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A look at Illustration and Graphic Printmaking in Colonial America

Registration is required for this free online lecture! Click here to register. Artist, printmaker, and living history presenter Andy Volpe will discuss the illustration and graphic works used in print in the American Colonial period, such as Paul Revere, William Burgis, Amos Doolittle, Nathaniel Hurd, and others were producing for newspapers, magazines, almanacks, books, etc., with aspects relating to the ...

Good Grit: Black Sailors of Lincoln County

Online

This online program is free and open to the public. Preregistration is required. Click here to sign up. Learn about the lives of a few of the incredible Black men— free and enslaved— who worked the waters of the Kennebec and helped shape Lincoln County.  This talk will span the decades from the 1700s to the late 1800s.  Korinne Tanzer ...

Shredding on Site at the Chapman-Hall House

Chapman-Hall House 270 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

This annual opportunity to clean out your files is an important fundraiser for Chapman-Hall House and all are welcome! Come to the Bath Savings Bank parking lot next to Damariscotta’s Chapman-Hall House to clean out old documents like financial papers and bank statements for shredding by professionals. Volunteers will provide assistance. Bags, boxes, or even truck-loads of papers will be ...

Memorial Day and Reenactors at Pownalborough Court House

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

LCHA's annual commemoration of Memorial Day. After being called to order at 11a.m., the gathered will proceed up the woods road to the Court House cemetery. Veteran soldiers of three wars will be remembered through spoken words and the placing of bouquets upon the graves.  Reenactors from the Colonial Maine Living History Association will be on-site with their encampment open ...

Community Day at the museums!

Help us usher in the summer and celebrate opening day at our three historic house museums: Damariscotta's 1754 Chapman-Hall House, Dresden's 1761 Pownalborough Court House, and Wiscasset's 1811 Old Jail with attached 1839 Jailer's House. Admission is free! Click here for hours and museum information.

Docent College 2024

June 11, 4:30 pm - 7: 30 pm. This year we are partnering with Maine Maritime Museum and Pejepscot History Center to offer a high-quality docent training program and we can’t wait! Participants will have an opportunity to discuss historic house museums and share best practices for giving great tours. This evening promises to be a enjoyable and engaging experience that ...

The Gardens of Lincoln County 2024

Building on the success of last year's inaugural Gardens of Lincoln County Tour, this year's event will take participants to beautiful and unique spots in and around Wiscasset and Nobleboro. In addition to visiting these very special gardens, sites will include special demonstrations on topics including flower arranging and biochar, on-site plein air painters, and all ticketholders will also have ...

Historical Theater at Pownalborough Court House

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

  Guests at the Pownalborough Court House on June 22nd will find the house and grounds occupied by historical theater reenactors who are interactive and friendly, performing and sharing the experiences of 18th century Pownalborough. Guests are invited to observe and talk with performers as they demonstrate and act out the real day-to-day activities that took place on this property. ...