Life From The Roots: Dec 6, 2019

The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Friday, December 6, 2019

Libby Memorial Library, Old Orchard Beach, Maine

The Ferris wheel caught my eye when we walked into the library in Old Orchard Beach. These photos were taken during Labor Day week, and the tourist season was winding down. I haven't been to the town since the 60s, and it was a nice surprise to see how clean and exciting the town was. While I visited the library, my husband walked along the seven-mile beach. I loved the design of the library and the fact that there was an jam-packed archives room.

Libby Memorial Public Library

27 Staples Street

Old Orchard Beach, York Co., ME 04064

Phone: 207-934-4351

www.ooblibrary.org

Sides of the library.

Sign about the library and the town.

Reference Desk.

Children's room above and attached reading room below.

Additional reading rooms.

Archive Room, with photos below. The reference librarian unlocked the door for me and allowed me to take photos. Unfortunately, I don't have any relatives or ancestors from this area.

The ocean resort is very popular with French Canadians, and several of the people we met spoke broken Englis. I can't recommend any restaurants because we didn't eat there, nor did we stay long since we had another library stop further south. We would love to go back and play tourist.