Dixfield Citizen News

A collection of articles, photographs, and newspapers from the 1800's through the 1900's in the town of Dixfield.

The newspapers belonged to Klaus Brackett who married Melissa Louise Babb in 1900. In 1920, they bought the house on Main Street in Dixfield that now houses the Dixfield Historical Society. Melissa lived there for many years after Klaus's death. A number of items mentioned in these pages belonged to Melissa.

History

The Newspapers
History and Description of Dixfield - History of Dixfield by Melissa Brackett
Old Map of Greenwood Cemetery, Dixfield, Maine
First Settlers of Dixfield 1790-1840 - Map by Roy S. Hathaway
First Settlers of Severy Hill - "Interesting Chat about Severy Hill" newspaper article
Dixfield Summer Theater - 1949 -1950

1951

Photos and Postcards

Post Card Views of Main St. and Weld St.
Photos and Post Cards - Contributed by Peter Stowell
Post Card View of Dixfield Village from Peru - Contributed by Judith O'Brien Beck

Schools and students from days gone by

Dixfield School - 1892 1894
Dixfield School 1930's - Post card photo of school
1936 Graduating Class - Photo and Album
1933-1934 Hockey Team - Photo
Dixfield Yearbooks - Tom Rock's website for yearbooks 1936-1962
Dixfield High School Play - Playbill and cast from 1930's

U.S. Federal Census records for Dixfield

1800* 1810* 1820* 1830* 1840* 1850 1860 1870 1880

Town of Dixfield Directories:

1915 1925 1949

Miscellaneous

Bracketts and Babbs - About the families who saved all these items
Behind the pages - My own memories of Dixfield
Genealogy - The Ancestry of one Dixfield Family
Surnames - All surnames in the genealogy pages
Cemetery Photos - Wright, Rich, Todd
Cemetery Photos - Babb, Walker, Adams
Mayflower Connections
Salem Witchcraft Connections
Other Persons of Interest
Descendants of Dixfield's First Settlers - Posted by Karen Root Grimm (off-site)
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