Harpswell Historical Society
Incorporated 1979
929 Harpswell Neck Road
Harpswell, Maine 04079The 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 newsletters from 1999 - 2009Harpswell Historic Park and
Archives & Museum
View some of the exhibits and mystery from newsletterContact Us
Write us to get information or to give us information for this siteTown History
A diverse assortment of items relating to the history of HarpswellPostcard and
Photo Gallery
View thumbnails and full size pictures
from all over Harpswell
Includes Independence Day and HalloweenHarpswell Historic District
Read about the buildings and sites in the Harpswell Historic DistrictLinks to related sites
Find out about genealogy, historical sites and moreOral History
of Harpswell by
Harpswell Students
Learn about life in Harpswell through interviews of residents by Harpswell students.Projects
Perhaps you would like to help us with one of our various projectsGenealogy Page
Learn about the old family names of HarpswellDo 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.Harpswell's 250th
Recently acquired stories to help us celebrateOur Calendar
Find out our meeting dates and other activitiesTry 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.
2009 Summer Harpswell Historical Society Museum hours: Sundays from 2:00pm to 4:00pm from Memorial Day to Columbus Day (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
- Independance Day 2009
- 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
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