Buxton-Hollis Historical Society
 100 Main St., Route 4A
 P.O. Box 34, Buxton, Maine 04093
  BHHS@buxtonhollishistorical.org
 207-929-1684
We will open for the season with regular Thursday night hours starting  April 3, 4-8 PM
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See our Online Resources tab at left for new spreadsheet listings of our resources for;

-Family and Individual Catalog
-Image Archive
-Obituaries
-Object Collection Catalog
-Scanned Documents
-Video Lists

Use the spreadsheet "Find" function to search for people or other items.
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2025 Programs and Events;

Tues Apr 15, 7 PM, Salmon Falls West and East National Historic Districts with Nancy Ponzetti

Saturday May 17, 1-4 PM, Genealogy Workshop.  Open to the public. Please let us know if you plan to attend, but walk ins are welcome too.

Tues May 20, 7 PM Local Railroading with Jonathan Wells

Tues June 17, 7 PM, Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy with Prof. Elizabeth DeWolfe of UNE

August;  Buxton and Hollis Community Days

Sept 16, 7 PM, So You Think You Know Hollis and Buxton with Maine State Senator James D. Libby

Saturday Nov 1, 5:30 PM Annual Meeting and Potluck Supper with the film The Gunpowder Mills of Gorham and Windham, Maine

Saturday Dec 6, 10-2, Second Annual Santa's Shindig sale at 100 Main St.



Recent Online Programs


Buxton-Hollis Historical Society Public and Volunteer Operations by B. Hill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuCCj86UMgE



French & Indian Wars in our area by Michael Dekker     https://vimeo.com/939190346



Lost Pequawkets of The Saco River by Brenton Hill https://youtu.be/t43N7kkfg-I

https://vimeo.com/956680558



Dangerous Temptations - Textile Factory Girls by Elizabeth DeWolfe https://vimeo.com/985084558



Immigrant Groups Getting By, Roberta Ransley-Matteau


https://youtu.be/5Wc4duVhBh4?si=_Xtg09159PCGI3K0



300 Years of Vegetarianism by Avery Yale Kamila https://vimeo.com/821008806



Nursing in the Civil War by Nancy Ponzetti

https://vimeo.com/829533188



Slavery in Maine by Vana Carmona https://vimeo.com/850309355



Waterpower on the Saco by Brenton Hill https://vimeo.com/868491962



Marxophone and Beyond by Katherine Rhoda

https://vimeo.com/878829658


Other Links


Life Story Workshop How To by Jan Hill, 2011

https://vimeo.com/23205947

Antique Appraisal at the Brewster Barn, Sept. 23, 2023
About Us

Organized and incorporated in 1970, the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with partial support from the towns of Buxton and Hollis, Maine. The society’s purpose is to collect, preserve  and publish whatever may be related to the early and late history of the towns of Buxton and Hollis, including but not limited to books, relics and articles about early settlers, records of colonial and later wars, as well as genealogical information and maps.

 

Our Society's museum, library and archival collections include a wide range of materials documenting the rich heritage of this area of southern Maine and the Saco River Valley.  The N. C. Watson School Museum at Buxton Center offers third grade classes and other visitors the opportunity to experience life in a one-room school at the beginning of the twentieth century. Throughout the year, the Buxton-Hollis Historical Society provides lectures, cemetery and house tours, special exhibits, books and items of historic interest and educational activities for people of all ages.

 

All of our meetings are open to the public and membership is open to all who wish to help. Our facilities include the Library, Museum and History Center and Museum at 100 Main St, Bar Mills, the N. C. Watson One-Room School at Buxton Center, and the historic 1802 Elden Store at Buxton Center.

 

We invite your support by becoming a member of the Society!
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Please click on the Video History Links tab at left to view videos of local interest
 
See an excerpt from the "Buxton, Maine - An American Story" documentary. 
Note this entire video is available on DVD and can be purchased from our Museum Store.

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