SHAPLEIGH — On Friday, July 25 from noon to 4 p.m., Thomaston Place Auction Galleries’ Mobile Appraisal Coach will roll into Shapleigh for an antiques appraisal fundraiser event hosted by the Acton-Shapleigh Historical Society.

The coach will be parked at the society’s facility at 122 Emery Mills Road, and local participants will receive instant, onsite valuations by appraisers Kaja Veilleux and John D. Bottero for antique or collectible items. There is a suggested fee per item, with all proceeds to benefit the historical society.

Participants are encouraged to bring any items that they want to have appraised to the event. If items are too large to be transported to the coach, detailed photographs can be used to determine their approximate value, organizers say. There are no appointments, and each person will have a chance to meet with an appraiser on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Acton-Shapleigh Historical Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and the funds raised at this event will go toward the society’s latest project: “historical site” markers in both Acton and Shapleigh. Members are hoping to install these informational signs in places of historical nature, such as the town pounds, one-room schoolhouses, churches, early homesteads and business sites.

For more information about the Acton-Shapleigh Historical Society, check out the website at www.actonshapleigh.org or “like” them on Facebook.