YARMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Order Your 2010 Calendar Today!
Celebrate another year with us! Every month has a new and interesting photo of Yarmouth as it once was. Simply click the "Buy Now" button and you will be on your way toward getting a unique 2010 Calendar.
It makes a great gift, too! Free Admission
Elevator available Become a MEMBER and support the preservation of Yarmouth history, fantastic educational programming, and fun and interesting special events--and members receive a 10% discount on most shop items! If you have a Research Question, please contact us for an appointment, or drop in or contact us by phone, (207) 846-6259, regular mail: P.O. Box 107, Yarmouth, ME 04096, or email to: yarmouthhistoricalsociety@myfairpoint.net. Our Museum Shop is the perfect place to shop for a truly memorable gift, with Yarmouth and Maine history books for adults and children, the keepsake coverlet with our favorite landmarks, magnets and notecards with Yarmouth scenes, and much more.
Our Maine History Reading and Discussion Group enjoys welcoming new members. We meet the last Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM in the office of the Yarmouth Historical Society, top floor of the Merrill Memorial Library. It is free and open to all. The books are available at local libraries, through interlibrary loan, and at book stores. For more information, call the Yarmouth Historical Society at 846-6259.
October 27 ~ New Mainers: Portraits of our Immigrant Neighbors by Pat Nyhan, photographs by Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest. Twenty interviews and images of some of Maine's newest immigrant populations. November 24 ~ Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. Through everyday situations, these thirteen linked stories reveal their emotional power.
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MUSEUM SHOP
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| The YHS Gift Shop has a new look. |
If you're searching for a special gift for someone young or old, near or far, long-time friends or new neighbors, our Shop features a variety of interesting items including historical books, maps, and, of course, the Yarmouth coverlet. You’ll also find children's history titles and folk toys, valuable reprints, how-to research guides, genealogies, and Yarmouth scenes in photographs, postcards, and note cards. You can shop by visiting the Museum, CLICK ABOVE to see the full selection of items, or email us and we'll mail out a catalog along with an order form.
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"FRESH CLAMS" TOTE BAG
Click here for an order form to receive your very own piece of Yarmouth history....a beautiful tote bag, lined, with a small inside pocket. About 17 x 17 inches with a long handle. The Fresh Clams tote bag is based on a Yarmouth can label from years ago. This woven tapestry tote is beautiful and useful, and a great reminder of Yarmouth's fishing heritage!
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A Short Story about Yarmouth's Long History
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| Evidence of Native American occupancy in old North Yarmouth. Collection of the Yarmouth Historical Society. Images cannot be reproduced without Historical Society permission. |
Over 300 years of human history along Casco Bay and the Royal River.
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Yarmouth Historical Society Collections
The Yarmouth Historical Society maintains a research library, archives, and object collection at its headquarters at 215 Main Street. The primary focus of the collection is the Town of Yarmouth as defined by the boundaries established in 1849. The collections also include materials related to the town of old North Yarmouth as incorporated in 1680, and may include a few materials related to the current towns of Harpswell, Freeport, Cumberland, Pownal, and North Yarmouth. Materials date from the prehistory of the region to the present, and include all aspects of town history, including social, cultural, economic, political, religious, educational, and architectural history. Click above to learn more about the Historical Society's Collections.
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Research at the Yarmouth Historical Society
The Yarmouth Historical Society is a great resource for genealogists, students, writers, and others who enjoy local history. If you'd like to visit us to conduct research or to request research advice or assistance, please click above to learn more about our research policy.
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