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Donate NowWriters’ 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
Reenactor Encampment
Pownalborough Court House 23 Court House Rd, Dresden, ME, United StatesColonial reenactors will be demonstrating what life was like in the 1750s New England.
The Ride of Her Life: Bestselling Author Elizabeth Letts shares the story of Annie Wilkins
Zoom presentation. #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Elizabeth Letts shares the story of Annie Wilkins, who embarked on an incredible adventure, wrote about it, and retired in Lincoln County - becoming one of Lincoln County's most intriguing Woman Writers. Registration is free, donations gratefully accepted to support LCHA programs and events! About the book: It was 1954, and 63-year-old ...
Rediscovering Madam Sally Wood, Maine’s First Woman Novelist
OnlineAlice Smith Duncan will speak about Madam Sally Wood via Zoom on Wednesday, July 6th at 6pm. Registration is free/by donation. REGISTRATION BELOW Alice Smith Duncan Sarah “Sally” Sayward Barrell Keating Wood published her first novel in 1800 under the pseudonym "A Lady of Massachusetts.” After Maine became a state in 1820, she changed her pen name to "A Lady ...
Tour: Madam Wood’s Wiscasset
LCHA Museum at the Old Jail 133 Federal St., Wiscasset, MaineAlice Smith Duncan will help you picture the Wiscasset of the early 1800s through writer Madam Sally Wood's eyes. Register Below 4:00 pm. Meet at the Old Jail at 133 Federal Street in Wiscasset, where you will have an opportunity to view the Women Writers of Lincoln County exhibition briefly before carpooling to several different sites in Wiscasset. It is ...
“My fingers on the canvas move”: A History of Textile Samplers – A special talk by textile historian Susan Jerome
Quickly now, what do you think of when someone begins to speak of a sampler? Words of wisdom, often from the Bible, stitched on to a piece of fabric? The alphabet, in capital and small letters, embroidered in a cross-stitch in both cursive and block letters? And one form of needlework often signed by the maker, unlike so many other ...
Elizabeth Coatsworth at Chimney Farm – Gary Lawless Talk
Skidompha Library 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United StatesGary Lawless: Elizabeth Coatsworth at Chimney Farm Writer Elizabeth Coatsworth penned an estimated 127 total titles while living for decades in an early 19th-century house at lakefront Chimney Farm in Nobleboro. (See the article on her by Laura McCandlish in our Winter 2022 Newletter for additional background.). Join us for an evening with poet, bookstore owner, editor and publisher Gary ...