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Historic Sweat Homestead To Become Mousam Way Land Trust’s New HQ

The 1777 farm and homestead of Reverend Moses Sweat will become the new headquarters of the Mousam Way Land Trust following a bequest of 100 acres of land and the historic home located on lower School St. The bequest was made by Virginia Hurd Morin, a Sanford native who passed away earlier this year at the age of 99. The gift of the properties was unexpected, according to Bud Johnston, President of the Land Trust. Mrs. Morin also provided one…
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Civil War Veteran’s New Stone to be Dedicated Sunday

Civil War veteran Stephen Farnham, who is buried in the Farnham-Dorr Cemetery adjacent to the new Convenient MD by the South Sanford roundabout, has a new headstone thanks to the efforts of local residents who wanted to see him properly memorialized. Stephen Farnham was born in South Berwick in 1841. The 1850 census finds him living in Wells with his parents, Ralph (a laborer) and Phebe, and older siblings. By the 1860 census, Stephen and his brother Nathaniel were working…
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Sixty Years Ago in Sanford

Stories, photos and ads from the October 5, 1961 issue of the Sanford Tribune and Advocate. From the collection of the Sanford-Springvale Historical Society.
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Folk Artist Exhibit at Historical Museum

by Harland Eastman More than fifty paintings by Maine folk artist Ray-Welch will be on view at the Historical Museum, 505 Main Street in Springvale from mid-September through the end of the year. The exhibit opens with a reception at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 16th at the Museum. The public is cordially invited and admission to the event is free. Face masks should be worn. Welch specialized in aspects of his remembered past. Such scenes became popular after New York art dealers successfully promoted…
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50 Years Ago: From the Pages of the Sanford Tribune

These photos are of the July 29, 1971 issue of the Sanford Tribune, in the collection of the Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum.
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