Waterville Historical Society – Redington Museum

Uptown Nostalgia: Relive 1950s & '60s Main Street, Waterville memories Are you ready to head uptown for some nostalgia? Or did you call it downtown? The much anticipated follow up to our full house history talk, Roland Hallee returns as our guest speaker, to guide us on a journey of growing up in Waterville in […]

Though our crop of Maine wild ice has been a bit lacking this year, come to Waterville Historical Society this Saturday, March 9, for a history talk about ice harvesting back in the day when ice was a vital and very profitable product. Maine's ice business at its peak was more than California's gold production. […]

Come journey south with us on Saturday, February 10. To the south end of Waterville, that is. Our guest speaker is going to get your memories going and reminiscing about growing up here in the 1940s, ‘50s, and ‘60s. Roland Hallee, editor of The Town Line community newspaper, is going to lead us on a […]

This event was postponed from Jan 13, 2024 To start off our new year, we will switch things up a bit for our history talks. Please note, for ease of daytime driving and something to get us out of the house to socialize on a winter afternoon, let's try the third Saturday afternoon, January 20th, […]

This event has been postponed to the same time Jan 20, 2024 To start off our new year, we will switch things up a bit for our history talks. Please note, for ease of daytime driving and something to get us out of the house to socialize on a winter afternoon, let's try the second […]

After a long hiatus from their monthly talks, the Waterville Historical Society is happy to announce their first guest speaker, Eric Hooglund, for Thursday, November 9. Eric is the author of the recent Arcadia Publication The Belgrade Lakes Region, Images of America Series. He will speak on the important role of Waterville businessmen in the […]

  Join us as author and historian, Earl Smith talks to us about the many inventions that come about here in Waterville! Most people know about the Lombard Tractor, but not many know of the impact that specific item had on the country and world. This should be a fascinating lecture that you won’t want […]

Earl Smith will talk about Waterville and Maine Inventions: The Importance of Vigilance and Preservation. This will be a great kick off for the Maine Bicentennial! Click for more info

Join us as Larry Dodge, from the Waterville Public Library, presents: Asa Redington: From 1776-1783-How an orphan served in the founding of a Country. Larry's Talk will highlight Asa's Military Service including his time on General George Washington's Honor Guard! This should be an interesting talk! THIS IS A FREE EVENT!

Join us as Dr. McCarthy, Dean of the College of Pharmacy, talks to us about the History of Pharmacy! This should be a very interesting event and we will have the Apothecary open for viewing after the event! Dr. Robert L. McCarthy was appointed the 4th Dean of the University of New England College of […]

The Waterville Historical Society’s October talk will feature Scott Holst, who will discuss the history of the Waterville Fire Department. Holst, a lieutenant in the department, has been a fireman in Waterville for 25 years and has researched the history of this group, publishing his findings in 2015. And he is still researching.

Marilyn Canavan will speak about children who were put up for adoption by the Home for Destitute Catholic Children in Boston between 1864 and 1954. Several of those children were brought by priests to Waterville, one of whom was Marilyn’s mother and another, famously, was the senior George Mitchell, the father of Paul, John, Robert, […]

Bob Rosenthal will be speaking about his father, Lewis Rosenthal. Lewis Rosenthal was a shrewd business man, loving father, and philanthropist. He was a major developer of residential and commercial real estate in Waterville and beyond who also owned multiple woolen mills in Maine and in other states.

Bring your original WWI or WWII documents, post cards, photographs, handwritten letters, medals, and other objects to scan, and the Waterville Historical Society will create digital archives for you. Click for more info.

Join us as Peter Violette talks to us about the Old Maine Central #470 Steam Locomotive that is currently being restored by New England Steam Corporation. Click for more info.

Join us as Fred Stubbert talks to us about the 1944 New England Championship Basket Ball Team. Hosted by Waterville Historical Society and Redington Museum

(Postponed from Feb 13, 2019) Hosted by Waterville Historical Society and Redington Museum Join us as Meg Bernier Boyd talks to us about Franco-American women in Waterville!

This talk has been postponed until next week—Thursday, February 21st, at 5:30. Hosted by Waterville Historical Society and Redington Museum Join us as Meg Bernier Boyd talks to us about Franco-American women in Waterville!

Hosted by Waterville Historical Society and Redington Museum Join us as Tom Nale and Joe Jabar speak of the Lebanese Heritage in Waterville, particularly Head of Falls.

Join us as Pearly Lechance talks about the pilgrimages made during the 1930's by the WWI Gold Star Mothers and Widows to the visit the European Cemeteries.

Maine State Archivist, Dave Cheever, will present: “How Colby Happened to End up in Waterville: A story of how a flood on the Androscoggin River in 1817, combined with intrigue, cut-throat capitalism, religious persecution, and bare-knuckle politics brought Colby to Waterville.”

Lawrence (Larry) Dodge III of the Waterville Public Library, will be presenting about a pioneer and businessman Asa Redington. His lecture is the story of how an orphan helped win independence, served George Washington, and helped shape a community. Lawrence (Larry) Dodge III was born and raised in Waterville. He graduated from Waterville High School […]

A documentary showing how a recent family reunion is the opportunity for a Jewish family, with ancestors from Lithuania/Poland, who settled in Waterville, Maine over 100 years ago, to examine the cultural values that have passed on through the generations, and to discover the meaning of those ethics and values today. Through an honoring ceremony […]

Why would Lydia Crosby copy Thomas Cole's "The Voyage of Life"? Join the Waterville Historical Society at the Redington Museum as the host Veronique Plesch, Professor of Art History at Colby College, who will discuss art work, copies, and will highlight one of the historically significant works located at the Redington Museum. CLICK HERE FOR […]

The Annual Membership Reception is for Members of the Waterville Historical Society and anyone interested in joining. RSVP is required, dress is casual CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION