Mission
PROMOTES PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND APPRECIATION FOR LOCAL AND REGIONAL HISTORY THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT EXPLORE, PRESERVE, INTERPRET, AND CELEBRATE THE PAST, AND THROUGH STEWARDSHIP OF THE COUNTING HOUSE AND ITS COLLECTIONS. THE COUNTING HOUSE MUSEUM IS A REPOSITORY FOR DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND HISTORIC CURIOSITIES COVERING A WIDE SPECTRUM OF COMMUNITY LIFE IN AND AROUND THE BERWICKS, SITE OF THE FIRST PERMANENT SETTLEMENT IN MAINE.