Preserving our heritage, one story at a time.
MILLINOCKET HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Welcome to the Millinocket Historical Society
Memories of the Mill , a celebration of the employees of the Great Northern Paper Company was held on October 11 and was a great success.
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Author Bill Geller and Ambejejus Boomhouse Museum Curator Chuck Harris led a lively discussion with participants about the logging industry after the last log drive on the Penobscot River.
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The historical society displayed several collections of items from the paper industry, including GNP publications, the Northern Magazine, calendars, local artists' work, including Bill Grumley and Douglas Kanes, and others. We provided coffee and a fabulous table of refreshments gifted from the Bankery in Skowhegan. The phrase most heard was "I haven't seen you in years." There were lots of smiles, handshakes, and talk.
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The Boreal Theater showed a film of the last log drive and a collection of vintage photography from the Millinocket Historical Society and provided another comfortable place for people to gather and visit.
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​​A special reception for women who worked in the mill, offices, or other departments was held at the Millinocket Memorial Library. It was led by Historical Society President Barbara Beaulieu, a former mill worker, and the discussion was lively and full of memories.
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We estimated about 100 people attended the events on a perfect fall day, and the thanks of many go out to the planners of the event.
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Great Northern Paper Company
from Granite Street hill by Bill Grumley.
Our weekly column from the museum curator, Trudy Wyman is a favorite of Millinocket history fans far and wide! The column is published in the Lincoln News, on our Facebook page, and here on our website.
It's a great mix of stories from our past, interesting items on display in the museum, and memories of the people and businesses that once graced our hometown's streets. ​
Remember the past.
Share your stories.
Do you have a Millinocket story?
The stories of the people who lived and worked in Millinocket are what bring our history alive!
Send your favorite memory to us.
Are your family roots in Millinocket?
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The historical society is a great place to learn about your ancestry. We can help you search for your roots. It's a place where you can learn about your ancestors, find the homes they lived in, look at their photos in high school yearbooks, and find their resting place in our cemetery database.
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Explore Millinocket History: from The Millinocket Historical Society and our Magic City Stories
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The Kelley Farm, which was recently lost in a fire, was the focus of a profile interview with Stacie Cyr back in December of 2023
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From our Collections: Leon G White's Stories of Visiting the Logging Camps in 1919
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Visit the online exhibit about Donn Fendler who was lost on Katahdin for Nine Days in 1939
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Do you have Millinocket Roots? The Cemetery Archive is here.
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Local Author Marian Whitney Smith - an early chronicler of Thoreau and Local Legends
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