Harpswell Historical Society Incorporated 1979 Harpswell, Maine
The Harpswell Historical Society is dedicated to the discovery, identification, collection, preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of materials relating to the history of Harpswell and its people.

Welcome to the WebPages of the Harpswell, Maine Historical Society. We hope you find these pages helpful and informative in your search for information in the Casco Bay area. At this time we do not have regular hours established for research of either Harpswell history or genealogy. An appointment may be made through David Hackett 833-6322 for weekend use of the facilities during the summer months. The Society is usually closed to researchers during the winter months (December thru April). About the Society Learn about the Society and membership or read our newsletter,  Harpswell Historic Park and  Archives & Museum View some of the exhibits and mystery from newsletter Contact Us Write us to get information or to give us information for this site Postcard and Photo Gallery View thumbnails and full size pictures from all over Harpswell Town History A diverse assortment of items relating to the history of Harpswell  Links to related sites Find out about genealogy, historical sites and more Harpswell Historic District Read about the buildings and sites in the Harpswell Historic District Projects Perhaps you would like to help  us with one of our various projects  Oral History of Harpswell by Harpswell Students Learn about life in Harpswell through interviews of residents by  Harpswell students.  Do you recognize this? Occasionally we are asked to identify a picture or artifact. In this  section we hope you can help us with this identification process. Genealogy Page Learn about the old family names of Harpswell Our Calendar Find out our meeting dates and other activities   Harpswell's 250th Recently acquired stories to help us celebrate   Try this search engine to find what you are looking for on our website.

Pen and Ink drawing of the Old Harpswell Meeting House by Forest Orr.                            The story of Harpswell's Old Meeting House 2008 Summer Harpswell Historical Society Museum hours: Sundays from 2:00pm to 4:00pm during July, August and September (we hope) Volunteers Harpswell Historical Society has many committees and projects which go wanting due to a lack of volunteers to do typing, conservation, research etc. If you have an interest which lends itself to one of these areas please check our Projects page. New on our site Harpswell's 250th Cundy’s Harbor Incident Copy of part of a letter from Aunt Carrie Chapman Purington of East Harpswell, Maine to Frank Purington Reed, West Roxbury, Mass., dated November 7th, 1905. Memoirs of the Harpswell Cottages By Lena Towle Salomon