Boothbay Region Students are Extraordinary

The Historical Society is proud to support the Class of 2025 with a $1,000 college scholarship award to an outstanding student choosing to further their academic education.

This award would not be possible without community support. Please consider a donation to the Boothbay Region Historical Society College Scholarship Fund. Click here to donate through our website, or mail a donation to Boothbay Region Historical Society, P. O. Box 272, Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538. Please indicate “Scholarship Fund” in the memo.

Thank you for supporting the Class of 2025!

BRHS Seniors!

Please see the guidance office for information on how to apply for this award.
We look forward to hearing from you!

A Look Back: 150 Years of Life in the Boothbay Region

Oak Street looking toward the present site of the Museum (on the left)[/caption]

Is it possible to fit 150 years of history into one room? Well, our Exhibit Committee has given it a darn good try! Our current exhibit, A Look Back: 150 Years of Life in the Boothbay Region, takes Elizabeth Freeman Reed’s birth in 1874 as a jumping off point to tell the history of the Boothbay region over the last century and a half.

The exhibit includes biographical information on Captain Freeman K. Reed who was in the business of transporting ice and who built the Oak Street house for his family in 1873.  There is a display exploring Elizabeth’s involvement in the women’s social and activist group, using newly cataloged records in the Monday Club Collection. The “Now and Then” Board compares photographs of historic buildings to their modern counterparts.

Also included are photos and stories on historic mills, the ice industry, lobstering, and other industries that helped define and support the growth of our area. From books to branding irons, paintings to plummets, signs to shoes, this exhibit has something for everyone.

The Boothbay Region Historical Society is located in beautiful Boothbay Harbor, Maine in the 1874 home of Elizabeth F. Reed and its grounds, Fullerton Park. Browse six rooms of artifacts, photographs, maps, and memorabilia. Our collections of town records, local newspapers, family histories, account books, and more are available for those wishing to delve into our colonial and coastal heritage.