BRIDGTON — Bridgton Historical Society will present “Whatsits and Curiosities: What is that thing and why do we have it anyway?” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at its museum and archives facility on Gibbs Avenue.

President Margaret Reimer and Executive Director Ned Allen will lead participants through a look at some of the unusual items that have been donated to the Society over the years, with a discussion of what the society collects and the challenges of caring for and keeping track of it all. There will also be a brief behind-the-scenes peek at some of the Society’s collection storage areas, and a demonstration of the PastPerfect collections cataloging software it uses.

Admission is a donation of $5 for non members, $4 for BHS members.

FMI: 207-647-3699, www.bridgtonhistory.org, info@bridgtonhistory.org.