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At the Cherry Blossom Festival
Early April in Washington, DC means its Cherry Blossom Festival time! Over time, Millinocket has had several groups participating in the...


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7 days ago
Emma #2
This is part two of the story of two of Millinocket’s pioneer ladies…both named Emma. A young Emma Florence (Randall) Miller (about age...


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Mar 9
Emma #1
This is part one of the story of two of Millinocket’s pioneer ladies…both named Emma. Emma LePage came to what would become Millinocket...


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Mar 2
Early Boarding Houses
In 1899, housing was scarce for the influx of workers coming to help build the new mill. Behind the millsite, tents, hovels, tar papered...


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Feb 23
Haberdasheries
Odds and Ends From The MUSEUM! By Trudy Wyman, Curator, Millinocket Society Museum Millinocket in 1924 had at least four...


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Feb 16
A Millinocket Girl
She was a Millinocket girl…born in the 1920’s, attended school in town, went off to college, married and then spent years living in...


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Feb 9
Semi-Pro Basketball
It’s basketball season! In the past, semi-pro basketball teams were popular in Maine, and Millinocket was no exception. The Emerson Pills...


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Feb 2
SHS Gym & Auditorium
Odds and Ends From The MUSEUM! By Trudy Wyman, Curator, Millinocket Society Museum 100 years ago, 1925, the new Stearns...


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Jan 26
Winter Fun!
“This is a notice to all mothers and fathers of Millinocket. Now is a good time to buy that pair of skis or toboggan that your youngster...


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Jan 19
J.J. Newberry Store, Part 2
Odds and Ends From The MUSEUM! By Trudy Wyman, Curator, Millinocket Society Museum Part 2: The expanded...


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Jan 12
JJ Newberry Store, Part 1
Odds and Ends From The MUSEUM! By Trudy Wyman, Curator, Millinocket Society Museum Many children, teens and...


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Jan 5
Donkey Ball
Odds and Ends From The MUSEUM! By Trudy Wyman, Curator, Millinocket Society Museum Donkey Ball is coming to town! Posters...


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Dec 29, 2024
The Papermakers Ball
Odds and Ends From The MUSEUM! By Trudy Wyman, Curator, Millinocket Society Museum The Papermakers Ball signaled the...


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Dec 22, 2024
Fire at Millinocket High School & Common School
Odds and Ends From The MUSEUM! By Trudy Wyman, Curator, Millinocket Society Museum Nov. 13, 1921, this headline appeared in the Bangor...


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Dec 15, 2024
Christmas in the Camps
Odds and Ends From The MUSEUM! By Trudy Wyman, Curator, Millinocket Society Museum Christmas Dinner in the Maine Woods, Umbazookskus...


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Dec 8, 2024
The Magic City - 1921
The “Magic City” as it was and still is known, had grown by leaps and bounds by April 1921. That year the Bangor Daily News was printing...


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Dec 1, 2024
First Flight Envelopes
Odds and Ends From The MUSEUM! On August 4, 1937, the first airmail flight was launched from the Millinocket Airport. The...


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Nov 24, 2024
Thanksgiving at Camp Baxter, CCC
Odds and Ends From The MUSEUM The 193rd Company of the Civilian Conservation Corps, known as the Baxter Camp, Millinocket, operated...


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Nov 17, 2024
Honey, The War Dog
Odds and Ends From The MUSEUM! This is the story of Honey, The War Dog. Honey was the pet husky/shepherd dog of Miss Marian Harris of...


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Nov 10, 2024
O. A. Harkness
Odds and Ends From The MUSEUM! A photo displayed in the museum’s logging room shows Mrs. Alice Harkness christening GNP’s tugboat the...