About the Lovell Historical Society

The Lovell Historical Society, founded in 1974, collects and preserves historical and genealogical records, property and artifacts and encourages and supports interest in, and study of, the history of the town of Lovell , Maine .

The Society is located in the historic 1839 Kimball-Stanford House on Route 5 in Lovell across from the Lake Kezar Country Club. This connected farm building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The first floor of the main house serves as a museum (with free admission) and the first floor of the ell (which connects the house with the barn) serves as the Research Center . We are open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:00 to 4:00, Saturdays from 9:00 to 12:00 and by appointment. Our phone number is 207-925-3234, our mailing address is P.O. Box 166 , Lovell , ME 04051 , and our email address is lovellhist@fairpoint.net .

More than 11,000 of our collection records can be viewed online by clicking this website's Collections link. There are over 7,000 images to view as well as information on our vital records, archival material and library collections. By clicking the Documents link you can view transcriptions of Lovell's vital records, early maps and the town's updated cemetery records. Also available online are our quarterly newslettters.