WATERFORD – The Waterford Historical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10, for a potluck supper, followed by a program at 7:30 on “Exploring Bisbeetown: Landscapes, Indians, First Settlers and More.”

Marjorie Kimball and Chloe Colby will share photographs, maps and stories of the section of North Waterford which stretches from the Crooked River to Papoose Pond.

The meeting will be held at the Wilkins House, next to the Congregational Church in Waterford Flat. Also at the meeting will be copies of the Waterford Historical Society’s new book, “This Is Waterford.” A collection of literature, essays, poetry and newspaper columns from some of the people who have influenced and been influenced by the culture of Waterford from 1803 until the present day, it is amply illustrated with photographs and art created by Waterford natives and visitors.

Among the work in “This Is Waterford” is a comic story by Artemus Ward (Charles Farrar Browne) and musings of Mary Moody Emerson, who influenced the Transcendental movement by her nephew Ralph Waldo Emerson. The summer camps and summer boarders of Waterford are also featured in the book, which complements WHS’ two history books (covering 1775-1976).