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 ...

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 ...

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: lakeichline@gmail.com

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 ...

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: lakeichline@gmail.com

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: lakeichline@gmail.com

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...