Hampden Historical Society

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The Hampden Historical Society is located at
83 Main Road South, Hampden, Maine. We meet the fourth Monday of each month (March-October) at 7:00pm.

The Hampden Historical Society is located at 83 Main Road South, Hampden, Maine.

03/14/2026

New business in Town at a Historic Building. On the left is a Cookie Store. Cookie Care - Baked by Joy.

11/25/2025

Notes from the President: Karen S. Bagley

As we bask in the glow from our annual Christmas Bazaar, which earned us $ 8,500 to help the Hampden Historical Society maintain the Kinsley House and Archives, I would like to thank all of our over 30 volunteers and the more than 400 people who came or contributed to the success of this fabulous annual event. A big THANK YOU goes to the volunteers for not only the work done on Saturday, November 22, but the countless hours spent behind the scenes prior to the event. In order for this bazaar to come together it takes a village and thankfully we have many, many villagers! This involved those who coordinated the overall event, the different rooms, the set-up, decorating, organization of donated items, and the fantastic contributions made by the people who support HHS by selling raffle tickets, placing posters and signs, moving our treasures and setting up, baking, making crafts and fancy goods, as well as the numerous fabulous donations made to our jewelry and white elephant rooms. Another successful year and our best ever! Giving a big shout-out to ALL those who contributed or were involved in this worthwhile endeavor! Again, THANK YOU! Hampden Historical Society is all about our past, present and future!

11/18/2025

These are A few of our favorite things ——
Ready for sale at our bazaar this Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 8 am to 2 pm.

11/17/2025

We hope to see you at our annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. We have something for everyone! Treats, baked goods, white elephant items, Christmas arrangements, jewelry, hand-crafted items, a hand carved blue bird by Jeff Fister, and more! We are also selling raffle tickets for great prizes from local businesses and individuals, such as a quilt, and more! $1 each chance or $5 for six chances. 🎄

Photos of items for sale may not be accurate.

Please — no early birds!

11/05/2025

It’s getting close to that time of year!
This is one of our BIG projects which enables us to raise money to pay our expenses and keep the museum going. We have amazing stuff and a great raffle! Come check out our baked goods, crafty items, books, white elephant items, jewelry, and sooo much more! Santa & Mrs Claus will
Be there too! ⛄️

10/30/2025

Have you ever wondered where we get the many items we have in our museum? Some of these valuable items are donated by people who live in our community. We acquired the following items for our collections recently:

Wooden baby walker from Jean Deighan
Beano game from Sue Hall
Lady’s purse from Rachel Plourde
Toy Bear (maybe 1930 ‘s) from unknown
Candle Holder from unknown

10/28/2025

Happenings at the Kinsley House and Hampden Historical Society:

We have a great crew taking care of our historic house, and they have been busy lately!
The retaining wall around the carriage house is done;
Gardening was done by Mary Kellog;
Digitalization of our inventory is going forward;
Porch repairs have been started;
A map cabinet has been purchased;
About $6,000 has been received so far for our annual campaign;
We have received more donated items for our collections; and
Our annual Christmas Bazaar is set for 11/22.

We had three guest speakers tonight and a standing room only audience! Many thanks to Sandra Boyington, John Murphy, and Paul “Skip” Howard, who gave an interesting and entertaining presentation on growing up in Hampden in the 50’s. 👏😊

10/24/2025

Your donation dollars at work —
The Kinsley House is getting repairs to the old porch! 👏

10/22/2025

When you purchase a $2.50 reusable bag from Hannaford in Hampden during their community bag promotion, they will donate $1 to our organization for every bag sold during the month of November. HHS thanks you for your support!

10/15/2025

The next monthly meeting of the Hampden Historical Society will be held at the Kinsley House, 83 Main Road South in Hampden, on Monday, October 27, 2025, at 6:30 pm. Our guest speakers will be Sandra Boynton, member of HHS, and John Murphy & Skip Howard, who will have a presentation of growing up in East Hampden in the 1950’s.

All are welcome to attend.

10/06/2025

Your donated dollars at work! Our carriage house at the home of our Historical Society, the former Martin Kinsley property, we have hired a company to restore the retaining wall around the carriage house. Thank you for your donations which enable us to maintain our buildings. 👏😊

09/18/2025

The next monthly meeting of the Hampden Historical Society will be held at the Kinsley House, 83 Main Road South in Hampden, on Monday, September 22, 2025 at 6:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Jim Husson, long time member of HHS - and former President of HHS, who will have a presentation of old maps of Hampden.

All are welcome to attend.

Address

83 Main Road S
Hampden, ME
04444

Opening Hours

10am - 3pm

Telephone

(207) 862-2027

Website

http://HampdenHistoricalSociety.org/

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