Harmon Museum & Historical Society

The Harmon Museum, home of the Old Orchard Beach Historical Society, welcomes you!  Along seven miles of Atlantic shoreline in Saco Bay lies the unique town of Old Orchard Beach.  Those who live here never want to leave, and those who visit yearn to return.  

Tickets now available online for August Art Raffle:  The work of local fabric artist Kathy Angel Lee will be raffled off on Thursday August 28, 2008 to benefit the Harmon Museum & Old Orchard Beach Historical Society.  Ms. Lee’s art quilts have been exhibited at the New England Quilt Museum, juried in national shows and shown throughout the country.  Created exclusively for and currently on exhibit at the Harmon Museum, this 16x29-inch one-of-a-kind quilt fabric art wall hanging is a seascape incorporating antique postcard scenes of the original and renovated Old Orchard Beach pier created from a variety of fabrics and thread embellishments. 

Own a piece of valuable local art by supporting the non-profit Harmon Museum’s summer raffle!  Tickets are $1 each or $5 for a book of six.  Visit our Web Store to purchase.  Tickets are also available by mail from Harmon Museum Quilt Raffle, PO Box 464, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064 (send check with your contact information), or in person at the Harmon Museum, 4 Portland Avenue, Old Orchard Beach during open hours Tuesday through Friday 11a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 9a.m. to Noon (tel: 934-9319).
 
What else is going on at the Harmon Museum?
 
On June 17th the Old Orchard Beach Historical Society hosted its annual open house at the Harmon Museum.  We were honored by the presence and support of Town officials and others.  Click here to view photos of the event.
 
This summer's special exhibits include a tribute to the Town's 125th anniversary, a retrospective on the former baseball club The Maine Guides & the Old Orchard Beach Ballpark, and a profile on early 20th century seasonal resident and radio comedian Fred Allen (1894-1956), pictured below circa 1916 with dummy.
 
We appreciate your virtual visit, and hope you will make an in-person visit to the Museum during our summer hours, June through September, or visit us online anytime year-round to learn more about Old Orchard Beach's bright future and golden past!