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Boothbay Region Historical Sketches (volume I)  

Barbara Rumsey, Editor $14.00

The first volume of the book series, Boothbay Region Historical Sketches came out in April 1995. It is 192 pages long and includes 35 articles that have been in our popular column in the Boothbay Register. The book includes an index with more than a 1,000 names and 50 maps and photos. Multiple authors contributed to the book which is divided into five geographic sections: Sheepscot River Islands, Dover and Back River, West Harbor, Boothbay Harbor, East Boothbay; and a section entitled, "On the Water."

All articles are by Barbara Rumsey unless otherwise noted.

Chapter Titles

Highlights of Boothbay History

Section I: Sheepscot River Islands

The Old Oak Tree and the Mill on Barters Island, Parts I and II

Kimballtown, Parts I and II

Summer 1905, on Sawyers Island, Parts I and II, by Evelyn Hodgdon

Recollections of Indiantown Island, 1919-1929, Parts I and II, by Helen Little Hall

The S. G. Hodgdon Store and the Trevett Post Office, by Cathy Campbell

Section II: Dover and Back River

The Early History of the Dover Section of Boothbay, by John Welsh III

Michael Sinnett's Misadventures, by John Heyl

Ovens Mouth

Section III: West Harbor

Henry Curtis and West Harbor in 1666

The Heirship Road Map, Parts I and II

A West Harbor Feldspar Quarry, by Alden Stickney

Section IV: Boothbay Harbor

The Boothbay Harbor Fountain

Beaths and Wells in Boothbay Harbor    

Time and Money, by Mark Voight

Will T. Marr and the Harbor in the Teens, Parts I and II, by Asa Tupper Sr.

World War II by Earl Leavitt

Section V: East Boothbay   

East Boothbay Before 1826, Parts I and II

East Boothbay in 1668, Parts I and II

Henry Champnoise's 1679 Will

Seaveys and Shipyards, Parts I and II

Those Old Place Names

Section VI: On The Water

The Steamboat Era, by Alden Stickney

The Dory

The Great Pogy Era, Parts I and II, by Carl R. Griffin III

Section VII: Background

Profile of the Boothbay Region Historical Society

A Personal View of Local History 

Notes on the Authors