OPEN HOURS:

From September through June, except for the month of February, the Museum and Genealogy Center is generally open on Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4 pm.

During July and August, Museum and Genealogy Center open hours continue on Sunday and one weekday afternoon is added. The weekday schedule will be posted at the Museum and announced in local newspapers.

Also during July and August, the S Road School is open to the public on Friday from 1 to 4 pm.

If you are traveling from some distance, please email SBHS@tidewater.net or call 207-644-1234 before visiting to confirm the open hours schedule. Arrangements can also be made for a visit to the Museum or School at other times by contacting SBHS by email or phone.

Museum and Genealogy Center:

  • Complete set of South Bristol Town Reports
  • Town Records of the Town of Bristol, on microfilm
  • Genealogical files including many South Bristol families
  • Memorabilia and artifacts relating to teacher Sarah Emery and South Bristol Schools
  • Artifacts identified with South Bristol shipbuilding and fishing
  • Photographs, artifacts and ephemera relating to the hotels
    of South Bristol
  • Postcard collections with images of the area
  • Manuscript and original notes by H. Landon Warner, author of A History of the Families and their Houses: South Bristol, Maine
  • Original signs from numerous historic locations
  • Photographs and ephemera relating to long-time local families

Directions:

Driving to the SBHS Museum Location
MAP - Damariscotta/US Route 1, ME
to South Bristol, ME
The distance from Main St., Damariscotta to the S Road School is about 10 miles: to the SBHS Museum is about 12 miles. The School is on the right at the intersection of Route 129 and the S Road. The Museum is the fourth building on left after the swing bridge.