Good Grit: Black Sailors of Lincoln County
OnlineThis 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 ...
Community Day at the Museums!
All three of our historic museums will open for the season to tours on June 1st!
Joshua Chamberlain: The man behind the hero, a free online lecture with author Ronald C. White
OnlineClick here to register now. How did a stuttering young boy come to be fluent in nine languages and even teach speech and rhetoric at Bowdoin College? How did a trained minister who had rarely left his native Maine find his way to the Gettysburg battlefield where he played a key role in preserving the Union? How did this wounded ...
Shredding on Site at the Chapman-Hall House
Chapman-Hall House 270 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesThis 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 StatesLCHA'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 StatesGuests 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. ...
Spinning on the Great Wheel
Chapman-Hall House 270 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesHow did colonists in early New England transform the wool from a fluffy sheep in their pasture to a shirt on their own back? Rebecca Manthey will discuss the many steps in this process of making cloth and demonstrate spinning on the Great Wheel at the historic Chapman-Hall House on July 6th from 12-4 pm. Come learn how the wheel ...