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Village Voices exhibit opens Sept. 25 |
 A new exhibition, Village Voices: Tales of Enterprise and Endurance, opens at the Counting House Museum on Saturday, September 25 for the remainder of the fall. The public is invited to a reception from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. The largest expansion of display space in decades at the Counting House, Village Voices occupies the historic second-floor hall. The exhibit chronicles 400 years of enterprise in the region through the lives of residents who have shaped key trades. The role of ingenuity and adaptation in sustaining work life is a primary focus of the exhibit. Stories of six individuals who ventured out are presented using an array of historic objects, photographs and maps that illustrate South Berwick's economic transformation from 1630 to 2010: sawmilling, agriculture, shipbuilding and maritime trade, shoemaking and leatherworking, textile manufacturing, and small business. The display will be on view permanently. The ambitious exhibition and related support for the collection were made possible by grants from the Maine Humanities Council, the Davis Family Foundation, the Maine State Museum's New Century Community Program, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, P. Gagnon and Son, South Berwick Strawberry Festival Committee and individual donors. |
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Got a question about local history of the Berwicks, the Salmon Falls River area and southwestern Maine? If you write us at
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, 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.... |
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The Placenames of South Berwick |
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 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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