The Windham Historical Society will be hosting High Tea at High Noon, a fundraiser in honor of our late secretary Karen Lougee on May 31 at Noon at the Little Meetinghouse in North Windham.

Our first program of the 2025 season, “Geology and Geomorphology of Sebago Lake and the Presumpscot River.” The program will explore the geological history of the lake and its tributaries and outlets with a special emphasis on the Presumpscot River.

The Windham Historical Society’s final program of the year will be held right after the annual Meeting on October 7. It will feature a talk called “The Second Edition of the History of the Maine Correctional Center” and will be presented by Brad Fogg.

Join host Lyle Merrifield and the Windham Historical Society for a fascinating tour of Merrifield Farm on a June afternoon.

On June 3rd we are hosting WMTW Channel 8 meteorologist Sarah Long at The Little Meeting House for a discussion about winter weather. Always searching for winter weather, Sarah recently took a trip to the Antarctica Peninsula and will share some of the sights and stories from her trip of a lifetime.

Join the Society for our exciting May program where Maine Historic Preservation Commission archaeologists Dr. Leith Smith and John Mosher will discuss the Commission’s investigations of the Old Province Fort that were done for the Maine Department of Transportation between 2015 and 2020.

Did you know that right off of Gambo Road in the Newhall section of Windham, there used to be a gunpowder mill? The Gambo Gunpowder Mill was a large employer in both Windham and Gorham during the Civil War.