Protecting, preserving and interpreting the 1754 National Historic Landmark fort, store and house
on the Kennebec River in Augusta, Maine

Old Fort Western

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New!!!
Old Fort Western's 2008 / 2009 Pre-Scheduled Program Guide
is now available .
Click on the Pre-Scheduled Program Brochure button above to get your copy.
Call us at 626-2385 for more information or to make scheduling arrangements.

Information sought on people who lived at Fort Western between 1840 and 1920.
Please see the details and the names of known tenants on the Bulletin Board page.

Old Fort Western announces its new Nineteenth-Century Initiative.
See the details on the Bulletin Board page.
Make a donation in support of this important heritage project.

Cup and Ball

Visit Old Fort Western's Family History Center
for Kids and Family Fun.
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. through October 12
Read more about it here.


New!!
Shades of Ireland trip scheduled for April 17 to 29, 2009.
The registration deadline is November 17.
Click here for more.

New!!
The Fort's annual Fall Festival is set for October 12.
See the details on the Bulletin Board page.


New!!
Former OFW interpreter turned historian and author, Michele Wehrwein Albion, will talk about and sign copies of her new book, "The Florida Life of Thomas Edison," on October 17th at Barnes & Noble in Augusta.
See the details here.

New!!!
Friends' Annual Fall Open House and Dinner set for Saturday, October 18th.
Pre-registration for dinner is required. The registration deadline is October 13th.
See the details on the Bulletin Board Page.







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