Ice Skating – A Wintertime Tradition
Two weeks of cold, dry weather produced ideal conditions for Ice skating, hockey — and memory-making for the younger generation.
Donna Damon Dazzles!
On January 18th, Donna Damon and Long Island’s Karen Rae made a Zoom presentation titled Long-Chebeague Connections, following the Long Island Historical Society’s annual meeting.
Karen began by identifying the very first Doughty and others who first came to our islands.
Donna followed, proceeding to show Chebeague-Long connections amongst these families: Doughty, Robinson, Getchell, Webber, Bennett, Eaton, Train, MacVane, Miller, Hamilton, Johnson, Thompson, Wallace, Blaisdell, Hicks, Black, Brown, Green, Horr, Jewett, Corliss, Boxer, Riddle, Brewer, Waterman, Ricker, Morton, Wood, Rich, Soule, Littlefield, Sweet, Cleaves, Griffin, Ross, Calder, Dyer, McCollum, Gomez, Hutchinson, Sawyer, Marr, Floyd, Cushing, Kuntz, St. Cyr, Marshall, Todd, Burgess, Tierney, Curit, and Casso!!
Everyone was astonished at Donna’s depth of knowledge, and amazed at how intimately our islands’ populations are connected!
Looking for Summer Work?
The Chebeague Island Historical Society is seeking paid and volunteer staff. Our store has several retail and volunteer positions available for the summer. For retail positions, contact Anne Brenton at 603-489-8411 or email [email protected], For volunteer opportunities, fill in the form found here. Please help us spread the word; we look forward to hearing from you!
February Mystery Photo
Where is this house (Somewhat remodeled since the photo)? Who owns it now? What was it called when it was a boarding house? What was it called when it was a B and B? Name at least one former owner! Email your winning response to [email protected]
January Mystery Photo Revealed!
George Bates, Barbara Marshall, and Leila Bisharat all correctly identified the January mystery photo. It’s not surprising because they are siblings, and the photo was of their ancestral Littlefield home! Their great-great grandfather, William T. Littlefield is in the center of the photo and has a beard. He was one of Chebeague’s early Stone Sloopers and had 2 island farms totaling 100 acres. His daughter Susan, their great-grandmother married Eben Bates. The home is now owned by the Phipps family and overlooks the Boatyard.