Programs
The Windham Historical Society will be hosting some very interesting and diverse programs and events this season. From a documentary film, to a look at archeological discoveries found on the Old Province Fort dig to a visit with Channel 8's meteorologist Sarah Long who will discuss what it was like to live on top of Mount Washington, you won't be bored with what we have in store for the 2023 season. We will also be having an open house this summer where more of our historic buildings will be open to the public and we'll finish off the season with an old-fashioned Fall Harvest Festival in October. Visit us often for more information on all of these fun and fascinating activities and get ready to have some fun with history.
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Past programs have included:
On June 3rd we are hosting WMTW Channel 8 meteorologist Sarah Long at The Little Meeting House for a discussion about winter weather. Always searching for winter weather, Sarah recently took a trip to the Antarctica Peninsula and will share some of the sights and stories from her trip of a lifetime.
Join the Society for our exciting May program where Maine Historic Preservation Commission archaeologists Dr. Leith Smith and John Mosher will discuss the Commission’s investigations of the Old Province Fort that were done for the Maine Department of Transportation between 2015 and 2020.
Did you know that right off of Gambo Road in the Newhall section of Windham, there used to be a gunpowder mill? The Gambo Gunpowder Mill was a large employer in both Windham and Gorham during the Civil War.
An old-fashioned Christmas Fair with a wonderland of holiday gifts!
The Village Green Gazebo is all spruced up with a coat of fresh white stain and now it’s ready to host its first-ever concert! The event will feature Generations Barbershop Quartet . . .
Join guest speaker, Anne Gass, as she discusses the topic “There’s Nothing Complicated About Ordinary Equality: The Equal Rights Amendment: Past and Present.”
“Enslavement in Maine in the 17th and 18th Centuries” presented by Vana Carmona on July 18 at 7 p.m. at the Little Meeting House on Route 302 in North Windham.
Join the Windham Historical Society on Sunday, September 26, as we take a walk through Arlington Cemetery in North Windham and introduce you to the ancestors of some of Windham’s well-known families.
World War II
Book talks
Civil War medicine
Old tools
Quilting Dowsing
Metal detecting
Immigrants
Windham’s first Rescue Team
Dairy Farming
Shiloh Underground Railroad
Parson Smith House
Doll Collecting
Photography
Restoring toy trucks
Little Sebago Lake
Ram Water Pumps