Haunted Court House
Pownalborough Court House 23 Court House Rd, Dresden, ME, United StatesTickets are available now! $10/adults and free for children under 16! People of all ages who appreciate a creepy Halloween activity can look forward to special haunted tours at the Pownalborough Court House from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm on October 29th and 30th. Participants will experience a tour of the haunted court house and cemetery with hauntings provided ...
Black History of Maine with Bob Greene
OnlinePre-registration required to receive Zoom Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-history-of-maine-with-bob-greene-tickets-256856654167 It is frequently said that Maine is the whitest state in America. Yet Black people have a long history in the Pine Tree State. Slaves? Yes. But also builders, farmers, fishermen, ship captains, educators, etc. It’s that hidden history of our state that Bob Greene will reveal. A native of Portland, Bob Greene ...
Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: Uncovering the Life of Quash, a Black Man in Eighteenth-Century Lincoln County
OnlinePre-registration required to receive Zoom Link In the spring of 2020, while working on a genealogy project in the history of a local white family in Lincoln County, Maine, independent researcher James Tanzer came across a digital copy of the will of a formerly enslaved Black man named Quash, who lived in Topsham, Maine during the eighteenth century. Eager to ...
Dressing for Tea with Mrs. Chapman
ZoomServing Tea in the Chapman-Hall House Dressing for Tea with Mrs. Chapman brings to you a look at the changes in fashion styles for women and men from 1750 to the late 1820s. Interwoven with the clothing details will be historical insights to taking tea. In 1754, Miriam Chapman, with her husband Nathaniel, braved the wilds of unsettled midcoast Maine ...
Calling All Book Clubs – a special look at our Women Writers of Lincoln County Exhibition
Calling all Book Clubs, Members of any book groups are invited to view the Women Writers of Lincoln County Exhibit displayed at the Old Jail Museum with exhibit coordinator Alice Smith Duncan. Admission $5 per person. Time TBD
Writers’ Curiosity, History, and a Sense of Place: Kate Flora discusses crime writing, her friend Lea Wait, and some tales of Lincoln County
ZoomKate Flora will discuss the heritage of mystery writing in Maine and her friend and Lincoln County writer Lea Wait. This is a virtual event that will take place over Zoom. Maine native Kate Flora’s fascination with people’s criminal tendencies began in the Maine attorney general’s office. Deadbeat dads, people who hurt their kids, and employers’ discrimination aroused her curiosity ...
Memorial Day Commemoration
Pownalborough Court House 23 Court House Rd, Dresden, ME, United StatesProcession from the flagpole to the Old Court House cemetery to honor and place bouquets on the graves of 9 veterans from Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War.
Exhibit Opening: Women Writers of Lincoln County
LCHA Museum at the Old Jail 133 Federal St., Wiscasset, MaineCommunity Appreciation Day
Each museum will offer a community appreciation day that offers free tours to Lincoln County Residents