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READFIELD — Readfield Depot was once a buzzing community center, but declined in the late 20th century.
Historian Dale Potter-Clark will share the history of homes and buildings in and around the area, its evolution into a village, tidbits about some people who lived there; and how the symbiotic relationship between the Depot and summer residents helped boost the town’s economy and lakeside development.
The presentation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at Senior Café, Maranacook Middle School cafeteria.
A slide show of vintage photos will be shown throughout the presentation. Potter-Clark will also read from the book she coauthored, “The Founders and Evolution of Summer Resorts and Kids’ Camps on Four Lakes in Central Maine.”
A social time with coffee and muffins will begin at 9 a.m. Senior Café is for people 55 and older, and meets every Monday during the school year, sponsored by Maranacook Adult and Community Education. There is no fee.
For more information, call ontact Nicole Cushing at 207-685-4923×1065.
PHOTO CAPTION: Readfield Depot was once a thriving village that included stores, a sawmill, grain mill, church, school, livery stables, inns, tenement houses, blacksmith shops, a railroad depot and more. Frank and Mae Ramsey’s Country Store was one of the final businesses to operate at Readfield Depot during the last half of the 20th century. The farmhouse beyond the store was owned by Harold and Ruby Adell when this photo was taken in about 1950. (Submitted photo)
