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This year's Annual Meeting was held Tuesday, January 21st, at Falmouth Town Hall. Agenda
Full Meeting Bundle (Slides and Minutes/Speaker's Notes) New! |
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The Town of Falmouth recorded the meeting; click on the image at right to open the video.
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The Humphrey Merrill House. Kyle Lucas, owner of 220 Middle Road, wanted the answer to a simple question: Who built my home and when was it built?” He overcame every imaginable challenge while reconstructing the narrative for his home in a journey that took him back to 1731. He will tell us how he solved this historical jigsaw puzzle and found the answer: Humphrey Merrill, 1831. |
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| The Opening Volley. History tells us the uprising by Native People that spread across New England in 1675 followed decades of mistreatment by English settlers. “King Philips War” came to Falmouth in September 1675 with raids from the Presumpscot to Spurwink. This marked the beginning of a violent half-century during which Falmouth was on the frontier and the front line. An attack on an isolated homestead overlooking the Presumpscot River terrified the forty families of European settlers then living in Falmouth. Many fled south to Salem and Boston for safety. We were asked a simple question: Where was the Wakely homestead? Period accounts were vague about the location. This was a job for our history detectives! |
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Recent Activity
Semiquincentennial Newsletters
250 Years Ago: Parliament Declares Massachusetts to be in a State of Rebellion! New!
In February 1775, Parliament declared Massachusetts (which then included Maine) to be in a state of rebellion. This permitted soldiers to shoot suspected rebels. King George III responded by sending more ships and soldiers to the upstart colony.
For details about the declaration, click here.
To see the Semiquincentennial series, click here.
Our winter newsletter is out! New! If you missed our autumn newsletter, here it is!
Other recent newsletters can be found here.
Presentations
• Aucocisco (Slides and Speaker's Notes) New!
• The Humphrey Merrill House (Slides and Speaker's Notes) New!
• The Opening Volley (Slides and Speaker's Notes) New!
• Falmouth's Western Frontier (Slides and Speaker's Notes)• The Story Begins with a Sword (Slides and Speaker's Notes)
• An Early Falmouth Family (Slides and Speaker's Notes)• First Summer Colony (Slides and Speaker's Notes)
• Maps of Falmouth (Slides and Speaker's Notes)
• Highlights from Acquisitions 2021 (Slides and Speaker's Notes)• Historic Sites on the Foreside (Slides and Speaker's Notes)
• Proprietors Map of 1732 (Slides)
• Bucknam Tavern (Slides)
• A Marriage Made in Boston (Slides)
• Tidewater Farm (Slides)• Town History (Slides and Speaker's Notes)
• Annual Membership Meeting 2025 (Slides and Minutes) New!
• Annual Membership Meeting 2024 (Slides and Minutes)
• Annual Membership Meeting 2023 (Slides and Minutes)
• Annual Membership Meeting 2022 (Slides and Minutes)
Retrospectives
• Remembering One Who Fell in the "Forgotten War"
• Remembering One Who “Gave the Last Full Measure of Devotion”
• Remembering the Greatest Generation on Memorial Day• Maine’s First Newspaper Tells Us About Life in Falmouth Two Centuries Ago
• Two Pictures Recall the Life of a Falmouth Schoolmaster
• Falmouth Hunkers Down in Response to Pandemic, Again
Falmouth Heritage Museum
Find Us
The Falmouth Heritage Museum is at 60 Woods Road in Falmouth (just beyond the town transfer station). Click on map to enlarge.
Follow us on Facebook: TheFHS
You can also reach us at info@thefhs.org.
Museum Hours
Winter (October-May)
The Museum is closed due to the high cost of utilities and maintenance for a 19th-century house during a Maine winter. Safety of our visitors and volunteers is a concern—despite our best efforts to clear snow and ice, the area around the steps is often treacherous.
Summer (June-October)
The Museum and Barn at 60 Woods Road in Falmouth is open 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on most Tuesdays, or by appointment.
Falmouth Heritage Bookstore
Give the gift of Falmouth History!
Shop at our online bookstore which is always open. Orders can be delivered or picked up locally in Falmouth. We ship to US locations farther away.
Consider a gift membership!
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