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Does Sanford Have a Museum? 

Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum Photo: Wikipedia   By Lawrence Furbish and Harland Eastman  Overheard in the checkout line of a Sanford grocery store: "Museum? What museum?"  Well, yes indeed, our city has the Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum located at 505 Main Street in Springvale. It was built in 1873 as the second Town Hall in Sanford and as a public meeting hall. It served as such until 1908, when the current Town Hall in Sanford opened. It then was used in a number of capacities…
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Christmas at the Goodwin House 

Goodwin House Victorian Christmas Tree Photo: Thom Gagne  By Thom Gagne Have you visited the Victoria Mansion in Portland during the Christmas season? It showcases an elegant holiday display in a beautiful old building, but right here in Springvale we have our own version. The Goodwin House at 503 Main St. in Springvale can provide you with a sense of what Christmas might have been like in our town 124 years ago. Built in 1899, the Goodwin House is owned by…
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Spring Gets Splashy Makeover 

Dave Allen and Shawn Jalbert spill water through a newly installed stone troughat the refurbished Springvale spring. Photo: Lee Burnett By Lee Burnett, Submissions editor  The spring that gave Springvale its name is inspiring efforts to enhance it and the wooded park surrounding it.  A stone artist with rustic sensibilities has restored the spring’s dilapidated stonework, added stone block seating and improved the aesthetics of the site off Bridge Street. Water now sluices out of a polished stone trough and splashes onto…
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Relic From Battleship U.S.S Maine Unveiled at Annual Meeting

Thelma Simpson admires the plaque celebrating U.S.S. Maine by Lawrence Furbish By Lawrence Furbish, Sanford Springvale Historical Society Board Member The Sanford-Springvale Historical Society held its 2023 annual meeting at the Museum on Thursday, September 14. Society President Harland Eastman welcomed members and guests in his usual relaxed and lighthearted way. A highlight of the evening was the unveiling of a plaque celebrating the battleship U.S.S. Maine and honoring the Simpson family who funded the plaque’s restoration. There’s an interesting…
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Furniture Dealer and Friends Created Service Club

By Lawrence Furbish, past President and past District Governor, Sanford-Springvale Rotary Club One Friday in the summer of 1922, Willis H. Folsom, a Springvale furniture dealer, went to the Falmouth Hotel in Portland for a meeting of the Portland Rotary Club. When the luncheon broke up, he waylaid the club secretary, explained how he was a great admirer of the organization, and asked how he could be proposed for membership. After some discussion, the secretary said that given the distance…
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