The Old Lyme Historical Society will host its annual dinner and lecture on Saturday, April 18, at 6 p.m. at the Lymes’ Senior Center, 26 Town Woods Rd., Old Lyme.

In this continuing series, Old Lyme Historian Dr. John Pfeiffer’s lecture, “Wood: Our First Natural Resource,” will cover the role this important resource played in our local area. From our first days of establishing a settlement on the eastern shore of the Great River, wood was on everyone’s mind. The control of this one resource was the focus of our first public meeting and was recorded on the first page of our society records.

The evening will begin with refreshments and a dinner catered by Coffee’s Country Market; Dr. Pfeiffer’s talk will follow.

Tickets are $35 per person if purchased by April 11, or $40 at the door, if there is availability. This event sells out every year, so it is advisable to buy tickets early.

Tickets are available at the historical society’s office in the Genealogy Room at the Old Lyme-Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library (Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 noon), at Webster Bank in Old Lyme, and online at our website www.oldlymehistoricalsociety.org .

For more information, call the Old Lyme Historical Society at 860-434-0684.