Thursday, February 16 at 7:00 pm ~ Yarmouth Historical Society and Royal River Conservation Trust are pleased to present a free film screening of Garbage Warrior on Thursday, February 16 at 7:00 pm. This award-winning documentary profiles renegade architect Michael Reynolds, who works to build efficient housing and communities using discarded materials. It will be shown at the … [Read more...]

Tuesday, January 31 at 7:00 pm ~ Yarmouth Historical Society is pleased to host Yarmouth residents Abdi Nor Iftin and Sharon McDonnell as the inaugural guests in its “Yarmouth Stories” series on Tuesday, January 31 at 7:00 pm. The pair will share the story of how they connected, as Abdi struggled to survive in Somalia and later make it to the United States from Kenya. … [Read more...]

Tuesday, March 21 at 7:00 pm ~ Judith Burger-Gossart will kick off Yarmouth History Center’s 2017 Lecture Series on March 21 at 7:00 pm. She will speak about her book, Sadie’s Winter Dream, and the history of Maine Sea Coast Mission hooked rugs. In the 1920s and ‘30s, the Mission worked to provide opportunities for women living in remote coastal communities of Maine to earn … [Read more...]

We recently received a donation of photographs of Yarmouth and the surrounding towns, which were taken in the 1970s and '80s. All together, this wonderful collection, the work of photographer Ron Turner, fills three binders and captures moments in daily life, the excitement of special events, and the faces of local residents. Unfortunately, though, very few of these faces are … [Read more...]

Thursday, January 19 at 7:00 pm ~ Yarmouth Historical Society and Royal River Conservation Trust are pleased to present a free film screening of Meru on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 7:00 pm. This award-winning documentary tracks three climbers as they attempt to summit the towering, inhospitable Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru in the Himalayas. It will be shown at the Yarmouth … [Read more...]