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Westbrook, ME history

We are pleased to announce our second volume of historical reference material pertaining to Maine, the

Westbrook, Maine: Resident and Business Directory for 1888.

We believe that anyone interested in the history of Westbrook or the genealogy of any family that lives or lived in the Westbrook area will find this CD-ROM essential.

When the Westbrook Resident and Business Directory for 1888, by Emmons & Bonser was published, it was clear that the once rural Town of Westbrook had become centered in an industrial hub -- known as Saccarappa -- and a secondary hub -- Cumberland Mills. Residents by 1888 were clearly concentrated in these two locales. Indeed, there seem to be two of everything! Lodges, libraries, you name it; there are two of them.

It is also evident from this book that Westbrook has been historically tied to Portland itself, not just geographically, but in terms of suppliers and merchants of many kinds. In fact, the "Index to Patrons" in the back of the volume lists as many patrons (i.e. advertisers) in Portland and Biddeford as it does in Saccarappa.

The Directory contains what directories of that time typically contained -- and what today is critical information for local and family historians and genealogists: numerous ads, a business directory, locations of streets and roads, a residential directory providing names of heads of households as well as occupation and address, schools, churches, libraries, associations, and the rest.

Here are some sample pages from the directory. Click on the thumbnail image to see a full-sized page, and use the back-arrow on your screen to return to this page.

From the list of clubs and associations

From the directory of residents

An advertising page

From the directory of businesses

Maps. We have also included several topographic maps (there were not included in the original Directory) showing the Westbrook area at two different periods in its history. We hope you find them useful in interpreting the contents of the book.

How to obtain Westbrook, Maine: Directory for 1888

The CD-ROM, ISBN-13 978-0-9791000-0-0, is available from Between the Lakes Group for the reduced price of $12.50. There are two convenient ways to order.

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