History Room Blog

Here are some recent posts from the History Room Blog!

• Resources for Jewish American History – Part 1

  May 21, 2020
  May is Jewish American Heritage Month. Jewish history in Maine dates back to 1785; in Bath, to 1880. You can use resources in the History Room to learn about Bath’s Jewish community, or take a tour of the amazing online archive and museum at BathJewishHistory.org. There are many other resources available in Maine for the ...
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• Postally Used

  May 9, 2020
  Thank you for joining us in a journey through postcard history this past week. In my search for good blog posts and my research for yesterday’s History Room Live Presentation, I found so many more postcards that I wanted to share with you! I’ll have to keep them in mind for next May, when National ...
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• How’s the sap?

  May 8, 2020
  “Well Frank, how’s the sap?” begins this postcard from Hattie to Frank Wells of Gardiner. It’s March 17, 1927, and the maple trees are waking up from winter. 2010.8.1.248c, “Morse High School, Bath, Maine,” from the Oscar R. Marsh Postcard Collection 2010.8.1.248c verso, “Morse High School, Bath, Maine,” from the Oscar R. Marsh Postcard Collection “Lena said ...
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• A Cordial Invitation

  May 7, 2020
  In October, 1909, two enterprising women sent out an advertising postcard for their new business partnership—a millinery shop, or ladies’ hat shop. The Barker & Young millinery shop was located in the Sagadahoc Block at 72 Front Street, where shoppers could also visit A.G. Page Co. jewelers, David T. Percy & Sons department store, and ...
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• To Let You Know

  May 6, 2020
  2013.3.1.7.1, “To let you know that Woolwich, Me. is just the place for you,” from the Patricia E. Bonner Collection Do you recognize this part of Woolwich? Neither do I. This postcard is one of many mass-produced cards in our collection that make use of stock images and phrases. 2013.3.1.7.1 verso, “To let you know that Woolwich, ...
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• Thanking You for Your Kindness

  May 5, 2020
  This morning I drove over the Sagadahoc Bridge on my way in to the library – still closed – to choose a postcard for today’s blog post. I admired the way the Sagadahoc County Courthouse – also closed – stood directly ahead against the city skyline. Evidently, E. Marion Freeman also admired the structure. She chose ...
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• Wish You Were Here

  May 4, 2020
  The first week of May is National Postcard Week! This May in particular, the humble postcard takes on extra significance as a simple but powerful link to distant friends and faraway places. Every day this week, we’ll share a postcard from the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room collections, bringing you fresh sights to see and – hopefully – a ...
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