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For the month of NOVEMBER purchase a “Bloomin’ for Good” bouquet at our Windham Hannaford and our Historical Society will receive $1

The biggest fundraising event for the Windham Historical Society this year was our First Annual Fall Harvest Festival. The event took place on October 14 on the Village Green. It was a day of old-fashioned fun reminiscent of a country bazaar at the turn of the twentieth century.

Windham Historical Society has been selected again by the Store Leadership Team to receive $1 from every $2.50 reusable Community Bag sold during the month of May 2023 at our Windham Hannaford.

Be on the lookout on Mondays for the recipe of the week that you can try at home.

Every Monday during 2022, we are posting an excerpt from the memoir of Rebecca May Manchester Cressey, a Windham woman born in 1909.

Throughout 2021, we shared daily entries from Lena Megquier's diary from the year 1898. Now, facebook follower Becky Delaware has surprised us with a copy of Lena’s 1899 diary to share with you...

Christmas Fair, Saturday, November 13, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Friends Church, Route 202, Windham

In November 2010, the Society formed a separate corporation called October House LLC and with the generous help of members and friends providing the down payment.    

September 26 started off with a pouring rain, but by noon the clouds had parted…

Four of the teams that participated have shared some photos of their finds!

Maine 200 Scavenger Hunt is a photo scavenger hunt of historical locations in and around Windham designed to encourage families and individuals to discover local Maine history as part of the Maine Bicentennial.

A team of Maine archaeologists is racing this summer to uncover the secrets of a colonial-era frontier fort.

History on the Hill will be a tour of four historic places on Windham Hill.