(Programs are presented at 1:30 o'clock on the 1st Wednesday of each month, with the exception of June,
July and August. Everyone is welcome, there is no charge.) NEW LOCATION: 426 BRIDGE STREET

November 2, 2011 - Using Deeds in Genealogy : Dr. Carol McCoy will discuss the value of searching old deeds and maps when doing your family genealogy.

December 10, 2011 - SATURDAY PROGRAM
Remembering the Civil War : Scott Dyer, a Civil War enthusiast / re-enactor and Society member, will speak on the dress of the Civil War soldier, both north and south. The Society's collection of Civil War items related to Westbrook will be on display.

January 4, 2012 - NO PROGRAM - SOCIETY IS CLOSED FOR MONTH OF JANUARY PREPARING FOR OUR MOVE TO THE WESTBROOK COMMUNITY CENTER

FIRST PROGRAM TO BE HELD AT OUR NEW LOCATION: WESTBROOK COMMUNITY CENTER, 426 BRIDGE STREET

February 1, 2012 - Elizabeth Baird will discuss
The Joys of Collecting Ephemera, She collects all types of empemera, such as early Valentines and love tokens, school girl art, albums, prints and books related to her inventory. She is also a mentor for the Emphemera Society of American - helping new collectors start, organize and refine their collections.

March 7, 2012 - Meet a Local Author - Mary Morton Cowan, award winning children's author, will share some of her creative experiences while writing Ice Country, Timberrr..., and Captain Mac. She will have books to view, buy and be autographed.

April 4, 2012 -Appraisal Day. thomaston Galleries will present its popular appraisal day. Bring one item to be appraised.

May, date to be announced - 5th Annual Westbrook Immigrant Program, featuring stories, photographs and memorabilia related to some of the immigrants who came to our City. [This will be a Saturday afternoon program and an extra program for May.]
Note: If you would like your family featured, notify us at info@westbrookhistoricalsociety.org

June 6, 2012 - Annual meeting - no program

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2010-2011 Programs: Remembering Westbrook: People of the Paper City, Story of the New England Barn, WW II Diary of Philip LaViolet, The Roberts family of Saco Street, 1866 Portland Fire, Antique Post Cards, From the Hedgrows of Normandy

2009-2010 Programs: Westbrook Then & Now Part III, Collecting is Fun, Over a Cardboard Sea entertainers, Treasure Hunting, Halidon Tax Colony, Halifax Disaster, Girl of the Past, History of Playing
the Spoons, Bones & Saw, Westbrook Immigrants: Peters, Trickey, Kinmond, Roy, Rocheleau families, Maritime History of Portland.

2008-2009 Programs: Westbrook Then & Now Part II, Collecting Old Bottles, Maine Military Museum, Underground Railroad Quilt, Plight of Irish Longshoremen, S.A.L.T., Westbrook Pewter, Tom Nadeau's Artwork, 3rd Annual Westbrook Immigrants: Kourapis, Cairns, Fournier & LaViolette families.

2007-2008 Programs:Remembering Rudy Vallée, Gilding on Glass, Remembering Our Veterans, The Haskell Silk Mill, Westbrook Then & Now, Early American Folk Remedies, Exploring our Collection, 2nd Annual Westbrook Immigrants: The Woroneka, Zaharis, Conant and Guimond families.

2006 - 2007 Programs: History of Dowsing, Antique Bicycles, Just Black & White Photographs, Al
Hawkes & Local Bluegrass Music, Placing Your Home on the National Register, Portland Trails in Westbrook, Maine Irish History, Northeast Historic Films, Westbrook Immigrants: The Turgeon,
Gerhardts, Keating, Jensen & Rathgeb families.