The Sanford Historical Committee was formed as a Committee of the Town in 1927 to acquire, preserve, and display items of historical significance to the Town of Sanford. The Committee’s tireless efforts have resulted in a large collection of irreplaceable artifacts, manuscript materials and printed items representing nearly every facet of the Town’s history. These are described in greater detail under collections. The Committee receives an annual appropriation from the Town of Sanford for the care of its collections which are now in the new Historical Museum.

The Sanford-Springvale Historical Society was formed as a non-profit corporation in 2005 for the purpose of creating a Historical Museum for Sanford and Springvale. It immediately embarked on a fund raising campaign in order to accept the gift of the former Town Hall in Springvale from the Town of Sanford and restore it for use as a museum. This was accomplished in just over a year. The collections of the Sanford Historical Committee were moved to the newly created Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum in the fall of 2006.  This historic building, built in 1873, is now included in the National Register of Historic Places and in 2007 won one of Maine Preservation’s coveted awards for the quality of the restoration work carried out by the Historical Society. The maintenance of the Museum and the work of the Historical Society are supported by the Town’s annual appropriation mentioned above, revenue from Historical Society memberships, individual contributions and special fund raising events.

Membership

The Society encourages  everyone interested in the history of Sanford and Springvale to become Society members. The membership year runs from July 1^st to June 30^th. The various levels of membership are:

Student $10.00

Individual $25.00
Family $40.00
Sustaining $100.00
Benefactor $500

The Society also offers lifetime memberships for $400.00 per person.

Meetings

Monthly programs with guest speakers are held the third Thursday of every month except December. The September program is preceded by the Annual Meeting of the Historical Society.

Members of the Sanford Historical Committee

Harland H. Eastman, Chairman
Richard Ford, Vice Chairman
Faith Ballenger, Secretary/Treasurer
Gilles Auger
Paul Auger
Judith Bond
Arline Fortier
Louise Ford
Lawrence Furbish
Dorothea Hill
Gerard Lamontagne
Ronald Morin
John “Randy” White

Board of Directors of the Sanford-Springvale Historical Society

Harland H. Eastman, President
Paul Auger, Vice President
Faith Ballenger, Secretary/Treasurer
Gilles Auger
Linwood Dall
Richard Ford
Lawrence Furbish
Joseph Hanslip
Gerard Lamontagne