Items for Sale at North Haven Historical Society

The following items may be purchased online and we will ship your order.
Publications are also for sale at our Archives Building and we invite you stop by
to peruse our selection or call or email with an order.
Thank you for supporting the North Haven Historical Society!

2020 Historical Society Calendar $15

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The theme for 2020 calendar is farming traditions of North Haven.
 Domestic Diversity and Other Subversive Activities $20
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by Lowell P. Beveridge, Jr.
2nd edition 2016

This memoir presents a personal and family saga at the very center of what became a crucial and convulsive stage in the political and cultural development of the United States.


North Haven Summers $30

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by Eleanor Motley Richardson, 1992 and second printing in 2009

North Haven Summers describes the drama, humor, and adventure of life on North Haven, as told by more than 90 summer and year-round residents

The North Island $20

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Compiled by Norwood Beveridge for the North Haven Bicentennial Committee, 1976 and reprinted in 1989 and 2009.

A historical digest considered be a fitting tribute to the Bicentennial Year of 1976.

Silent Fingers of Faith $15

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by Seward E. Beacom, 1981 and reprinted in 2009.
A history of the churches of North Haven, Maine from 1784-1981.

1859 Fox Island Map
*Currently Sold Out*

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A beautiful reproduction map from 1859 showing both North Haven and Vinalhaven. Map measures 14''x19'' and is printed on high quality water-color paper.

Foreign Correspondent
*Currently Sold Out*

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by H.D.S. Greenway, 2014
 A memoir detailing Greenway's over fifty eventful years as a war correspondent and journalist in some of the most dangerous places around the world.

Exhibition Book - Beatrice Whitney Van Ness $10

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The Exhibit Catalog for the Beatrice Whitney Van Ness exhibition of paintings from 1910 to 1979, organized by  Child's Gallery. Notes from Curator Emily Stahl and foreword by Mary Van Ness Crocker and Sylvia Van Ness Martin.

On Solid Ground
*Currently Sold Out*

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by Lydia Webster Brown, 2010.
On Solid Ground presents the first exploration of historic and current farming on North Haven. Through photographs, diaries, letters, and oral histories, it illustrates the unique challenges and advantages of farming thirteen miles off the Maine Coast.

The Colony: Stories from a
Down East Island $20

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by Lowell P. Beveridge, Jr., 2015

A history of New England through the lens of a small plot of land on the northeast end of North Haven, specifically focusing on the life of the author's grandfather, Orris Beverage.

Fishing, Boatbuilding and Deepwater Mariners of North Haven $10

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The stories behind the boat collection of the North Haven Historical Society, from early fishing days through North Haven dinghy races.

Pulpit Harbor Two Hundred Years $15

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by Seward E. Beacom, 1985 and reprinted in 2009 with corrections by Sam Beverage

A history of North Haven's Pulpit Harbor from 1784 to 1984.

White Schoolhouses on an Island $15

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by Seward E. Beacom, 1980 and reprinted in 2009.

A history of the schools of North Haven, Maine from 1790-1958.

Cold Milk and Apple Pie $15

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by Lewis Haskell, 1988 and reprinted in 2009.
Lewis Haskell was born and brought up on the island of North Haven. His approach to island life has always been tinged with an element of adventure. He maintains he has always applied the old 'sour dough' theory. Give him something to start with and who knows what he will create. These stories are a good example.

Bartlett's Harbor Artist Colony: Exhibit Catalog $40

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by curator Christina B. Abbott, 2012.
Exhibit book for the Historical Society's 2012  summer exhibit on the artists' colony at Bartlett's Harbor on North Haven. Well researched and indexed, the book also includes many color images of artwork as well as archival photographs.

Memories of North Haven $20

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by Barbara Allen Benton and compiled and edited by her daughter Christina Abbott, 2012.
With humor and touching memories, Barbara Allen Benton provides a detailed account of summers at Bartlett's Harbor on North Haven. Includes many archival photographs.