The Waterville Historical Society will host its monthly open house on Saturday July 31st from 9AM to noon. Featured this year in the Robbins House on River Road is the naval uniform and many other artifacts brought back from his experience during WWII by local resident Doug Graf. Other displays in this exhibit show photos of local men and women who served, as well as those who died during the conflict. Included are articles and advertising of efforts to sustain the war effort on the home front.
Upstairs in the Robbins is a large display of artifacts from the mid-1800’s to the early 20th Century. See what telephones used to look like, what was in the doctor’s bag, and the toys that children played with. Things have really changed.
There will be a downtown walking tour featuring houses and buildings along River Road and Second Street beginning at 9AM on the front porch of the Robbins House. An uptown walking tour featuring 3rd Street begins at noon and meets on the porch of the Wakeman Building on Farnsworth Road.
The Wakeman Archives is also open from 10 am to 2 pm for historical and genealogical research on this day. Look for the red, white and blue OPEN flag on the porch.
The Wakeman Archival Research Center at 401 Farnsworth Road will be open from 10 AM to 2 PM on Saturday as well as every Wednesday from 10 AM to 2 PM, it contains records of Waterville organizations, businesses, churches, schools, etc., as well as family files and local history. Donations of similar documents and photographs, or items brought to be copied and added to the files are welcome.