Exhibit at the Virginia Weare Parsons Education Center

"The country heer is plentiful"
- Thomas Gorges, 1640
Trade, Religion and Warfare in York and Southern Maine

In June, we were pleased to announce the opening of our 112th season with a new ongoing exhibit about the settlement period at The Parsons Center (formerly known as Remick Barn), 3 Lindsay Road. The display features over 200 objects including rare surviving weapons, furnishings, and trade items. Thanks to loans from local historical institutions and private collectors, visitors will have a chance to view many artifacts from private collections that you will not be able to anywhere else. The exhibit may be seen by appointment. For more information, please call the Museum Offices at 207-363-4974 or email registrar@oldyork.org.

Save the Date: May 3-6, 2012
The beautiful seaside town of York, Maine, will be the setting for a centennial symposium on the life and works of poet, memoirist and novelist May Sarton on May 3-6, 2012. Museums of Old York, the York Public Library and First Parish Chuch (Congregation) will be collaborating with the Sarton Centennial Committee on the project. Visit the May Sarton 100 Website for more information.

Celebration of the Working and Playing Waterfront

June-July-August-September 2012
A team of staff and trustees are looking ahead to summer and have been working to create an array of programs for 2012 all under the theme York’s rivers and ocean dominateits history.Celebrating our heritage on the water will take many forms. A series of fun and educational programs will be offered throughout June-July-August-September including workshops, lectures and demonstrations on the history of lobstering, fishing, boat building, waterfront stories, riverscape painting, the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, and more! A brochure will be coming out in May detailing all the offerings over the summer. Click here for a preliminary list of activities and events and stay tuned for more info to come!

Harmon House: Old York's 2012 Decorator Show House

July 14th through August 11th, 2012
We are delighted to announce that we’ve chosen this year’s show house: “Harmon House” at 19 Harmon Park Road in historic York Harbor. The event will open with a preview party on the evening of July 13 overlooking York Harbor and the York River. Beverly Young and Pam Carnicelli are returning this year as our Event Chair and Assistant Chair, respectively. We’re planning some new programming and are looking forward to another fun spring and summer getting ready and presenting this wonderful house. Please email development@oldyork.org or call 207-363-4974 if you have any questions about the event -- or if you’d like to volunteer!

5th Annual Old York Antiques Show

July 21-22, 2012!
Big change for this year -- we’ve moved the date from September to July and will be transforming Jefferds Tavern and the Parsons Center into twenty-two exquisite booths for our boutique show. We’ll see returning dealers as well as some new exhibitors this year. The dates of the show are July 21-22 with a preview party scheduled for July 20. Please email development@oldyork.org or call 207-363-4974 if you have any questions about the event -- or if you’d like to volunteer!