About five years ago, Davis resident Jim Becket went on a 9,500-mile trip with his wife, Marjorie, in search of their personal histories. Maine was their final destination. Along the way, they stopped in the many places in which one or both had “an ancestor that landed there.” After spending a lot of time in museums and archives, and realizing how many helpful people they had met while uncovering little bits of history, Jim and Marjorie decided that they would “see what was going around here (in Davis).”

Jim Becket is now a major player in the operation and upkeep of the Hattie Weber Museum, and has been for the past four years. With this role comes the responsibility of countless stories and histories about the people and places in Davis, and Jim himself seems capable of telling old “Davisville” tales for hours. When it comes to the history about the museum’s founding, Jim is particularly knowledgeable.

The building that is now the Hattie Weber Museum was originally located across from the Hallmark Inn and Seasons Restaurant. It was built in 1911, and was originally used by the Davis Bachelor Girls. The Bachelor Girls formed a library club, and the library was born. Hattie Weber,