2018 MEETINGS & EVENTS
PARSONSFIELD-PORTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The public is invited to attend our meetings and the interesting programs. See “Your Weekly Shopping Guide.”
| Date | Event |
| Sat., July 28 2:00 p.m. | MEETING at HISTORY HOUSE Program: “World War I and the Over-promised Middle East” by Fay Melendy WWI was coming to a close in 1918/19. Fay’s talk is on the diplomatic history of this period in the middle east, how nation states were created by Europeans with the resulting conflicts that continue today. Host: Jan Iler |
| Sat., Aug. 4 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | PAR SEM DAY – Parsonsfield Seminary Grounds Come visit us at our booth where you can purchase our publications and buy tickets for the wonderful quilt we are raffling off this year. |
| Sat., Aug. 18 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. | ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE – at the PARSONSFIELD TOWN HOUSE & UNION CHURCH at Middle Road Village. Don Kent will talk at the church about the recent renovations there. Open house at the old Town House will have exhibits & photos of the early village and its residents. (See Lyn Sudlow’s article page 1 & 2) Host: Lyn Sudlow |
| Sun., Sept. 2 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. | OLD PORTER MEETING HOUSE OPEN Don’t miss this once a year opportunity to tour this special building. Hosts: Curly Perzell & Carol Hover |
| Sun., Sept. 16 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. | HISTORY HOUSE OPEN – Last formal showing of the Exhibit “Logging in the Sacopee Valley.” Come tour the house, view the exhibits and spend some time browsing our scrapbook collection. |
| Sat., Sept. 22 2:00 p.m. | MEETING at HISTORY HOUSE Program: “Uncle Charlie’s Tapeworm” and Preserving Oral Histories – presented by Allen Crabtree Host: Dianne Sinclair |
| Sat., Oct. 20 2:00 p.m. | MEETING at HISTORY HOUSE (Last business meeting of the year.) Program: Resident ghosts in our towns. Got a story to share with us? Drawing for winner of the quilt raffle will be held. |
| Sat., Nov. 10 1:00 p.m. | MEETING – location to be announced. (No business meeting.) 19th Annual Potluck Dinner for Members and Invited Guests |
To tour “HISTORY HOUSE” or “OLD PORTER MEETING HOUSE”
Except for the above dates History House and the Old Porter Meeting House may be seen by appointment only.
Contact Sylvia Wilson (625-4038), or Jan Iler (625-7019) for arrangements.
ANNUAL RAFFLE
We are fortunate to have another of Mary Stewart’s quilts to raffle for the Society again this year. Look for tickets at all PPHS events until the October meeting. Chances will be $1.00 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5.00. We depend on the help of members to sell tickets, also.
The Research Room at History House will be open by appointment only at this time.
Call 625-7019, 625-4038, or email.