Monmouth Museum

P.O. Box 352

Monmouth, ME 04259-0352

Welcome to the Monmouth Museum page. The Museum is a vital part of Monmouth Center and houses a variety of artifacts pertaining to local and regional history. The Museum owns nine buildings in Monmouth and is open to the public Wednesday-Sunday 1:00 -4:00 p.m. The Genealogical Library and Gift Shop Summer hours - Wednesday -Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. and Thursday Evenings 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Fall hours - Thursday Evenings 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday Mornings 9:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Contact for Special Appointments: Bobbie M. Bowler telephone 207-377-4472 or email -  me7thcok@aol.com

Tours and Hours

The Museum is available for school tours by appointment. Address inquiries to School Tours, Monmouth Museum, Box 352. Monmouth, ME 04259-0352.

2005 Calendar

  September 24, 2005 Annual Apple Fest Celebration
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Current publications:

To Order please send your request and check to:

Publications, Monmouth Museum, Box 352. Monmouth, ME 04259-0352

Beneath This Ground an account of the Monmouth Center Cemetery with locations of graves and notes on those buried there. Dr. Larry Buggia, President of the Monmouth Museum. $5.00 plus $2.00 shipping

The Centennial History of Cumston Hall prepared for the anniversary of the dedication of this historic building in June 2000. Arthur Morgan Griffiths, President of the Monmouth Historical Sociedty. $10.00 plus $2.00 shipping and handling.

Vital Records of Monmouth, Maine 1792 - 1891, compiled and indexed by Rev. Craig Cowing of the Monmouth Historical Society. $28.00 plus $3.00 shipping.

Tops Weekly, A Look at Monmouth in the 30's and 40's (1938-1941), by Wesley Johnson. $8.00 plus $2.00 shipping.

Diary of Grace Clough of Monmouth, Maine August 1895 to September 1896. $10.00 plus $2.00 shipping.

History of Monmouth and Wales, Harry Hayman Cochrane, 2 volumes. $65.00 plus $5.00 shipping

The Museum publishes a quarterly newsletter dealing with topics of historical interest. Following are links to some of the newsletters:

Vol. 10 No. 2 March-April 1997

Vol. 10 No. 3 May-June 1997

Vol. 10 No. 4 September-December 1997

Please check out our new website at :  Monmouth Museum Inc.