September Meeting of the FHS Board of Directors

Monthly Meeting of the FHS Board of DirectorsThe board will discuss Society business, activities and plans.This meeting will be held online via the Zoom Meeting service and application.Members of the Society and the community are welcome to attend.  Please contact us at......More

Monthly Meeting of the FHS Board of DirectorsThe board will discuss Society business, activities and plans.This meeting will be held online via the Zoom Meeting service and application.Members of the Society and the community are welcome to attend.  Please contact us at [email protected] or (207) 781-4727 to obtain the link to the Zoom Meeting.The agenda for this board meeting will be posted in advance on the web page for this meeting.Agendas, reports and minutes for prior board meetings are posted in Society Records.

FHS at the Cumberland Fair

Visit the FHS Table in the Exhibition Hall We'll be there from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.Our history detectives will be ready to solve your mysteries involving Falmouth people, places, and events over the past four centuries.We'll......More

Visit the FHS Table in the Exhibition Hall We'll be there from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.Our history detectives will be ready to solve your mysteries involving Falmouth people, places, and events over the past four centuries.We'll have a selection of items from our bookstore available to purchase.See you at the Fair!

Exhibition Hall, Cumberland Fairgrounds

October Meeting of the FHS Board of Directors

Monthly Meeting of the FHS Board of DirectorsThe board will discuss Society business, activities and plans.This meeting will be held online via the Zoom Meeting service and application.Members of the Society and the community are welcome to attend.  Please contact us at......More

Monthly Meeting of the FHS Board of DirectorsThe board will discuss Society business, activities and plans.This meeting will be held online via the Zoom Meeting service and application.Members of the Society and the community are welcome to attend.  Please contact us at [email protected] or (207) 781-4727 to obtain the link to the Zoom Meeting.The agenda for this board meeting will be posted in advance on the web page for this meeting.Agendas, reports and minutes for prior board meetings are posted in Society Records.

Annual Meeting and Remembering the 1775 Burning of Falmouth

Annual Meeting and Remembering the 1775 Burning of FalmouthThis year's Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, October 18th, at 1:00 p.m. In-person in the Russell Room of Falmouth Memorial Library, and Online via Zoom Meeting (the link will be published the day of the m......More

Annual Meeting and Remembering the 1775 Burning of FalmouthThis year's Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, October 18th, at 1:00 p.m. In-person in the Russell Room of Falmouth Memorial Library, and Online via Zoom Meeting (the link will be published the day of the meeting).There will be 30-minute business meeting required by our bylaws including a look back at the year's accomplishments (and we've been doing a lot).  This will be followed by a presentation about one of the most significant events in the history of our town.On a Wednesday morning in October 1775, a flotilla of Royal Navy vessels under the command of Lt. Henry Mowatt opened fire on Falmouth's town center (today Portland's Old Port).  Over the course of nine hours, the town was raked by cannon fire—3,000 rounds were expended using incendiary cannonballs to set the town ablaze.  When that failed to do the job, marines went ashore and set fire to any buildings that had survived the cannonade.  Some of the marines were wounded and one was killed.  Most of the town's residents fled before the attack began; only one was injured during the attack.  By evening, "the body of the town was in one flame."  Falmouth's town center was devastated with more than 400 buildings damaged or destroyed.The presentation will tell the story of events leading up to the destruction, what happened during the attack, and the aftermath. Please join us!  This event is free and open to the public.  You need not be a member to attendThe presentation is sponsored jointly by Falmouth Memorial Library and the Falmouth Historical Society.

Russell Room, Falmouth Memorial Library

FHS Table at the Polls

After you have voted, stop by our table under the canopy where our volunteers (weather permitting) will be standing by to share stories about the history of Falmouth . If you have questions, your town's squad of history detectives has answers (or know where to find them......More

After you have voted, stop by our table under the canopy where our volunteers (weather permitting) will be standing by to share stories about the history of Falmouth . If you have questions, your town's squad of history detectives has answers (or know where to find them!).  Items from the bookstore will also be available to purchase.

Falmouth High School

November Meeting of the FHS Board of Directors

Monthly Meeting of the FHS Board of DirectorsThe board will discuss Society business, activities and plans.This meeting will be held online via the Zoom Meeting service and application.Members of the Society and the community are welcome to attend.  Please contact us at......More

Monthly Meeting of the FHS Board of DirectorsThe board will discuss Society business, activities and plans.This meeting will be held online via the Zoom Meeting service and application.Members of the Society and the community are welcome to attend.  Please contact us at [email protected] or (207) 781-4727 to obtain the link to the Zoom Meeting.The agenda for this board meeting will be posted in advance on the web page for this meeting.Agendas, reports and minutes for prior board meetings are posted in Society Records.

Merry Mix and Mingle

Merry Mix & MingleJoin us at this town event for a family-friendly, open air, community party in the American Legion parking lot.  There will be popcorn, gourmet hot chocolate, kids activities, good cheer with your neighbors, and more.Your town historical society will h......More

Merry Mix & MingleJoin us at this town event for a family-friendly, open air, community party in the American Legion parking lot.  There will be popcorn, gourmet hot chocolate, kids activities, good cheer with your neighbors, and more.Your town historical society will have a table where our volunteers can answer questions about our town's history.  We will also have selected merchandise from our bookstore including: Books about Falmouth New edition of The Falmouth Cookbook New Coloring Book Falmouth-themed sturdy tote bag Falmouth-themed fleece-lined capWe look forward to seeing you under the canopy!

American Legion Parking Lot, Depot Road

December Meeting of the FHS Board of Directors

Monthly Meeting of the FHS Board of DirectorsThe board will discuss Society business, activities and plans.This meeting will be held online via the Zoom Meeting service and application.Members of the Society and the community are welcome to attend.  Please contact us at......More

Monthly Meeting of the FHS Board of DirectorsThe board will discuss Society business, activities and plans.This meeting will be held online via the Zoom Meeting service and application.Members of the Society and the community are welcome to attend.  Please contact us at [email protected] or (207) 781-4727 to obtain the link to the Zoom Meeting.The agenda for this board meeting will be posted in advance on the web page for this meeting.Agendas, reports and minutes for prior board meetings are posted in Society Records.