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Yarmouth Historical Society - Yarmouth, Maine

Yarmouth History Center

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

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

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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...]

Celebrate Sandy!

January 14, 2025

Join us at the History Center in March for a fun and free special program for young kids and their families! We will be celebrating Sandy the Mechanical Horse and learning about toys in history! Saturday, March 15, 10:00-11:00am: Celebrate Sandy the Mechanical Horse Take a selfie with Sandy and earn a ride token to save for another time Make a clothespin doll and a … [Read more...]

Author Talk: Robin Foster

November 1, 2024

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Thursday, December 5 at 7:00pm at Yarmouth History Center. Free and open to all! "Unforgettable stories of bravery, risk, and passion." Join us at Yarmouth History Center on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 7:00 as we host local author Robin Foster in conversation about her new book Grit and Ghosts: Following the Trail of Eight Tenacious Women across a Century (Bison … [Read more...]

Mapping Memory Workshop

November 1, 2024

MAPPING MEMORY with Jeri Theriault Join us in the new year at Yarmouth History Center for a two-day workshop with Maine poet and artist Jeri Theriault. The workshop is scheduled for Saturday, January 11 and Saturday, January 18, from 10:00-1:00 each day.  On the first day of this two-day workshop each participant will explore place-memories by first drawing their … [Read more...]

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The Wellcome Prize

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