ONLINE, Tuesday, October 20 at 6:45 pm ~ Join Yarmouth History Center online for our Annual Meeting and Lecture on October 20. Members, please join us on Zoom for a brief business meeting at 6:45 pm, which will be followed by a public talk at 7:00 pm by Cathleen Miller, Education and Outreach Archivist and Acting Curator at the University of New England’s Maine Women Writers … [Read more...]

On view through Friday, 10/16 Stop by the Stonewall Gallery to see "PAINT THE GARDEN." This show is part of an online art auction that supports Yarmouth Community Garden. This special preview show will be on display at the History Center until Friday, October 16. For more information, and to place a bid, visit: https://www.32auctions.com/ycg The History Center and … [Read more...]

ONLINE, Wednesday, September 30 at 7:00 pm ~ Local author Bill Kenny joins us on Zoom to speak about his new book A History of Maine Railroads, now available in our gift shop. Kenny, a former career U.S. Air Force officer and Gulf War veteran, developed a lifelong interest in trains from a very young age. His realization that Maine’s history of railroads needs to be recorded, … [Read more...]

In an effort to protect members of our community, we have decided to cancel this event. Thursday, March 19 at 7:00 pm ~ Yarmouth Historical Society and Royal River Conservation Trust are pleased to present a free film screening of More Than Honey on Thursday, March 19 at 7:00 pm. In this 2012 documentary, director Markus Imhoof travels the world exploring the lives of bees … [Read more...]

Tuesday, March 10 at 7:00 pm ~ Yarmouth History Center welcomes historian Michael Connolly to the Spring Lecture Series at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, March 10. Connolly will kick off our 2020 lecture series with a talk about the history of Maine’s Irish longshoremen. Michael Connolly is Professor of History and Political Science at St. Joseph’s College in Standish. A lifelong … [Read more...]