Upcoming Events 2018
Tues., April 17, 7 P.M.: “THE MEMORY OF TREES” with John Mattor - Explore the old science of Dendrochronology with John Mattor, Chairman of the Hollis Conservation Commission and key person on sight for Indian Cellar. Join John as he presents comparisons and leads discussion around the wisdom of trees, specifically two huge sugar maple tree sections, one cut in 1998 from the old McKenny property in Hollis and a similar one cut in 2017 from his front yard on Salmon Falls Rd. in Hollis, recording copious amounts of climatic conditions respectively in our area from 1850-1875. BHHS, 100 Main St, Bar Mills. *Suggested donations $10; Seniors $8.
Saturday, May 12, 10 to Noon: “Local Buxton Hollis Genealogical Resources & Research Methods Workshop” - Here’s your chance to investigate what resources our BHHS research library has to offer as you begin (or continue) your family’s genealogy. Join historian and past BHHS president Brenton Hill and BHHS Librarian, Nancy Pierce, as they lead an informative interactive presentation on our BHHS research library’s genealogical resources, including case studies and examples of how to use them. Please RSVP 929-1684 message machine so that we may have material ready for you! BHHS, 100 Main St, Bar Mills. *Donations appreciated.
Sun., May 20, 1-3 P.M.: Victorian White Party & Maypole Dancing III at Quillcote – Join us at the historic summer home of Kate Douglas Wiggin for our very popular celebration of the arrival of spring with the talented Movers & Shakers Competitive Dance Team of All That Dance Studio of West Buxton. Come rain or shine with your entire family as we gather for the third consecutive year for music, Maypole dancing, and tour of Kate Douglas Wiggin library at Quillcote. Refreshments and floral crown wreaths in abundance. 20 Salmon Falls Rd., Hollis. FMI, contact Jan Hill 929-8895. *Donations gratefully accepted.
Tues, June 19, 7 P.M.: “Your Father Still Fears That New England will be Depopulated: Mainers & the Rush for California Gold” with Jan Eakins, past Trustee of the Maine Historical Society & Professor of the Osher Life Long Learning Institute of Portland. Drawing on diaries and letters of some of over 300 Mainers Eakins explores why more than 2000 headed west in 1849 and why thousands more followed. Eugene Bradbury and Francis Emery are two such local adventurers. Are you aware of or have any information on any of your ancestors who participated? BHHS, 100 Main St, Bar Mills. *Suggested donations $10; Seniors $8.
Sat., July 14, 10 A.M. to 1 P.M.: “Salmon Falls West House Tour” - One of only two National Register Historic Districts in the Buxton Hollis area, Salmon Falls West has a scenic Saco River location. Register in the barn to join owners and hosts Jane and Maynard Charron on this BHHS sponsored house tour at 9 Salmon Falls Rd., Hollis. Light refreshments in the barn. *Suggested donations $12; Seniors $10.
Sat., Aug. 4: Buxton Craft Fair - Details To Be Announced
Sat., August 11, 9-3: Hollis Pirate Fest -Visit us at our sales & information table at the Hollis Sports Complex. See hollispiratefest.com or [email protected] for more information. Also, don’t forget that our BHHS Research Library, Museum & Store at 100 Main St., Bar Mills will be open for business from 9-Noon too!
Sat., Aug. 18. 5 P.M.: BHHS Royal Brewster Barn Bash Supper & Antique Appraisal – Details To Be Announced
Sat., Sept. 15, 9:30 A.M.: “Cook’s Brook Paddle followed by Bar Mills, Buxton BBQ” - Bring your kayak or canoe, your safety gear, sunscreen and water for an excursion up scenic Cook’s Brook, a relaxed flat paddle. We’ll put in at Pleasant Point Park off the Simpson Rd. in Buxton and return to the same spot to take out, then proceed to the Bar Mills residence of Burt & Barbara Pease at 59 Depot St., Bar Mills for an enjoyable BBQ in the barn! Hamburgers, hot dogs and beverage provided. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share!
Tues., Sept. 18, 7 P.M.: Building the American Dream Home by Mail: Kit Houses in Greater Portland with architect Julie Larry, Director of Advocacy for Greater Portland Landmarks. The American Dream of home ownership was fostered by reformers, developers, and building material companies in the early 20th century. This program will discuss the history of kit home manufacturing in this country and illustrate the variety of styles available from manufacturers and the various ways you can identify a kit home. You may even be living in a Sears Catalog House or have in your older home an architectural feature, such as a mantel, purchased by mail. BHHS, 100 Main St, Bar Mills. *Suggested donations $10; Seniors $8.
Tues., October 16, 7 P.M. Getting in the mood for the often gruesome subject of the Halloween season, we will explore “Reconsidering the LizzIE Borden Murder Case: The Role of Ethnicity and Gender – Explore this 1892 landmark law case & American Society” with Joseph Conforti, author of seven books on New England history and culture and Distinguished Professor of American and New England Studies Emeritus at the University of Southern Maine, as he reviews the famous murders and trial, as well as how issues of ethnicity and gender help broaden our understanding of what happened. BHHS, 100 Main St, Bar Mills. *Suggested donations $10; Seniors $8.
Sat., Nov. 3, 5-9 P.M. BHHS ANNUAL MEETING & POTLUCK DINNER: Join members and friends as we break bread together, elect officers for the 2019 year, and enjoy the informative and fascinating program of the evening “The Wabanaki Confederacy: The Wabnaki or “People of the Dawn,” presented by noted teacher and popular historian, Nancy Ponzetti. The Wabnaki are the first people of the area of Northeastern New England and Maritime Canada, living here for over 12,000 years. At one time, there were more than 20 nations of the Wabanaki Confederacy. There are only four nations still in existence in Maine: the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot. More than 16 nations were completely destroyed. To reserve your seat at the dinner table and let us know your potluck contribution, please R.S.V.P. Roberta Ramsdell at 929-4592. *Suggested donation $10; Seniors, $8
*Please note that suggested donations are used to support on-going capital improvements to our new history center building.
