Androscoggin Historical Society plans move to downtown Lewiston

Organization looks to move to 93 Lisbon St. after 85 years at county building in Auburn.

1885 firetruck. Tooth-lined war club. 150-year-old toys. Inside the Androscoggin Historical Society

The museum, lodged in the top floor of the county courthouse, is packed with county history, from stuffed birds to 100-year-old dental equipment.

Androscoggin Historical Society to host programs at Knight House

Underground Railroad presentation planned at Androscoggin Historical Society

Society acquires oil painting, adds to collection

The Androscoggin Historical Society has recently acquired an oil portrait of the late Hannah Harrington (Frost) True, first wife of John Fogg True, inventor of the famous True’s Elixir.

AHS elects new officers, board members

New board members for the Androscoggin Historical Society are Joline Froton, Everett Bertrand and Sonia Jack.

Androscoggin Historical Society to hold annual meeting

The meeting will be on Tuesday, June 4, at the West Auburn Schoolhouse.

Androscoggin Historical Society to present program on history of mapping

Matthew Edney of Osher Mp Library in Portland will speak to the society on Tuesday, April 23.

Historical society to present talk on Poland Spring Resort

Cyndi Robbins and Laura Brown will present the program on March 26 at the Davis-Wagg Museum in Auburn.

Historical society to present talk on local granges

Doug Hodgkin will trace the history the organization, particulary in the Crowley’s Junction neighborhood of Lewiston.