Historical essays due May 1

The Westbrook Historical Society is sponsoring its annual essay contest to record history of the city’s people, places and events through memories of individuals and illustrations.

Entry categories are for adults and students. First prize in each level is $50 and a one-year membership in the society, with second place worth $25 and a one-year membership.

Entries must be typed and contain 500 words or less and photographs can be included; video or power-point presentations should be 20 minutes or less and include a hard copy; and oral interviews should also include a typed transcript

A name, address, telephone number and other contact information should be submitted with each entry. Entries must be submitted by Friday, May 1, to Westbrook Historical Society, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook, ME 04092

For more information or questions, contact Donna Conley at 854-2464 or info@westbrookhistoricalsociety.org

Documentary on fires topic of meeting

The monthly meeting of the Westbrook Historical Society will be April 1, at 1:30 PM at the Society Meeting Room in the Community Center. Retired Firefighter Mike Daicy of the Portland Fire Dept. will present a program on 24 hrs. in the Portland Fire Department. (a documentary made by WCSHin the 1960’s)

Bethel Easter service

Bethel Christian Center, 36 Patrick Drive, in Westbrook has announced an early Sunday service at 9 a.m. beginning on Easter, April 5. For more information, visit bccmaine.org.

Tickets available for Chocolate Ramble

The Tate House Museum in Stroudwater is sponsoring a fundraiser on Saturday, April 11, featuring a daylong trip to Boston to the Boston Chocolate Ramble for “education and indulgence.”

A bus will leave the Tate House, 1267 Westbrook St., Portland, at 8:30 a.m. and travel to Boston to board the Boston Chocolate Trolley for a three-hour ride, which combines chocolate education and chocolate treats at three Boston hotels.

The last hotel is the site of a chocolate buffet featuring all manner of desserts. “Our trolley will then drop us off in the North End at Captain Jackson’s Chocolate Shop which is run by the Old North Church where we will be shown how chocolate was processed in colonial times and sample a colonial chocolate drink,” a Tate House announcement reads.

Cost is $125 per person. Reservations can be made by calling the Tate House Museum office at 774-6177 Tuesday through Friday.

This Westbrook Historical Society photo shows a photo of Main Street looking east through the city’s downtown. The society is sponsoring an essay contest with entries due by May 1. Courtesy photo