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Sept. 18, 2010 Berwick Academy Campus Historical Tour
Berwick Academy Campus TourSept. 18 - 1:00 pm (1791 House, Berwick Academy) - "Berwick Academy Campus Historical Tour" - Archivist Rachel Saliba will lead a walk around the beautiful hilltop where the history of Maine's oldest school intertwines with that of interesting South Berwick residents of the 1700s and 1800s.
Ask Norma

Ask Norma

Got a question about local history of the Berwicks, the Salmon Falls River area and southwestern Maine? If you write us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , our volunteers will do their best to find answers in the Counting House Museum archives and reference books.

Old Berwick Historical Society volunteer Norma Keim answers some frequently asked questions here....

 

 
Welcome to our new website

OBHS' old web siteFor many years, Old Berwick Historical Society's web site has had thousands of visitors each month learning about South Berwick history.  Our website had become a little outdated and, like an old house, had undergone many additions and renovations to accomodate our steadily growing body of information.  

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The Placenames of South Berwick

Placenames of South Berwick by the Old Berwick Historical Society

“You won’t find a more historic walkable village in New England than South Berwick.  Now you can find everything when you get there with this much-needed, carefully researched guide.”
– J. Dennis Robinson, SeacoastNH.com

$25 by mail – Send check to Old Berwick Historical Society, PO Box 296, South Berwick, ME 03908.  Also sold at South Berwick Pharmacy, the Counting House Museum and Old Berwick Historical Society events.

Join the Old Berwick Historical Society for a stroll along South Berwick’s village streets and country roads...

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1877 SB map

NEW! 

1877 MAPS

Original size, fine art reproduction, 16" x 21" , showing "birds eye view" of South Berwick.  Just $15. Details here...

 
Angelstone
NEW FEATURE! Explore South Berwick's historic cemeteries. Find history information on local veterans. Search South Berwick graves and cemeteries on the Cemetery Database.

 

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