Old Berwick Historical Society

Old Berwick Historical Society This is the official site of the Old Berwick Historical Society and Counting House Museum located in South Berwick, Maine

OPEN WEEKEND AFTERNOONS JUNE-OCTOBER AND YEAR ROUND BY APPOINTMENT

The Old Berwick Historical Society promotes public awareness of and appreciation for local and regional history through a variety of activities that explore, preserve, interpret, and celebrate the past, and through stewardship of the Counting House and its collections. We serve history lovers from all over the country, especially

Seacoast New Hampshire and Southern York County, Maine. The Counting House Museum is a regional treasure containing one of northern New England’s last textile mill ballrooms. Home of the Old Berwick Historical Society, it is a repository for documents, photographs and historic curiosities covering a wide spectrum of community life in and around the Berwicks, site of the first permanent settlement in Maine.

08/30/2026

Will you accept the challenge?
We are open today (Sunday)
and every Sunday June-October from 1 to 4 pm.

08/27/2026
For , we turn to this November 14, 1982 article from the Maine Sunday Telegram in Portland, Maine that reminds the only...
08/27/2026

For , we turn to this November 14, 1982 article from the Maine Sunday Telegram in Portland, Maine that reminds the only constant is change.

OBHS has always relished opportunities to partner with other historical societies, the local school system, and other organizations. Unfortunately the Northam Colonists are no longer around. Founded in 1900 as an exclusive membership organization, it transitioned into a broader reach as Dover’s Historical Society. Efforts to revive the organization in the early 2000’s failed.

The recently renovated kitchen at the Counting House mentioned in the article also failed the test of time. In less than 20 years after this article was published that space was converted into the current restroom, and a smaller kitchenette was added to a closet upstairs on the second floor.

08/25/2026

The cows in the square is one of our best known photos.

Address

2 Liberty Street
South Berwick, ME
03908

Opening Hours

1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+12073840000

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