Tuesday, March 20 at 7:00 pm ~ Yarmouth History Center welcomes Erik Wochholz to the Spring Lecture Series at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, March 20. Wochholz, Curator of Historic Landscapes at Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, will speak about “Historic Garden Design: Herbalism, foodways, and the evolution of ornamental flowers.” Historic garden design often … [Read more...]
Free film: Song of the Sea
Thursday, February 15 at 7:00 pm ~ Yarmouth Historical Society and Royal River Conservation Trust are pleased to present a free film screening of Song of the Sea on Thursday, February 15 at 7:00 pm. This critically-acclaimed 2014 animated film is based on the Irish legend of the Selkies and tells the story of the last seal-child, Saoirse, and her brother Ben, who set out on an … [Read more...]
Free film: The Great Alone
Thursday, January 18 at 7:00 ~ Yarmouth Historical Society and Royal River Conservation Trust are pleased to present a free film screening of The Great Alone on Thursday, January 18 at 7:00 pm. This award-winning 2016 documentary was shot in the arctic wilderness of Alaska and captures the inspiring comeback story of champion sled dog racer Lance Mackey, who battled both cancer … [Read more...]
Spring 2018 Lecture Series
Coming to the History Center in Spring 2018: Tuesday, March 20, 7:00 pm ~ Erik Wochholz, Curator of Historic Landscapes at Strawbery Banke Museum, Historic Garden Design Tuesday, April 24, 7:00 pm ~ Curt Martin, independent historian and lecturer, Whaling in the Age of Sail Tuesday, May 15, 7:00 pm ~ Margaret Creighton, Professor of History at Bates … [Read more...]
Free film: Keepers of the Trail
Thursday, November 9 at 7:00 pm ~ Yarmouth Historical Society and Royal River Conservation Trust are pleased to present a free film screening of Keepers of the Trail on Thursday, November 9 at 7:00 pm. The film follows a group of nine winter travelers as they walk north between Canada’s two great rail lines, traveling by traditional methods handed down through time. Our special … [Read more...]
