Thanks to sponsor J. Edward Knight Insurance, this online lecture is free and open to the public, pre-registration is required to receive the link to participate! Click here to register Colonial New England has long been associated with free labor. But, in reality, most colonial New England households were mixed-labor settings. They relied on a diverse group of unfree people, ...

A Free Online Lecture Presented in partnership with the Old Bristol Historical Society Free and open to the public - preregistration is required.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER African Americans used the American Revolution as a means to pursue freedom and equality. This lecture explores the history of freedom-making in Revolutionary-era Maine, with a particular focus on the community of Peterborough ...

LCHA continues our 2026 Winter Lecture Series on February 12, welcoming back a Winter Lecture Series favorite, Bob Greene! Thanks to sponsor J. Edward Knight Insurance, this online lecture is free and open to the public, pre-registration is required to receive the link to participate! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Has Our History Whitewashed the Revolutionary War? Bob Greene will explore ...

Thanks to sponsor J. Edward Knight Insurance, this online lecture is free and open to the public, pre-registration is required to receive the link to participate! Click here to register Inspired by a Civil War diary left behind by his great-great-grandfather, the host of the Company D podcast, George F. Snell III, has spent years researching and preserving the lives of ...

Learn Heritage Crafts This March with LCHA Join us for a series of hands-on Heritage Crafts workshops offered on Sundays in March! Participants may register for one, two, or all three sessions. All workshops will be held at Second Congregational Church, 51 Main Street, Newcastle, from 1:30–4:30 p.m. Workshops include basketmaking (March 1), paste paper decoration (March 15), and calligraphy ...

LCHA’s Members Forum series offers members-only Zoom lectures that provide space for deeper conversation and shared discovery beyond our public programs. These programs are designed especially for members, creating opportunities to connect around shared interests and learn together in a more focused setting. Please note that new members are always welcome! LCHA membership begins at just $25 per year and ...

Learn Heritage Crafts This March with LCHA Join us for a series of hands-on Heritage Crafts workshops offered on Sundays in March! Participants may register for one, two, or all three sessions. All workshops will be held at Second Congregational Church, 51 Main Street, Newcastle, from 1:30–4:30 p.m. Workshops include basketmaking (March 1), paste paper decoration (March 15), and calligraphy ...

Join us for an engaging online Members Forum with LCHA member Laurie LaBar, author of Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community and former Chief Curator of History and Decorative Arts at the Maine State Museum. Laurie will highlight the remarkably significant quilts in the LCHA collection that were examined by the American Quilt Study Group during their September ...

Learn Heritage Crafts This March with LCHA Join us for a series of hands-on Heritage Crafts workshops offered on Sundays in March! Participants may register for one, two, or all three sessions. All workshops will be held at Second Congregational Church, 51 Main Street, Newcastle, from 1:30–4:30 p.m. Workshops include basketmaking (March 1), paste paper decoration (March 15), and calligraphy ...

Together with Old Bristol Historical Society, LCHA is pleased to present a lecture that examines the American Revolution through a unique lens: The American Revolution was not just a break from Imperial Great Britain – it was America’s first civil war. In Maine, neighbors, families, and communities were divided by competing notions of patriotism. Divided Loyalties examines how intimidation, coercion, ...