Maine’s German POW Camps in World War Two

Old Bristol Historical Society (OBHS) and Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) are proud to present speaker David Greenham online on March 6, 2025 at 5:30 pm. This online lecture is free and open to the public, with pre-registration required.

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Maine’s German POW Camps in World War Two
Between 1944 and 1946, more than 4,000 German prisoners of war called Maine home. The story of how they arrived, and the lasting impact that they had on the people who encountered them is one of Maine’s most interesting and obscure stories. It is a story of cooperation, kindness, and enemies who found a way to work for a common good, and even became friends.

About David Greenham.
David Greenham is a writer, researcher, and cultural consultant, as well as a lecturer of drama and theater at the University of Maine at Augusta. He is an experienced non-profit manager specializing
in organizational development. Greenham serves as the executive director of Viles Arboretum in Augusta. Prior to
that David spent two years as the interim executive director of the Maine Arts Commission. The
research for this program was started following a 2012 exhibit that David created for the Holocaust
and Human Rights Center of Maine (HHRC), where he served eight years as associate director.
As a theater artist, David spent 14 years leading The Theater At Monmouth, the Shakespearean
Theater of Maine, and has been involved in theater and the arts in Maine for nearly 40 years. David is
a contributing reviewer for the Boston-based on-line arts journal The Arts Fuse (artsfuse.org) and is a
member of the board of Amjambo Africa/Ladder to the Moon, Capital Areas New Mainers, and
UMA Senior College. He can be found at https://davidgreenham.com/
David is also the founder and creator of Maine History Theater of Ideas (MHTI) The program
combines history, research, and presentation to share stories about Maine, and of interest to Mainers.
Several MHTI programs have been supported by the Maine Humanities Council. In addition to the
German POW program, MHTI programs include programs focusing on growth, taxation, labor, and
letters written home by soldiers in WWI. The program also includes the Zany, Majestic Bard,
developed in honor of the 400 th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and aimed at helping Mainers
love Shakespeare.