| The Schoolhouse Museum was built as a school for the Lincolnville beach area in 1892 and was in use as a school until 1948. The old schoolroom retains much of its character with the original blackboard, bell and woodwork still in place. |
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"There may be a better regional history somewhere in North America, but I certainly haven't come across it." Downeast Magazine, December 1995
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Ducktrap: Chronicles of a Maine Village by
Diane Roesing O'Brien, photography by Peggy S. Bochkay This 126 page book takes the reader on a tour through time of a unique village on the coast of Maine. Part of the larger town of Lincolnville, Ducktrap's two hundred years of settlement encompasses early starvation and poverty, later enterprise and industry, through wealthy summer colonization. ISBN 0-9650942-0-0 (8-1/2 x 11 inches, photographs, illustrations) $20.00 US |
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According to Downeast Magazine's review, Ducktrap is "utterly charming, gracefully written, wonderfully illustrated with period photographs and artwork, line drawings, maps, genealogical records -- a thumbnail history of one small Maine town that could stand in for hundreds...of other small towns."
"Ducktrap...should be a model for studies of this kind. Anyone interested in the social and economic history of the Maine coast will enjoy this book." Maine in Print, July 1996
"Ducktrap is extensively researched and comprehensive in its scope. It provides an insider's view of a gentler and far different time in this small coastal village's life." Bangor Daily News, June 10, 1995
The
town Lincolnville is located in the middle of Mid-Coast Maine, halfway between Camden and
Belfast, and is afforded protection from the Atlantic Ocean by Penobscot Bay. The shore
line in this area, which includes Ducktrap Harbor, is further protected by Islesboro, an
island about 10 miles long that divides the Bay into East and West parts. The Trap itself
is a narrow-necked estuary cove joining the Ducktrap River to the Harbor.
Today, tourists traveling US Route One zoom over the Ducktrap Bridge, which crosses the River above the Trap, quite unaware of being in an area that has been inhabited for 5,000 years.
Archaeological evidence along the Lincolnville shore shows evidence of occupation by the "Red Paint People," apparently skilled at ocean fishing. Centuries later Indian families found sweetgrass for their basket making there. Early explorers sailed these waters throughout the 1600's and by 1790 permanent settlers included farmers, merchants, shipbuilders, tradesmen, fishermen, and millers.
The population of Lincolnville reached a high point in the mid 1800's. Then in the early 1900's, people from the city were attracted to the town's ponds, lake and seashore for summer homes. A public beach has survived in Lincolnville Beach, not far from the Schoolhouse Museum.
The Lincolnville Historical Society has been instrumental in helping to preserve local genealogical records and historical artifacts of the Lincolnville area.
The collections of the Schoolhouse Museum include:
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The Museum is located in Lincolnville Beach on Route 173, just 1/8th mile from US Route 1, and is open during the summer months through Labor Day:
The Schoolhouse Museum is open Summer and Winter. To reach us, call 207-789-5445.
The following items may be ordered from the Lincolnville Historical Society by check, Visa, or Mastercard:
| Ducktrap: Chronicles of a Maine Village By Diane Roesing O'Brien with photography by Peggy S. Bochkay Contains 126 pages with over 100 photos, maps and sketches ISBN 0-9650942-0-0, softcover |
$20.00 |
| 1859 Map of Lincolnville Copy of original drawing by Marvin Garner and Ruth Warfel (taken from 1859 Waldo County Map) 20" x 28", suitable for framing |
$8.50 |
| Lincolnville Births, Deaths, and Marriages Copyright © 1985, Jackie Watts and Isabel Maresh 3-ring punched or non-punched, ready for your binder. 500 + pages |
$95.00 |
| Camden-Rockport Births, Deaths, and Marriages Copyright © 1985, Jackie Watts and Isabel Maresh 3-ring punched or non-punched, ready for your binder In two volumes, each 500 + pages |
$95.00 each |
| Lincolnville Scrapbook Histories (four volume set) Compiled by Jackie Watts from 1975 to 1985
These four scrapbook histories have stories, data, group and baby photos, veterans lists with photos, cemetery listings, and other tidbits of Lincolnville's history. |
$30.00 |
Several local genealogies are also available. Please write, phone, or email for more information.
If you are ordering by mail, please send your order with a check or money order to :
Lincolnville Historical Society, P.O. Box 211, Lincolnville ME 04850
Be sure to include:
If you want to order using your charge card (Visa or Mastercard only), please include:
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