The Counting House Museum is
a regional treasure containing one of northern New Englands 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.
We serve history lovers from
all over the country, especially Seacoast New Hampshire and Southern
York County, Maine.
Burke and Surette at the Counting House
May 22 - OBHS Annual Meeting - NEW
New book: "Placenames of South Berwick"
Click here to tour historic South Berwick NOW
Click here for the 2008 Talking Program
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.
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