Saturday, May 12, 10 to Noon: “Local Buxton Hollis Genealogical Resources & Research Methods Workshop” - Here’s your chance to investigate what resources our BHHS research library has to offer as you begin (or continue) your family’s genealogy. Join historian and past BHHS president Brenton Hill and BHHS Librarian, Nancy Pierce, as they lead an informative interactive presentation on our BHHS research library’s genealogical resources, including case studies and examples of how to use them. Please RSVP 929-1684 message machine so that we may have material ready for you! BHHS, 100 Main St, Bar Mills. *Donations appreciated.
Sun., May 20, 1-3 P.M.: Victorian White Party & Maypole Dancing III at Quillcote – Join us at the historic summer home of Kate Douglas Wiggin for our very popular celebration of the arrival of spring with the talented Movers & Shakers Competitive Dance Team of All That Dance Studio of West Buxton. Come rain or shine with your entire family as we gather for the third consecutive year for music, Maypole dancing, and tour of Kate Douglas Wiggin library at Quillcote. Refreshments and floral crown wreaths in abundance. 20 Salmon Falls Rd., Hollis. FMI, contact Jan Hill 929-8895. *Donations gratefully accepted.
Tues, June 19, 7 P.M.: “Your Father Still Fears That New England will be Depopulated: Mainers & the Rush for California Gold” with Jan Eakins, past Trustee of the Maine Historical Society & Professor of the Osher Life Long Learning Institute of Portland. Drawing on diaries and letters of some of over 300 Mainers Eakins explores why more than 2000 headed west in 1849 and why thousands more followed. Eugene Bradbury and Francis Emery are two such local adventurers. Are you aware of or have any information on any of your ancestors who participated? BHHS, 100 Main St, Bar Mills. *Suggested donations $10; Seniors $8.
Sat., July 14, 10 A.M. to 1 P.M.: “Salmon Falls West House Tour” - One of only two National Register Historic Districts in the Buxton Hollis area, Salmon Falls West has a scenic Saco River location. Register in the barn to join owners and hosts Jane and Maynard Charron on this BHHS sponsored house tour at 9 Salmon Falls Rd., Hollis. Light refreshments in the barn. *Suggested donations $12; Seniors $10.
Sat., Aug. 4: Buxton Craft Fair - Details To Be Announced
Sat., August 11, 9-3: Hollis Pirate Fest -Visit us at our sales & information table at the Hollis Sports Complex. See hollispiratefest.com or [email protected] for more information. Also, don’t forget that our BHHS Research Library, Museum & Store at 100 Main St., Bar Mills will be open for business from 9-Noon too!
Sat., Aug. 18. 5 P.M.: BHHS Royal Brewster Barn Bash Supper & Antique Appraisal – Details To Be Announced
Sat., Sept. 15, 9:30 A.M.: “Cook’s Brook Paddle followed by Bar Mills, Buxton BBQ” - Bring your kayak or canoe, your safety gear, sunscreen and water for an excursion up scenic Cook’s Brook, a relaxed flat paddle. We’ll put in at Pleasant Point Park off the Simpson Rd. in Buxton and return to the same spot to take out, then proceed to the Bar Mills residence of Burt & Barbara Pease at 59 Depot St., Bar Mills for an enjoyable BBQ in the barn! Hamburgers, hot dogs and beverage provided. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share!
Tues., Sept. 18, 7 P.M.: Building the American Dream Home by Mail: Kit Houses in Greater Portland with architect Julie Larry, Director of Advocacy for Greater Portland Landmarks. The American Dream of home ownership was fostered by reformers, developers, and building material companies in the early 20th century. This program will discuss the history of kit home manufacturing in this country and illustrate the variety of styles available from manufacturers and the various ways you can identify a kit home. You may even be living in a Sears Catalog House or have in your older home an architectural feature, such as a mantel, purchased by mail. BHHS, 100 Main St, Bar Mills. *Suggested donations $10; Seniors $8.
Tues., October 16, 7 P.M. Getting in the mood for the often gruesome subject of the Halloween season, we will explore “Reconsidering the LizzIE Borden Murder Case: The Role of Ethnicity and Gender – Explore this 1892 landmark law case & American Society” with Joseph Conforti, author of seven books on New England history and culture and Distinguished Professor of American and New England Studies Emeritus at the University of Southern Maine, as he reviews the famous murders and trial, as well as how issues of ethnicity and gender help broaden our understanding of what happened. BHHS, 100 Main St, Bar Mills. *Suggested donations $10; Seniors $8.
Sat., Nov. 3, 5-9 P.M. BHHS ANNUAL MEETING & POTLUCK DINNER: Join members and friends as we break bread together, elect officers for the 2019 year, and enjoy the informative and fascinating program of the evening “The Wabanaki Confederacy: The Wabnaki or “People of the Dawn,” presented by noted teacher and popular historian, Nancy Ponzetti. The Wabnaki are the first people of the area of Northeastern New England and Maritime Canada, living here for over 12,000 years. At one time, there were more than 20 nations of the Wabanaki Confederacy. There are only four nations still in existence in Maine: the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, and Penobscot. More than 16 nations were completely destroyed. To reserve your seat at the dinner table and let us know your potluck contribution, please R.S.V.P. Roberta Ramsdell at 929-4592. *Suggested donation $10; Seniors, $8
*Please note that suggested donations are used to support on-going capital improvements to our new history center building.