Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-12
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Few ci'ies u tie size Of AusnstA have
oeen 70 long visheus lifera,y. hissoficaI
and natural history society ~ has this city
she recent successfui movement to organ
re seen society here being the ffss that
nss oeen ATTEMPTED vhsre all these objects
nAve eqaai recognition sd unite together
Iof 'as rronioss5a Of ilisse worthy sta.ies.
Inc roft'snd Society OF Natural History Is
ons o. ne oldest OF these societies in Maine.
s"o mas had i.fe * Macy yicissitades
Tee ss ne lsss sai'd.1g, eti!sctiors
mo iiDfsry hAve been dsstroged BY IRE. I.
vs. ofssr'zed - early a. Isas and iacor-
p'fAseo N 1850. The society occupies =
mae building on EiG st-ees has Large AID
in'e'essins coiiecfsons' good Library, holds
regular meetings and under the immediate
'1a1ee''sa Of n CnAs. b Faller ~ curator
sA sehlesed . very csedttsbls rank
."Srs Gmi'af societies IN the country
i's memosf'hip includes the lending ard
influential citizens Of Portland.
Ine YORK Institute is nos located in it,
new rooms 10 ssco. Tits society 10 de
voice 10 he local hi't5ry, antiquities.
ns,afai history and biography Of York
csahty town. its collections are iafs
snd interesting. embrac!n: everything per
'ainieg To The aHursl or iocsi history Of the
county L. has ar extremely Interesting
iiofsry, cabinet Of rare ea'iositiss, relic,
And minerals. specimens in patur4i histary,
Old deeds, wills, manuscripts, specimens o.
early typography, etc. Is has publIshe,
one or two Numbers Of its'' Coiiec.ions.n
Al brunswick the Pejepscot Historical
society has curious AID interes sting col
lection and has published several valuable
histoficAi pamphlets.
The Sagadahoe Historical Society has
rooms in the new pat.en Free Library
building, Bath. And possesses very interest
Ing and ereditAble collections reialiax to
Aacient and modern SagadAhoc A renexe. !
interest In lis work has been apparent since |
1t took possession Of It's new and coavenien,
rooms in the beautiful library building.
In Belfast the Scientific Association hiss |
been organized for two or three years and |
has held many interesting meetings. This
Is q strictly natural history society, but to |
what extent it possesses collections towards
forming csbiue,, We are not informed.
The Bangor Historical Society has
done much towards collecting materials
relating to the history Of that city. |
These are nor deposited 10 the |
rooms Of ihs BaIgor Public Libra
~. Specimens of natural history are |
included in its collections. There are |
doubtless oiher societies and association, of |
. similar nature to the above, in some Of |
the larger towns of whose existence We are |
not aware. No reference il made above TO |
the Maine Historical Society, which il A |
State organic stion ,ou- ilaa being simply 10 |
show what towns and cities are doing in .
LEGAL way to encourage these desirable |
studies, form collections ard have lectures.
discussions, etc IS help to the work.
What the above are doing in their own
sections Of the State the newly formed |
Kennebec Society proposes to accomplish
for that portion of Maine embracing the |
entire Kennebec valley, from its source to |
the sea. The field is one of the most in. |
terestiug in the STATE. both from An histor. |
ical and natural history pin. Of view
The history Of this part Of Maine i. full of |
interest aud alive with inciden. and
romance. The fers. fauna and li,bolosy Of
the section is ore Of the most inviting to
the field naturalist that can snyvhere be