NORWAY — The Norway Historical Society is sponsoring “Coffee with the Curator” at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at its building at 471 Main st.
It’s an opportunity for the public to talk with Charles Longley while enjoying coffee and donuts.
Longley will provide a close-up look at some of the society’s recent acquisitions, including several diaries and a heavy piece of slate with designs on it.
Society President Sue Denison said the piece of slate “supposedly was dug up in the 1950s on Brown Street in Norway. A person from Florida sent it to the Advertiser Democrat, which gave it to the society.”
“We have no idea what it is,” Longley said. “It could be a marker or a boundary stone,” but members aren’t sure.
She estimated it is about 12 inches long, 8 inches wide on one end and 6 inches on the other, and about 2 inches thick.
The society is hoping someone will have information about it.
More information is available at the society’s website at norwayhistoricalsociety.org or by calling 207-743-7377.
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- The purpose of a slate slab about 10 inches tall, 5 inches wide and 2 inches thick has been stumping historical society members. The slab is said to have ben dug up on Brown Street in the 1950s and has recently been given to the society. The center of the slab’s back has a hole drilled partway through and a hand-carved five-digit number. The society says it’s very heavy for its size; weighing about 25 pounds. Any person who has an idea about the slab’s identity is encouraged to contact Norway Historical Society.
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