SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, December 6 at 6:00 pm ~ We are excited to host our second Yarmouth Trivia Night at Brickyard Hollow Brewing Company on Wednesday, December 6. The first round of questions will start at 6:00 pm. Groups of up to six can participate and enjoy great food, drinks, and a friendly atmosphere. This community event will be a great way to engage with … [Read more...]
Annual Meeting and Lecture
Wednesday, October 18 at 7:00 pm ~ Join us at Yarmouth History Center for our Annual Meeting and Lecture on October 18 at 7:00 pm. We will begin the evening with a brief business meeting for members to elect new and renewing board members. Following the business meeting, Executive Director Katie Worthing will speak about our newest collections acquisition, a wonderful 1844 … [Read more...]
Stroll Haunted Yarmouth
October 20-22 and 27-29 ~ Yarmouth Historical Society is thrilled to support Royal River Community Players' production of the annual Stroll Haunted Yarmouth. This year's performance features all-new stories drawn from Yarmouth's past, focusing on the Baptist Cemetery and the Old Meetinghouse on Hillside Street. Please visit Royal River Community Players for full program … [Read more...]
Book Talk: Jeri Theriault
Thanks to Yarmouth Municipal TV, this program is now available online! Yarmouth History Center welcomes Maine poet Jeri Theriault to the Fall Lecture Series at 7:00pm on Thursday, September 28. She will read from her new collection, Self-Portrait as Homestead (Deerbrook Editions), and discuss the process of mapping a personal history through poetry. The poems in this … [Read more...]
June Lecture
Joshua M. Smith, Director of the American Merchant Marine Museum, joins us on Wednesday, June 28 at 7:00 pm to speak about his new book, Making Maine: Statehood and the War of 1812. In his talk, he will explore the reasons Mainers sought separation from a large, prosperous, and important state like Massachusetts and will look closely at North Yarmouth, a … [Read more...]