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...]
Ian Fowler: Yarmouth in Early Maps
Monday, October 16 at 7:00 pm ~ Join the Yarmouth Historical Society as we welcome Ian Fowler to our ongoing Lecture Series. Fowler, who is Director of the Osher Map Library on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland Campus, will present an illustrated talk entitled “Yarmouth in New England: Patterns of Settlement in Early Maps.” October 16 is also the date of … [Read more...]
