Bath Historical Society

Bath Historical Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting interest in the history and heritage of Bath, Maine, The City of Ships.

Our headquarters are at the Old Bath Custom House, formerly at the Sagadahoc History and Genealogy Room of the Patten Free Library in Bath. We provide financial and volunteer support to the History Room, collect photographs, documents and ephemera related to Bath, and present programs about people, places and events in Bath history.

Pictured: Postcard of Bath, Maine taken from the Bath Iron Works, 1906. BHS2020.25

Mission Statement
To promote, preserve, and celebrate the history and heritage of Bath, Maine.

Recent Program

In January 2026, Claude Berube presented on “Emma Eames: Bath’s Voice to the World” as a part of the Patten Free Library’s Town History Series. You can watch the program on the Library’s YouTube channel.

Join us as a supporter.
Attend an event. Peruse or purchase a publication.
Research.
Donate.
Volunteer. Flip through the past.

Together, we are preserving and celebrating the history and heritage of Bath, Maine.

Students and teachers outside the Weeks Street School. BHS2020.28

Galen C. Moses and friends on his Washington Street front porch. BHS2009.1.17

Galen C. Moses and friends on his Washington Street front porch. BHS2009.1.17

Pin commemorating the U.S.S. Constitution's 1931 visit to Bath. BHS2010.17.10

Pin commemorating the U.S.S. Constitution's 1931 visit to Bath. BHS2010.17.10

Sculptor Wililam Zorach oversees the installation of the "Spirit of the Sea" in Bath's City Park.

Sculptor Wililam Zorach oversees the installation of the "Spirit of the Sea" in Bath's City Park.