CIHS Names Its 2025 Volunteers of the Year

CIHS held its Annual Membership Meeting on June 21st.  Members heard a review of the past 12 months and upcoming plans, followed by the Ellsworth Miller Lecture Series, presenting Donna Miller Damon and her talk on “Chebeague’s Revolutionary War Connections.” A highlight of the meeting was the special announcement of 2025 Volunteers of the Year award. The CIHS Board recognized “The Archive Team:” Cathy MacNeill, Donna Damon and Kathy Kuntz!  This Team invested great effort in restoring collection items and updating the catalogue for the entire collection – a major undertaking!

July Mystery Photo

On what road is this house located? What was the original name of the road; who was the first owner; and in which decade was it built (give or take 2)!

Answers to: [email protected]

June Mystery Photo Revealed

We had many guesses but no one answered both questions. The house was built by master carpenter Ammi Hamilton. He and his wife Emma lived there until 1898, when it was sold to Inez Ross Johnson and her husband Will. They were the parents of Mildred Johnson, who lived there until her death at age 96 in 1992. Mildred was a teacher in numerous locations in Maine including Chebeague’s West End School. Now it is owned by Adam and Melissa Kagan.