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If you are looking for information about a relative who grew up in the Lisbon area, chances are the best place to find out about them is in one of the books, binders or articles preserved at the Lisbon Historical Society.
Opened in the 1970s, it has had several locations over the years, but seems to have found a permanent location in the MTM Community Center on School Street in Lisbon Falls.
Nearly every inch of the walls and floors of the two-room gem is filled with information, artifacts and memorabilia from the town, along with some from surrounding communities. Current President Alfred Smith and his wife, Dorothy, are a wealth of information and eager to help you find something from your past, or show you around the collection.
It’s open every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m., but you can call and make an appointment to come in at other times. For more information, visit the website at www.lisbonmainehistory.org or give the Smiths a call at 353-8510.
One of the past presidents, Judy Bellas, made this sign for the Lisbon Historical Society in 1995.
An old cigar cutter from the oldest house in Lisbon sits on a shelf at the Lisbon Historical Society.
Several models of local buildings made by Andy Riordan Sr. are on display at the Lisbon Historical Society.
Ricker’s Dairy Farm has much historical significance in the town and is well represented at the Lisbon Historical Society.
Moxie-related items have a big presence at the Lisbon Historical Society.
Lisbon Historical Society President Alfred Smith returns a Civil War sword to its sheath after taking it out of the safe where it is kept, along with a 1860 Colt Army revolver and other items belonging to Lt. Ephraim H. Taylor of the 1st Maine Cavalry, who was killed in the war.
This is the belt buckle of Lt. Ephraim H. Taylor of the 1st Maine Cavalry, who fought and died in the Civil War. The historical society also has his diary and a letter he wrote eight days before he was killed.
Nearly every inch of wall and floor space at the Lisbon Historical Society is packed with photos, artifacts and memorabilia from the area.
Many of the journals, ledgers and record books have been transcribed at the Lisbon Historical Society.
The walls of the MTM building on School Street in Lisbon Falls, where the historical society is located, feature dozens of gigantic paintings by local artist Frank Gross.
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