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April Meeting

phs-admin — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:33:30 +0000

The Poland Historical Society will hold its April meeting on Wednesday, April 20^th at 7pm at the District #22 School House along Route 26. Our April meeting will feature a very interesting presentation by Bill Dalbec and Neil James on the history of a violin made in 1878 by J.H.Schellinger of Poland.

Bill Dalbec is a retired facility manager, who collects violins and fiddles, as well as plays and sings in the Don Berry Band String, a Southern Maine bluegrass band. He came upon a J.H.Schellinger violin via an acquaintance and was very impressed by the maker. He and his wife, Janet then began their journey to try and understand J.H. Schellinger’s life and his driving force to perfection as a violin maker. Hopefully during the upcoming lecture and dialog with the Poland community, more information will be acquired and shared on this remarkable individual. A J.H. Schellinger violin will be on display and will be played by Dalbec and local son Neil James of Poland, who now owns the instrument. James has been playing music around the state of Maine for over a decade. He holds a BFA in Theatre from USM with a minor in music.

There will also be an opportunity for attendees at the meeting to also play the instrument. Following the presentation, a business meeting will be held and refreshments will be served. Monthly meetings are free and open to the public. The Poland Historical Society welcomes all those interested to attend.

Neil James with the Schellinger violin

The Schellinger violin

March Meeting

phs-admin — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:35:01 +0000

The Poland Historical Society will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, March 16^th at 7pm at the District #22 School House along Route 26. This will be our first Wednesday night meeting of the year. David Tedford, will present a fascinating program on the history of the Summit Spring Hotel. This will be a great talk for those interested in learning more about the famous Summit Springs Hotel of Poland. Anyone who has Summit Spring Hotel memorabilia is welcome to bring it. There will be a display table of pictures and other items. Any items brought for display will be returned to their owners at the conclusion of the evening’s program. There will be time within the program for those who wish to share stories of Summit Springs. Following the presentation, a meeting will be held and refreshments will be served. We welcome all those interested to attend.

Thank You!

phs-admin — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:33:50 +0000

The Poland Historical Society wishes to thank those who attended, donated, volunteered and provided support for the Holiday Market & Bakery Sale held on December 11th. The Holiday Market was a big success and the Poland Historical Society was able to raise funds for a Memorabilia Barn, which is to be built behind the District #22 School House along Route 26.

If you would like to make a donation to the Poland Historical Society’s Memorabilia Barn, donations may be sent to 90 Range Hill Road, Poland Maine 04274. Checks may be made payable to the Poland Historical Society. There is still a great need for funds for this upcoming project. The Poland Historical Society greatly appreciates you support and your vested interest in Poland’s special history.