Bar Harbor Historical Society in Bar Harbor Maine Bar Harbor Historical Society
The Bar Harbor Historical Society was started in 1946. It moved to its current location on Ledgelawn Avenue in November 1997. The bulding is the former St. Edward's Convent built in 1918. The Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic places, is located at 33 Ledgelawn Avenue, Bar Harbor. The concept which eventually grew to be the Bar Harbor Historical Society originated in the summer of 1945. In that year, a committee was formed from the directors of the Jesup Library. They decided to exhibit old photographs and pamphlets showing the town's past in memory of George B. Dorr, the father of Acadia National Park, who died in 1944.
Bar Harbor Historical Society Web Site
Museum Address:
P.O. Box 333
Bar Harbor, ME
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