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 pivotal role in safeguarding the Union? How did this wounded veteran go on to become a four-term governor of Maine?

Find out how by registering for “Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the Man behind the Hero” featuring award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author Ronald C. White.

White will delve into Chamberlain’s fascinating life in a Zoom presentation at 5:30 p.m. on May 9. This event is sponsored by Old Bristol Historical Society in collaboration with the Lincoln County Historical Association. White will draw from his most recent book “On Great Fields, The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain” to talk about the complex and inspiring man behind the hero.

To register for this free event, go to https://bit.ly/3wg5gZr

Old Bristol Historical Society (OBHS), collects, preserves and shares the Bristol region’s rich history and prehistory for present and future generations. In 2020, the society established the Bristol History Center at 2089 Bristol Road, which includes the historic Mill at Pemaquid Falls. For more information, please visit www.oldbristolhistoricalsociety.org.

Lincoln County Historical Association is a non-profit organization that provides stewardship for the 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, and the 1811 Old Jail and Museum in Wiscasset. For more information, please visit www.lincolncountyhistory.org or Facebook at Lincoln County Historical Association (Maine).