As part of the townwide celebration of Yarmouth artist Alfred "Chip" Chadbourn, Yarmouth Arts and Merrill Memorial Library hosted writer and art critic Edgar Allen Beem on September 23, 2015. In his talk, Beem discusses Chadbourn's work and illuminates the artist's life and personality. Click below to listen! … [Read more...]
Free film: Blue Gold
Thursday, November 19 at 7:00 pm ~ Yarmouth Historical Society and Royal River Conservation Trust are pleased to present a free film screening of Blue Gold: World Water Wars as part of the Royal River Film Series. This award-winning documentary examines the environmental and political dimensions of the planet’s water supply and highlights ways in which communities are taking … [Read more...]
Annual Meeting
Join us on Monday, October 19 at 7:00 pm for our Annual Meeting. On the agenda is a short business meeting followed by a program about "Chadbourn and his Yarmouth Contemporaries," the current exhibit in the History Gallery. Program Manager and art historian Katie Worthing will speak about Yarmouth artist Alfred "Chip" Chadbourn and his artistic context, both here in Yarmouth … [Read more...]
Free film: From Billions to None
Thursday, October 15 at 7:00 pm ~ The Yarmouth Historical Society and the Royal River Conservation Trust are pleased to present a free film screening of From Billions to None: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction, an award-winning documentary about the disappearance of one of North America's most abundant birds. The films follows naturalist and author Joel Greenberg as … [Read more...]
Distilled in Maine
Distilled in Maine: Book Talk and Tasting on October 9 The Yarmouth Historical Society welcomes author, teacher, and food blogger Kate McCarty to the History Center at 7:00 pm on October 9. McCarty's newly published book chronicles the tumultuous history of distilling in Maine, from the rum trade through temperance and prohibition and finally to today's resurgence in … [Read more...]
