Hidden History of the Sebago Lakes Region

Hidden History

by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin

Quirky characters and surprising events have shaped a robust community history throughout the Sebago Lakes region. Nathaniel Hawthorne's lost boyhood diary offers a glimpse into his early writing days on the shore of Sebago Lake. Henry Clay Barnabee, once called the funniest man of his time, brought his crew here for relaxing lakeside summers to rest up their vocal cords around the turn of the century. Discover the story behind a stolen Chinese statue that might just be responsible for a string of curses in Naples and misfortune on the shores of Long Lake. Marilyn Weymouth Seguin explores the unusual, the mysterious and the sometimes weird layers of regional history that have remained hidden--until now.

162 pages, Hardcover

First published April 20, 2015

Reviews

[Beverly Cushman · Rating 4 out of 5]

There were some interesting stories in this book, and some I hadn’t heard before!

[Kr · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's some interesting stuff here, particularly on the Shakers, the Underground Railroad, and Malaga Island, and I plan to dig into some of the bibliographical sources. However, I was disappointed, though not surprised, that the section on "Conflict Between Natives and Settlers" mostly centered the settler perspective. As a counterbalance, I recommend reading, for starters, "The Reciprocity Principle and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: Understanding the Significance of Indigenous Protest on the Presumscot River" by Lisa T, Brooks and Cassandra M. Brooks, published in the International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, Vol. 3 No. 2, 2010, downloadable from https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

Also see the book "Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip's War" by Lisa Brooks.

[Naomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sequin collects the folk lore history around the Sebago Lakes region and offers it up in tiny bites, making it easy to learn and share.

[Jeff J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun history of the Lake Sebago region of Maine. I was intrigued to learn the role the region played with the Underground Railroad.