The library has the best collection of books about Sebago we know. Click on the button for a listing of their resources.
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Resources at Spaulding Library
Annual Reports of the Town of Sebago: 1881 – current. (Note: the first 40 years of town records were destroyed by fire in 1874)
Town of Sebago Sesquicentennial Chronicle, 1826–1976, compiled by Franklin H. Irish. This includes a copy of the original "Centennial History of Sebago (1826-1926)", compiled by Fred L. Meserve
A Comprehensive History of the Town of Sebago, 1774 – 1961, Vols 1 and 2, by Lawrence Nason
Sebago Lake West Shore: Standish, Baldwin, Sebago & Naples, by Jack and Diane Barnes (2000)
Early Families of Sebago, by Robert I Taylor (n.d.)
(Based on data from the 1850 Census)
"The Pike Family of Sebago, Maine: History of a Maine Farmhouse" by Margaret Reece Allen, current owner of the "Old Pike Place." See excerpt. Also available for purchase through the SHS store ($10) or for perusal at the Museum.
Camp O-At-Ka; A Clearing in the Woods, by Rev. Ronald A. Nickerson (2006)
On Getting the Best: A Brief History of Rockcraft Lodge, by Cynthia J. Goheen (n.d.)
The Spaulding Memorial Library: Celebrating 85 Years (1925-2010), by Rebecca C. Terrio (2010)
Sebago Historical Society Annual Calendars (copies of all years, 1997-2016, available for reference purposes). Current year’s calendar available for sale.
Other Historical Reference Works: the library maintains a collection of historical reference materials related to the history of other Maine towns, especially those in the Sebago area, such as Hiram, Cornish, Baldwin, Standish, Gorham, Bridgton, etc., as well as of general interest to state history (including the recently published Historical Atlas of Maine).
The library also has a subscription to Ancestry.com, the online genealogy service, which can be used free of charge at the library.
Farmhouse Journal: Allen Crabtree's blog about renovating the old Meserve Farm on Bridgton Road (circa 1830).
Ancestry.com, a paid subscription site to thousands of public records and family-tree buidling software. (Free use of the site is also available at Spaulding Library.)
