TURNER – The Turner Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Turner Town Office meeting room. Two new books will be featured concerning the 150th anniversary of Androscoggin County, 1854-2004. Both have been published by the Androscoggin Historical Society and are available for sale at most town offices in the county and at the Book Burrow and Cafe, corner of Turner and Court streets in Auburn.

“Ainobak: A Story of Indigenous People in Androscoggin County” was prepared by Canyon Wolf (aka Nancy Lecompte) of Lewiston. She is research and education director of Ne-Do-Ba, a local organization that explores and shares Wabanaki history of Western Maine.

“Androscoggin County, Maine: A Pictorial Sesquicentennial History, 1854-2004” was prepared by local historians from the 13 towns and two cities of the county. The Turner chapter was written and photographed by Shirley Cummings, former postmaster of the North Turner Post Office.

During the Turner meeting, key questions will be shared about one of the Turner photographs, which appears in the “county gallery” section of the book. Efforts are under way to find out how many dozens of eggs, barrels of apples, quarts of milk and bottles of soda have been produced and shipped from Turner through the years.

For more information about Saturday’s meeting, contact Eva Leavitt, president, at 225-3414.