OUR MISSION
is to demonstrate the social and technical significance of the telephone network
from 1876 to the present, using working equipment to provide tangible,
operable evidence of an evolving technology.
WE CELEBRATE
the inventiveness, craftsmanship, ingenuity and industry
of the telecommunications community through educational programs,
exhibits, and special events.
"It's for YOU"
The Telephone Museum at 166 Winkumpaugh Road, Ellsworth will be open to the public on a new basis during the 2012 season. Interested parties will be welcome by appointment, or by chance, and also on these specific dates:
May 19, June 16 and 17, July 21, August 18 and 19, September 15 and 16, and October 6
Visitor hours are 1-4pm. Admission is $10. for adults and $5. for children.
Groups are encouraged to book a tour at least two weeks in advance. All of the above dates are also museum Work Day weekends; anyone interested in volunteering is welcome, and can check out the possibilities at www.thetelephonemuseum.org.
For more information, please contact the Museum:
The Telephone Museum
166 Winkumpaugh Road
Ellsworth, ME
04605
207-667-9491
switchboard@downeast.net
Click HERE for a Google map of the area.
From Bangor/Brewer area: Take Rt.1A south towards Ellsworth. Approx. 4 miles after passing The Lucerne Inn on right, watch for Telephone Museum sign on right. Make a (sharp) right hand turn onto the Winkumpaugh Road, opposite Annie’s Pride Farm Stand (seasonal). Pass the Hanson’s Landing Road on the left. The museum is in the second building on the left, about one mile from Rt.1A.
From Ellsworth: Take Rt. 1A (Bangor Road) north towards Bangor/Brewer. The museum is approximately 10 miles from downtown Ellsworth. Look for sign on right; turn left onto the Winkumpaugh Road, opposite Annie’s Pride Farm Stand and proceed as above.