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...]
Jan Eakins: Mainers in the California Gold Rush
Tuesday, November 14 at 7:00 pm ~ Join the Yarmouth Historical Society at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 14 as we welcome Jan Eakins to our ongoing Lecture Series. In a talk entitled “Raw Beef and Rusty Pork: Yarmouth, Freeport and the California Gold Rush,” Eakins will share stories of local families’ experiences during the gold rush of the 1840s and ‘50s. Jan Eakins has … [Read more...]
Free film: Overburden
Thursday, October 19 at 7:00 pm ~Yarmouth Historical Society and Royal River Conservation Trust are pleased to present a free film screening of Overburden on Thursday, October 19 at 7:00 pm. This film explores the social, environmental, and economic complexities of coal country through the unlikely partnership between a pro-coal activist and an environmentalist. The film will … [Read more...]
