include many departments of village work...All this has meant a...
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Upcoming Events 2018
Burt Pease At Work Transcribing
Buxton & Hollis Censuses
Burton Pease has been busy during his spare time transcribing the census reports from Buxton and Hollis and has recently prepared and gifted several copies of each to the Historical Society. So far, he has completed the years 1860, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 for both Towns and is two-thirds through 1880!
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