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Photo: Robert J Near

SBHS

Walpole Union Chapel

Harvey Gamage, South Bristol Shipbuilder

Harvey Gamage Shipyard

Captain R. Corliss Farrin

Ralph Corliss Farrin worked as a boat captain for the US Navy sonobuoy testing range, managed by the Vocaline Company (later VAST, Inc.)...

Wabanaki Basket Donated to Historical Society Museum

Museum Donation, Spring 2022

South Bristol's First Firetruck

South Bristol's first firetruck is an important purchase for the town in 1922.

The 'New' SBHS Museum

The next time you stop by the South Bristol Historical Society building, you'll be in for a surprise! A group of Trustees including Cathy...

Christmas in August

The smell of fresh-cut pine and balsam; the sound of Adeste Fideles from the wind-up Victrola; the taste of old-fashioned sugar cookies...

The Old Smokehouse Lives On!

For many years, beginning in the 1930's or 40's, a smokehouse sat on the north side of the South Bristol Gut close to the swing bridge....

The S Road School Becomes an Art Gallery

The South Bristol Historical Society honored local artists, both past and present, with an art exhibit at the S Road School in August of...

The S Road School Preservation

The formal re-opening and dedication of the restored S Road School took place on Saturday, June 22 2010. Located at the intersection of...