Lisbon Historical Society - Lisbon Maine

The Holdings of the Historical Society as recorded in 2000

Much has been added!

Available at our Archives are some Old Lisbon Post, Lisbon News, The Enterprise, The Lisbon Enterprise, and other local publications. These come in handy for those doing research or when doing genealogy. There are many obituaries in these papers that have not been copied or clipped as yet, which is our custom. A few self-made albums are full of obituaries and are in alphabetical order ready for use. Some of our older newspapers, like the Maine Gazette, etc. have listings of ships coming into port in Bath, and other ports. These also list births, deaths, and marriages in local areas of Maine. The Society has approximately thirty of these old Gazette Newspapers dating in 1820's and 1830's. These also have listings of court records with land deals, etc. Also available are Lisbon Town Reports-1868-1870, 1872-1876, 1881-1884, 1904, 1909, 1911-1915, 1917 to the present day. From 1868-1909 no vitals are listed, but after that date there are listed births, deaths, and marriages with the names and dates of each. This pattern stopped approximately 1950 and most only now list deaths from each year with names and dates of each. Some earlier years only gave total number of vitals, but most were listed with dates, etc. These are a great help in doing family research or history of the town or other.

We have genealogies of the Bowie, Rowe, Cox, Blethen and Foster families. Also information on the Anicetti family and their relationship with Moxie events held in the town of Lisbon. Many other families can be researched with articles or other information available.

We have these books available also:

The History of a small Maine Town (The Lisbon Book) By Francis W. Plummer Sr. 1970, Includes a history of Lisbon, those who lived there and those who served their country and community (With Illustrations).

Cemetery Inscriptions: Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War.

Veterans of Bowdoin, Maine, by Charlene B. Bartlett and Jayne E. Bickford, published by Heritage Books Inc. Copyright 1993. (Includes Lisbon and Bowdoin burials, etc.)

Androscoggin County Atlas of 1873 with maps and history of 1873. Published by Sanford Everts & Co. of Philadelphia, PA. Each towns map lists names of residents, homes along each street or road, and also locations of schools in given areas.

The Webster, West Gardiner, Litchfield, Monmouth Register of 1909. (Includes History and names of residents of these areas)

1905 Lisbon Register (Lists History and names of residents of the area and those of the household)

1911 Census Book of Lisbon. (Includes maps of the area and names of residents listed on each street or road. Also listed with heads of household are other family members and their type of work of each or listed as student or other.)

1903 Maine Legislative Album (Contains photos and a short story about each person’s vitals, etc. including their career jobs and residency if available.) Note: a number of these have ties with Lisbon or with surrounding area.

Vital Records of Lisbon, Maine, Prior to 1892

Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 19, Edited by Marlene Alma Hinkley Groves, Picton Press, Camden, Maine, Copyright 1995 Picton Press, First Printing January 1995. (Lists Births, Marriages, Marriage Intentions, and Deaths listed in the Town of Lisbon.)

The Almighty and Us -The inside story of Shiloh, Maine (about Shiloh) by Arnold L. White-publishers, White Publishers, copyright 1979.

Across the Atlantic in a Nine Foot Boat - One Man Alone Bill Dunlop's own story by Frank M Drigotas Jr. Downeast Books, Camden, Maine, Copyright 1983 by Frank M Drigotas Jr.