CEHistory.org

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to preserve and promote the history

of Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Our location at Fort Williams Park currently houses the Cape Elizabeth Town Museum and the Fort Williams Museum. Our office and historical holdings are also located there. You can tour the museum or make an appointment to search through our archives for historical or genealogical information.

This exhibit is brought to you by the Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation Society to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Revolutionary War.

An exhibit entitled Revolution: Cape Elizabeth’s Response will be on display in Cape Elizabeth Town Hall beginning June 1, 2026 and will continue to the end of the year.

Revolution tells the remarkable story of Cape Elizabeth’s outsized involvement in the nation’s fight for independence, and the personal sacrifices made by scores of individuals whose family names are still, in large part, deeply rooted in our town.

The exhibit consists of posters titled Prelude to War, Cape Elizabeth Sailors Lost at Sea, and Guarding the Home Front. A display case will feature Revolutionary War-era artifacts that provide a glimpse of what life was like at that time.

Visitors to Town Hall will be able to search through a notebook for names of those from Cape Elizabeth who served in the War for Independence. The sheer number of names tells the story of our small community’s resolve to be part of the fight to become a nation, even at the cost of so many of their lives.

Revolution: Cape Elizabeth’s Response will be located in the main entry hall of Town Hall at 320 Ocean House Road in Cape Elizabeth. Their hours are:

Mon. 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 am - 4:30 pm

From now till Oct. 11, 2026, we are open:

Mon 9:00 to noon (museum only)
Thurs 9:00 to noon (archives and museum)
Sat 11:00 to 3:00 (museum only)
Sun 11:00 to 3:00 (museum only)
And as always, museum tours and/or archive visits can be arranged anytime by appointment
Please note, we will be closed Sat June 13 for Family Fun Day, and Sat Aug 1 for the Beach To Beacon 10K Race

*** Public Access to our Online Collection! *** For access to our digitized collection, click here. We have uploaded over 16,900 image files that can be searched from any computer, any time.