WASHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

WASHINGTON, ME

Staircase Farnsworth Art Museum FAM(9) Credit: rverc

The Washington Historical Society, Inc. is a nonprofit organization located in Washington, Maine. Founded in 1962, the society is dedicated to preserving the history of Washington and the surrounding area. The organization’s mission is to educate the public about the history of the town and its people, to collect and preserve artifacts and documents, and to maintain a public museum.

The Washington Historical Society is run by a board of directors composed of local residents. The board meets monthly to discuss the organization's activities and to plan for the future. The society also relies on volunteers for a variety of projects, such as cataloging and displaying artifacts, conducting genealogical research, and organizing events.

The society’s museum is located in the historic Hubbard-Dickey House, which was built in 1790. It houses an extensive collection of artifacts from the area, including documents, photographs, furniture, and clothing. The museum also features rotating exhibits that highlight different aspects of local history.

The society is involved in a number of other activities, such as organizing educational programs, preserving local cemeteries, and providing genealogical research services. It also publishes a quarterly newsletter and an annual journal that features articles about local history. The society is open to the public on Saturdays from 10am-2pm, and visitors are welcome to explore the museum and the Hubbard-Dickey House.

WASHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in WASHINGTON ME. US MID #8402300363

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: New England (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont).

Staircase Farnsworth Art Museum FAM(4) THE Farnsworth Art Museum (FAM)

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View of Downtown Augusta, Maine...going home

WW&F Ry Engine 9 This was taken after we returned from our tour. The engine had just taken on water and is now preparing to shuttle the train cars into their shed and then it will be shut down for the night inside the engine shed.

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End Of The Line Four people push the turntable to reverse the direction of this engine.

Engine Number Nine This past Saturday I spent about five hours or so riding this restored train. I like this photo because of the dark smoke and white steam as the engine is being readied to be coupled to the caboose, box car, and flat car that comprise the train. Also there is some nice fall color. The gentleman in the red and black shirt is installing what were once white flags one on either side of the engine. About 15 riders, mostly train buffs, were on this train. The building is the water tower used to fill the tanks of the locomotives.

The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway. The line was operated as a for-profit company from 1895 until 1933 between the Maine towns of Wiscasset, Albion, and Winslow, but was abandoned in 1936. Today, about three miles (4.8 km) of the track in the town of Alna has been rebuilt and is operated by the non-profit Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum as a heritage railroad offering passenger excursion trains and hauling occasional cargo.
Engine 9 was built by the Portland Company in Portland Maine as works number 622 completed on May 2, 1891and is a 0-4-4T Forney locomotive now owned and operated by the Wiscasset Waterville, and Farmingtone Railway, Alna, Maine. It was abandoned in about 1936 and has since been restored and is operational. [Wikipedia]

BEWARE! Halloween is coming soon and many decorations are on display. This one is in South Gardiner, Maine. A mashup of lobster traps, fall flowers and skeletons.

Contact WASHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

WASHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
PO BOX 408
WASHINGTON
ME
04574-0408

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MID #	8402300363
Name	WASHINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Alternate Name
Classification	Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , New England
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	020627108
NTEECC	A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201106
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	44.274581, -69.37686
CODES	FIPS State Code: 23 FIPS County Code: 013 US Census Tract: 970300 US Census Block: 3020