From the back cover

"The Boothbay Harbor Region was on eof the first parts of the country to be colonized by European settlers, and for over 370 years it has been a home for boat builders, fishermen, farmers, and artists, as well as a vacation destinati0on for more than a century.

The wonderful photographic history shows how much, and yet how little, has changed over the century from 1870 to1970. The Region has maintaine its trnquility and sense of tradition throughout and it is fascinating to see farmers ploughing their fields using oxen as late as the 1940's.

These photographs show us the faces and places that make up the Region's history: old buildings now long gone, a president's visit and Hollywood film sets, devastating fires and destructive storms, people walking on the frozen bay in the winter and haying in the summer, fishermen and yaghtsmen plying the waves, ship launches and ship wrecks. We see the church congregations, school sports teams, grizzeled sailors, hardworking farmers, a hot dog king, and ordinary families – the ordinary folk of the Boothbay Region and the intracacies of their day to day lives in this beautiful area.

The old photagraphs collected by author Jum Harnedy show us how fundamentally the ways in which we live have changed in only a hundred years. Yet at the same time, these images help us understand the past and those who preceeded us, and bring us closer to an understanding of our heritage.

With this book, author Jim Harnedy has created a journey intothe past which will delight resident and visitor alike.

Acadia Publishing

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Dover, NH 03820