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Judgment Day: Historical Hauntings at the Pownalborough Court House

Pownalborough Court House 23 Court House Rd, Dresden, ME, United States

People of all ages who appreciate a creepy Halloween activity can look forward to special haunted tours at the Pownalborough Court House from 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm on October 28th and 29th. Participants will experience a tour of the haunted court house and cemetery with hauntings provided by people portraying the ghosts of Pownalborough’s past. An outdoor fire with ...

$5 – $15

Sparks from our Stories: Discussion Project

Zoom

Free and open to the public! Join us for a series of discussions with compelling readings that invite reflection on things that really matter. A facilitator grounds and guides each discussion, all texts are provided, and there is no charge to participate. The discussion will be richer with you there. Facilitated by Leigh Anne Keichline email to register: [email protected]

Free

Postponed – Dr. Heather Leslie Building on Rachel Carson’s Legacy through Resilience, Science, and Practice.

This talk will be rescheduled for 2023. Dr. Heather Leslie Building on Rachel Carson's Legacy through Resilience, Science, and Practice.  With a welcome by Andrea Lani. About the talk: Dr. Heather Leslie will reflect on Rachel Carson's legacy and how it has shaped marine conservation science and practice, particularly in the face of climate change impacts on coastal marine ecosystems ...

Sparks from our Stories: Discussion Project

Zoom

Free and open to the public! Join us for a series of discussions with compelling readings that invite reflection on things that really matter. A facilitator grounds and guides each discussion, all texts are provided, and there is no charge to participate. The discussion will be richer with you there. Facilitated by Leigh Anne Keichline email to register: [email protected]

Free

Sparks from our Stories: Discussion Project

Zoom

Free and open to the public! Join us for a series of discussions with compelling readings that invite reflection on things that really matter. A facilitator grounds and guides each discussion, all texts are provided, and there is no charge to participate. The discussion will be richer with you there. Facilitated by Leigh Anne Keichline email to register: [email protected]

Free

Malaga Island with Kate McBrien

Online

https://youtu.be/mIeqJndS9zs   Courtesy of Peter K. Roberts Maine State Archivist Kate McBrien explores the true history of the community who lived on Malaga Island, off the coast of Phippsburg, Maine, in the late 1800s with an engaging presentation and discussion. This program examines the individuals who were part of this community and the State’s actions to evict them from their ...

Put In Their Place: Criminalizing the Other In Early New England

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. Preregistration (below) is required to receive the Zoom link for this program. Lincoln County’s history is full of stories of valour, civic leaders, and enterprising community builders.  But the area’s history was also shaped by thieves, murderers, ladies of the night, and others accused of crimes here. Then, as today, criminalization intersects with social issues like ...

Silent Witnesses: The Architecture of Justice in Early New England

Registration is now closed for this talk. Colonial gaols or jails were often small, makeshift spaces, intended as holding places before criminal punishment was executed. But by the mid-nineteenth century huge institutional prison complexes were being built all over the country. Aimée Keithan examines the development of penal and judicial architecture using the Pownalborough Courthouse, Wiscasset Old Jail, and other ...

Civil War Author Talk

Skidompha Library 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Local author Amy Truesdell will discuss her new book, From Binghamton to the Battlefield: The Civil War Letters of Rollin B. Truesdell, which traces the Civil War experiences of her great-great-grandfather, an early enlistee in the Union Army. Using the 100+ letters Rollin penned for his family as a guide, Truesdell will share the arc of Rollin’s experience as he transformed ...

Enslavement in Maine

Online

Preregistration (below) is required to receive the Zoom link for this program. Learn some of the lesser told stories of our past with an overview of enslavement in Maine, beginning in the 17th century and describing its expansion in the state over two hundred years. She'll share stories of individual enslaved people, and bring to light some of the people ...