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Welcome to the Web Pages 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 833dash6322 for weekend use of the facilities during the summer months.
If you would like to receive notices and information about our activities, including the newsletter, send a message to harpswellhs@outlook.com.
The public is welcome at ALL Events.
2016-2023 Historical Society Events
- 2023 Harpswell Days, Saturday, October 14 For more information
- 2023 Summer Harpswell Historical Society Museum hours: Sundays from 2:00pm to 4:00pm from Memorial Day to Columbus Day
- 2021 Town Office Cemetery Tour: Dave Hackett will lead a tour of this cemetery at 1:00 pm on the first Sunday of August
- July 4th 2023: 11:00am; Reading of the Declaration of Independence Town House
- October 23, 2019 at 7:00PM at the Old Town Meeting House: Annual Meeting with David Hackett
- October 2019 There will be no celebration of Halloween with us at the old Harpswell Town House and Cemetery on Harpswell Neck Road.
- Dec. 7, 2019; 5:30pm; Christmas tree lighting at Centennial Hall: merriment, fellowship and refreshment
- There will be no Vesper Service at the East Harpswell Church this year.
New on our site
Grange Bicentennial Project Voices of Harpswell
Fall 2025 Newsletter
Harpswell Day 2017 Gallery
Summer 2016 Newsletter
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Upcoming Events
The Amazing History of Maps of Harpswell and the Region
On January 17, 2026, Dr. Matthew Edney from the Osher Map Library will display and discuss examples of fascinating centuries-old maps from Harpswell and the region. Come see how early visitors and others mapped our town before the era of the GPS and computer-generated cartography. Dr Edney is the Osher Map Library Faculty Scholar and Osher Chair in the History of Cartography at the Osher Map Library at the University of Southern Maine in Portland.
Date and Time: January 17, 2026 from 4-5:30 p.m.
Place: Orr’s Island Schoolhouse, 1594 Harpswell Islands Rd, Orr’s Island.
For more information please contact harpswellhs@outlook.com
The story of Harpswell's Old Meeting House
1757 1759
Centennial Hall is available for special events, such as weddings. For more information, contact Dave Hackett 207-833dash6322