Videos
Explore the history of Greenville and the Moosehead region through recorded History by the Lake programs, local interviews, and historical footage from the Moosehead Historical Society’s video collection.
Click any video below to watch. Check back as we add more videos to the collection.
History by the Lake: Dr. Norman H. Nickerson — Greenville’s Doctor
Dr. Norman Hunt Nickerson—known to generations of Moosehead-area residents as Dr. Nick or simply Doc Nickerson—is remembered as Greenville’s doctor.
In this History by the Lake presentation, his granddaughter, Carol Poole Driscoll, shares family photographs, stories, and memories of her grandfather and his service to Greenville and the Moosehead Lake region. The program is moderated by Matt Muzzy.
The original program was presented on August 20, 2026, at the Center for Moosehead History. Because a technical problem prevented us from recording the live presentation, Carol and Matt generously returned the following day to recreate the program so it could be preserved and shared.
History by the Lake is presented by the Moosehead Historical Society in Greenville, Maine.
History by the Lake: The Sanders Family & D.T. Sanders Store
History by the Lake: The Sanders Family & D. T. Sanders Store
Recorded July 9, 2026, at the Center for Moosehead History
The Moosehead Historical Society continued the 2026 History by the Lake season with a guided family conversation about the Sanders family and D. T. Sanders Store, one of Greenville’s best-known family businesses.
Joined by members of the Sanders family, Executive Director Luke Muzzy traces the story from David Tilden “D. T.” Sanders, who began the business in 1857, through the generations that carried the store forward at the corner of Main and Pleasant.
This program includes stories of D. T. Sanders Store, Harry A. Sanders Sr., Harry A. Sanders Jr., Paul Dean Sanders, Harry A. “Brud” Sanders III, the women behind the family story, longtime employees, summer camps and sporting customers, Sanders Real Estate, Pleasant Street family life, and the end of Sanders family ownership in 1981.
For generations, Sanders Store was more than a place to shop. It was a country store, an outfitter, a workplace, a family business, and a downtown Greenville landmark remembered by many.
Presented by the Moosehead Historical Society
Center for Moosehead History
Greenville, Maine
History by the Lake: Harris Drug Store — 130 Years on Main Street
History by the Lake: The Harris Family
Recorded July 2, 2026, at the Center for Moosehead History
The Moosehead Historical Society opened the 2026 History by the Lake season with a guided conversation about one of Greenville’s longest-running family stories: the Harris family and Harris Drug Store.
Joined by Mike and Lisa Harris, Executive Director Luke Muzzy traces the Harris story from Isaac Augustus Harris, who came to Greenville in 1896, through four generations of family, pharmacy service, downtown business, community life, and local memory.
This program includes stories of Harris Drug Store, Wilbur “Gus” Harris, Ida Harris, Harold “Gussie” Harris, Carol Harris, the 1963 fire, the 1964 rebuilding, the soda fountain, Frosteeland Dairy Bar, the Corner Shop, and the continuing role of the Harris family in Greenville.
For 130 years, Harris Drug Store has been more than a business. It has been part of Greenville’s daily life.
Presented by the Moosehead Historical Society
Center for Moosehead History
Greenville, Maine
From the Archives: The Early Years of the Moosehead Lake Seaplane Fly-In
Pilot David Quam put this video together and it honors the early days of the International Sea Plane Fly-In on Moosehead Lake.
From the Archives: Mud Season in Greenville, 1975
In the spring of 1975, Paul Sawyer captured this remarkable footage at the intersection in downtown Greenville. As a new sewer system was being installed, the town’s major roads were transformed into a messy mix of mud and potholes. Brace yourselves for a bumpy trip back to the good old days!