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 ...

Preregistration (below) is required to receive the Zoom link for this program. Learn some of the lesser told stories of our past with an overview of enslavement in Maine, beginning in the 17th century and describing its expansion in the state over two hundred years. She'll share stories of individual enslaved people, and bring to light some of the people ...

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 shredded quickly. There is no set charge for this service, but donations to support educational programs and for the ...

We hosted Civil War author Amy Truesdell for an in-person lecture that was so good that we are bringing her back for our online audience! Don't miss this talk! Registration Click here 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 ...

  Calling all Book Groups! A special look at our women writers of Lincoln County Exhibition for members of any book groups. Book group members are invited to view the Women Writers of Lincoln County Exhibit displayed at the Old Jail Museum with exhibit coordinator Alice Smith Duncan.  This tour is sure to inspire new book ideas and future discussions ...