• This museum offers insights into the old days of papermaking.  It is only accessible by snowmobile or boat.

• James Phinney Baxter, sucessful businessman, philanthropist and father of Governor Percival Baxter, was born in the Baxter House, Gorham Maine, in 1831 and lived there until the age of nine. In 1907, Baxter presented an offer to the town of Gorham - he'd fund the building of a public library in Gorham on the condition that his childhood home be opened as a museum. The proposal was accepted, and in September 1908 the Baxter Memorial Library and Baxter Museum opened their doors.  June through the end of August, Baxter Museum will be open on Tuesday and Thursdays from 10 - 1pm. Admission is free. Group tours are welcome.

• "Exhibits focus on social and cultural history, maritime history, the decorative arts, and regional and national personalities."  The Taylor-Barry House is also open for guided tours in the summer.

• Antique wood stoves, miniature steam engines, player pianos, music boxes, autos and even a doll circus.

• The Clark Barn is preserved at the Martin farmstead, Searsmont, Maine.

Cole Land Transportation Museum: 405 Perry Road Bangor, ME 04401, (207) 990-3600.

The Devereaux Cove Project and the Penobscot Expedition of 1779

• "East Carolina University's Program in Maritime Studies grant to conduct a Phase II archaeological survey of a potential Revolutionary War shipwreck.  The vessel is believed to be a transport associated with the Penobscot Expedition of 1779, and is located in the lower Penobscot River at Devereaux Cove, Stockton Springs, Maine."

• An excellent source of information on antiquarian tools, with specific articles on tool related topics in every issue.

• "A representation of the state of Maine through images, history, recipes and other info."  This site includes some "strange but true stories from Maine history."

• Look for their Maine Archives & Museums Directory published in 1999.

Maine Coast Craft School: 260 Old County Road, Bristol, ME 04539. mainecoastcraft@gmail.com

• Hours: 9AM-4PM, Mon.-Fri.

• Maine Memory Network

• The state agency that functions as the State Historic Preservation Office in Maine.

• "Maine's maritime heritage is told through gallery exhibits, an historic shipyard site, adult and children's educational programs, special events and narrated excursions."
• 42nd Annual Maritime Symposium, May 3rd, 2014 -- These Contrary Winds: Weather and its Effects on Ships, Mariners, and Maritime History

• "Search for historical documents, view stories on Maine history, save images in an album, purchase images, even create a slideshow to send to a friend."

• A private non-profit group that works in tandem with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission.

• A site dedicated to Maine quarrying, including a list of Maine quarries and their history.

• Historical Records Repositories in Maine:  A comprehensive listing based on a 1997 survey of repositories.

• July, August and September on Wednesdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

• "Norlands is the family home of the Washburns, one of the great political dynasties of the 19th century.  It is now run as a living history center offering in-depth experiences in 18th and 19th century rural life."

• The Elizabeth Tilley visits Augusta to re-create the 375th anniversary of the opening of the Pilgrim Fur Trading Post at Cushnoc.

• "Its purpose is to collect, preserve and exhibit pioneer aircraft, ground vehicles and engines significant to the evolution of transportation and/or the state of Maine."

• "Maine history relating to farms and farming communities between 1865 and 1940."

• The Pejepscot Museum, The Skolfield-Whittier House Museum and the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum.

• This new museum is now open, but does not seem to have a website yet.  Contact the museum creators at their business listed above for information.

• Visits are by appointment only.  Contact George Brace at Rays Point Rd., Milbridge, ME, 04658  (207) 546-2101.

Riversong Housewright: (802) 272-7252

Rockport-Camden Historical Society: at the Conway House Historical Museum, located on Rt. 1, Elm St., Box 747, Rockport, ME, 04856, 207-236-2257.

• 10-4: Tue.-Fri. in July and August.

• Monday through Friday 8:30 to 4:30

Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad: SR&RL, P.O. Box B, Phillips, ME 04966. President@srrl-rr.org

Seashore Trolley Museum: Post Office Box A, 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport, ME 04046, (207) 967-2712.

• Stanley Steamers (Steam Cars 1905, 1910, 1916).  Tuesday through Sunday, 10AM - 4PM, until October 31st.

• "Captain Tate moved from London around 1751, with his wife, Mary, and their four sons.  They arrived in Stroudwater, where Capt. Tate served as the senior mast agent for the British Royal Navy. The mast industry was vitally important to ensure England's supremacy on the seas."

• Sunday, 1-5pm; weekdays, 9am-4pm; closed Saturdays.

• July and August: Wednesday-Sunday 1-5 pm, September: Sundays only 1-5 pm.
• Wilhelm Reich "became one of the great psychoanalytic pioneers before his clinical studies led him into the laboratory and to investigations of the energy processes in nature at large."  Site of the Orgone Energy Observatory.