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Yarmouth Historical Society - Yarmouth, Maine

Yarmouth History Center

118 East Elm Street, Yarmouth, Maine · 207-846-6259

Lecture: Maine’s Vegetarian History, 9/10

August 21, 2025

Join us for our first lecture of the fall on Wednesday, September 10 at 7:00 pm.  We will welcome Maine writer and independent researcher Avery Yale Kamila to the History Center for a lively discussion of Maine’s 300 years of vegetarian food history. Learn about the earliest known Maine vegetarian from 1722, explore Maine’s 19th century riots, prophecies, and doctors tied … [Read more...]

Fall 2025 Lecture Series

August 21, 2025

This color photo from 2021 shows the Grand Trunk rail bridge over the calm, reflective Royal River, surrounded by trees with autumn foliage.

Join us for a lecture this fall! All programs are free and will take place at the Yarmouth History Center (118 East Elm Street, Yarmouth) at 7:00 pm. The lecture series is generously sponsored by the Leon and Lisa Gorman Fund. September 10, 7:00 pm Speaker: Avery Yale Kamila Title: Maine’s Untold Vegetarian History Join independent researcher Avery Yale … [Read more...]

Poetry Walking Tours

July 23, 2025

Join us for a poetry-focused walking tour this summer at any of the following times: Friday, August 8 at 10:00 Saturday, August 23 at 10:00 Friday, September 12 at 10:00 The tour is free, but space is limited. Please email Katie Worthing (info@yarmouthmehistory.org) to reserve your place. Join Yarmouth History Center’s Katie Worthing for an interactive walk that … [Read more...]

Walking Tour: Yarmouth’s Citizen Poets, May 3

April 17, 2025

Saturday, May 3, starting from the History Center at 11:00 am, free and open to all Join Yarmouth History Center’s Katie Worthing for an interactive walk that explores local history through the eyes and words of Yarmouth’s citizen poets. Spanning the 1840s through 2010, this group of poems culled from the archives represents a wide range of subjects and approaches and … [Read more...]

Writing Workshop 2025

January 18, 2025

A photo of a Remington typewriter

This program has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. Please check back for future offerings! Yarmouth History Center is pleased to host a new session of our writing workshop with author Steve Langan in April 2025. Register to develop and explore your “illness and health timeline” in a guided four-week writing workshop that includes generative information and … [Read more...]

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