Last updated: 6/7/2021
17 School StreetCastine, ME 04421
PO Box 238Castine, ME 04421
2021 Season exhibits will be open from Friday, June 11 through Indigenous Peoples’ Day (October 11).
While our offices remain closed to visitors, staff are onsite working Monday-Friday.
The Castine Historical Society, located in the Abbott School and Samuel P. Grindle House on the town common, is a 501(c)3 organization that serves as a window into Castine’s extraordinary past. Our permanent and summer exhibitions, lectures, house and garden tours and historic reenactments would not occur without the energy and dedication of our many volunteers and members.
The Castine Historical Society is collecting historical information and accepting objects on behalf of the Society. The collections—including photographs, documents, artifacts, maps, essays, research notes, books, and paintings—were kept in members’ homes and in Emerson Hall. From the beginning, the collections were in frequent use for displays, research, programs, educational projects, and publications.
We seek to invigorate our community through collaborative exploration and stewardship of our region’s rich history, engaging residents and visitors of all ages in Castine’s extraordinary past and, through it, that of New England and North America.
The collections—including photographs, documents, artifacts, maps, essays, research notes, books, and paintings—were kept in members’ homes and in Emerson Hall. From the beginning, the collections were in frequent use for displays, research, programs, educational projects, and publications.
We’re committed to the long-term preservation of historical materials and to making the collections available for research as well as to support projects centered on community growth. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you might have.
Placemats, mugs, and all kinds of things for your home.
Gift Shop
Online Gift Shop
Group Tours
This information, including business hours, addresses and contact information is
provided for general reference purposes only. No representation is made or warranty is given as
to its content or the reliability thereof. User assumes all risk of use. Stories USA, Inc.
and its content suppliers assume no responsibility for any loss or delay resulting from such
use. Please call ahead to verify the dates, the location and directions.