FHS Updates

A red tulip in the foreground of a stone path lined with tulips leading to the entrance of a historic brick building.

18 May Plant Sale Saturday May 21st

Posted at 17:14h in Events, General News

2022 Annual Plant Sale Saturday May 21st9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Join us in the Harrington House garden at 45 Main St. Saturday May 21st for...

John Mann seated with legs crossed on a ledge in a forest with trees in the background. He is wearing a baseball cap, tan work shirt, and jeans. He is looking at a tool in his hands and beside him is a red and white striped pole used in surveying.

21 Mar Mann Cemetery Walking Tour May 14

Posted at 11:39h in Events, General News

Mann Cemetery Walking Tour With John Mann Saturday May 14 at 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM $6 Member Admission $12 General Admission Get Tickets! With burials dating to 1770 or earlier, Mann...

Surrounded by fall foliage is a stone dam out of which a small stream of water cascades down a rocky bank.

20 Mar Mast Landing Walking Tour April 30

Posted at 09:30h in Events, General News

Mast LandingWalking Tourwith David CoffinSaturday April 30 at 10:00 AM$6 Member Admission$12 General Admission Sold Out At the head of the Harraseeket River, the village of...

Church pews lit by sun through two arched stained glass windows

20 Mar Annual Meeting April 23rd

Posted at 09:04h in Events, General News

Announcing our 2022 Annual Meeting Saturday April 23, 2:00 PM at Meetinghouse Arts 40 Main Street Reception to follow at Freeport Historical Society 45 Main Street Help us celebrate a...

Black and white image of cows looking out from a fence at Wolfe's Neck Farm. Text box reading: Stories from Wolfe's Neck Farm with Sam Smith and Jim DeGrandpre February 24th at 6:30

22 Feb Stories from Wolfe’s Neck Farm

Posted at 16:49h in Events, General News

Stories from Wolfe's Neck Farm with Sam Smith and Jim DeGrandpre Sam Smith and Jim DeGrandpre have been involved at Wolfe's Neck Farm for most of...

03 Dec Freeport’s role in the Atlantic Slave Economy

Posted at 15:28h in Education, Events

This fall we were honored to host two of the leading scholars currently leading research efforts to recover the history of New England in the...

08 Oct Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the Dawnland

Posted at 17:00h in Education, General News

Our holiday weekend this month marks Maine’s third observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day. The holiday is an opportunity for those of us who live here...

01 Sep Pettengill Farm Day – October 3, 2021

Posted at 16:51h in Events, General News

45th Pettengill Farm Day - October 3 Pettengill Farm Day is back for our 45th year! Sunday, October 3, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Join us Sunday,...

23 Jun The Spelling of Wolfe’s, Wolf, Wolf’s, Wolfe, Wolfes Neck

Posted at 14:49h in General News

By Kathryn Schneider Smith The various spellings of Wolfe’s Neck, as it appears today in the Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park and at Wolfe’s Neck Center...

25 Mar Changes, Past & Present

Posted at 16:17h in General News, Harrington House

The transformation of Harrington House's interior involves updating door widths to ADA standards and renovating our former reception space to create a small kitchen and...