Join us at the History Center on Saturday, September 27 for a special free program for young kids and their families! Try out fun historic crafts and games, make your own treasure pouch, and taste some old-fashioned candy. Saturday, September 27, 2025, 10:00 am-12:00 pm: Start times will be staggered, please register in advance (info@yarmouthmehistory.org) Decorate your … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]