People & families
January 16, 2025
written by Dr. Jean Hankins, for the occasion of the unveiling of the headstone for George Peirce George Peirce was the first settler of Naples and also Otisfield. He arrived in 17
Read more : History of Otisfield’s Founder, George PeircePeople & families
May 21, 2023
by: Jean F Hankins “MISTAKES WERE MADE”: HOW OTISFIELD GOT STARTED We’re talking tonight about how the town of Otisfield got started. Not all the history, but just the first part,
Read more : Origins of OtisfieldPeople & families
October 2, 2022
written by Grinfill B. Holden, in 1884 and reprinted by William Spurr in A History of Otisfield, Maine in 1944 The story of the only homicide ever committed in Otisfield, as handed
Read more : The McIntosh HomicidePeople & families
October 1, 2022
To view the individual presentations from the tour, please click on the links below: Participants in the tour included: The History of Bell Hill Meetinghouse George Peirce, first s
Read more : 2022 Bell Hill Cemetery TourWork & industry
February 25, 2022
written by David Hankins, February 2000 Each summer when I was growing up, my family would travel from Kansas back to my mother’s home town, Otisfield, Maine. I would spend June in
Read more : Digging GravesPeople & families
July 12, 2021
Transcribed by Jean F. Hankins, 2011, for the Otisfield Historical Society with permission of their owner, Hal Ferguson of Otisfield Content warning! The first letter in this serie
Read more : Civil War Letters Of Algernon H. Scribner, 1862 – 1864People & families
June 19, 2021
written by Polly Bartow, April 26, 2012 The stencil has been used as an artistic tool for perhaps thousands of years and its use extends to various arts. Walls, textiles, books, ga
Read more : Early American Stenciling and the Work of Moses EatonCommunity life
February 15, 2021
by: Jean F Hankins The date of January 1, 1785, is important in Maine history because it marks the start of Maine’s struggle to separate from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mor
Read more : Maine Becomes A StatePeople & families
April 22, 2020
Interview of Howard Dyer, Otisfield, Maine 29 April 2009 The 1918 Influenza Pandemic Interviewer: Henry Hamilton The media is hot on the subject of an influenza pandemic so I thoug
Read more : Interview with Howard Dyer on the 1918 Spanish Flu PandemicPeople & families
November 14, 2019
Soul Searching is a compilation of ten diaries spanning the years of 1814-1946 that examine the role of religion in the community, submitted in 2006 by Jean Hankins for the Dublin
Read more : Soul Searching: Ten Diaries From Otisfield, MainePeople & families
April 8, 2019
By: Jean F. Hankins Each year from 1790 to the end of the Civil War the townspeople of Otisfield wrestled with the dilemma of town relief. Examining this issue from two perpspectiv
Read more : A Cage For John Sawyer: The Poor Of Otisfield, MainePeople & families
June 22, 2018
A Maine Woman Goes South is a compilation of the 158 letters Nellie Pottle wrote home to Otisfield during her two years teaching at Spelman College, a school for black girls in Atl
Read more : A Maine Woman Goes SouthLetters from the society
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People & families
January 16, 2025
written by Dr. Jean Hankins, for the occasion of the unveiling of the headstone for George Peirce George Peirce was the first settler of Naples and also Otisfield. He arrived in 17
Read more : History of Otisfield’s Founder, George PeircePeople & families
May 21, 2023
by: Jean F Hankins “MISTAKES WERE MADE”: HOW OTISFIELD GOT STARTED We’re talking tonight about how the town of Otisfield got started. Not all the history, but just the first part,
Read more : Origins of OtisfieldPeople & families
October 2, 2022
written by Grinfill B. Holden, in 1884 and reprinted by William Spurr in A History of Otisfield, Maine in 1944 The story of the only homicide ever committed in Otisfield, as handed
Read more : The McIntosh HomicidePeople & families
October 1, 2022
To view the individual presentations from the tour, please click on the links below: Participants in the tour included: The History of Bell Hill Meetinghouse George Peirce, first s
Read more : 2022 Bell Hill Cemetery TourWork & industry
February 25, 2022
written by David Hankins, February 2000 Each summer when I was growing up, my family would travel from Kansas back to my mother’s home town, Otisfield, Maine. I would spend June in
Read more : Digging GravesPeople & families
July 12, 2021
Transcribed by Jean F. Hankins, 2011, for the Otisfield Historical Society with permission of their owner, Hal Ferguson of Otisfield Content warning! The first letter in this serie
Read more : Civil War Letters Of Algernon H. Scribner, 1862 – 1864People & families
June 19, 2021
written by Polly Bartow, April 26, 2012 The stencil has been used as an artistic tool for perhaps thousands of years and its use extends to various arts. Walls, textiles, books, ga
Read more : Early American Stenciling and the Work of Moses EatonCommunity life
February 15, 2021
by: Jean F Hankins The date of January 1, 1785, is important in Maine history because it marks the start of Maine’s struggle to separate from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mor
Read more : Maine Becomes A StatePeople & families
April 22, 2020
Interview of Howard Dyer, Otisfield, Maine 29 April 2009 The 1918 Influenza Pandemic Interviewer: Henry Hamilton The media is hot on the subject of an influenza pandemic so I thoug
Read more : Interview with Howard Dyer on the 1918 Spanish Flu PandemicPeople & families
November 14, 2019
Soul Searching is a compilation of ten diaries spanning the years of 1814-1946 that examine the role of religion in the community, submitted in 2006 by Jean Hankins for the Dublin
Read more : Soul Searching: Ten Diaries From Otisfield, MainePeople & families
April 8, 2019
By: Jean F. Hankins Each year from 1790 to the end of the Civil War the townspeople of Otisfield wrestled with the dilemma of town relief. Examining this issue from two perpspectiv
Read more : A Cage For John Sawyer: The Poor Of Otisfield, MainePeople & families
June 22, 2018
A Maine Woman Goes South is a compilation of the 158 letters Nellie Pottle wrote home to Otisfield during her two years teaching at Spelman College, a school for black girls in Atl
Read more : A Maine Woman Goes South