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Old York Historical Society
Photo courtesy of
J. Dennis Robinson.
The Old York Historical Society was founded one hundred years ago to preserve the history and artifacts of York, Maine – America’s first chartered city (1632) and one of New England’s earliest colonial settlements. Offering thirty-seven period room settings and several galleries housed throughout seven historic museum buildings, Old York showcases a wealth of early New England art, architecture, and decorative arts. The exhibits focus on the stories of southern Maine’s men, women, and children and the world they created and lived in from the earliest settlement in the 1600s to the present day. The open campus of this remarkable museum is spread out in in York center and along the York River. Check the web site for a full schedule of events, children’s activities, exhibits and demonstrations. GOseacoast..com features separate pages on many of the buildings including the Old Gaol, the Marshall Gallery, the Perkins House, John Hancock Wharf, Jeffords Tavern, the Old Schoolhouse and the Emerson Wilcox House.
HOURS: Administration offices open year-round, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, June-August, every day except Sun, 10 -5 (check web site)
WEBSITE: http://www.oldyork.org/
ADMISSION: $7 for Adults, $6 for Seniors and groups of 6-19, $5 for groups of 20+, $3 for Children under 16, Under 4 Free.
PHONE: (207) 363-4974
ADDRESS: 207 York Street York, ME 03802
DIRECTIONS: Take exit 4 (The Yorks) off I-95. Follow to intersection and bear right onto Route 1 and head south. At the traffic light, turn left onto Route 1A, York Street. Follow for about ˝ mile into the center of York Village. The Old York parking lot is across from the church down Lindsay Road
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