David Cook, author of “Above the Gravel Bar,” will be the speaker at the Readfield Historical Society annual meeting in March. In this photo Cook navigates one of the many Maine waterways he has traveled over the last few decades. Submitted photo

READFIELD — The Readfield Historical Society’s annual meeting, election of officers and program are set for 1 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at Gile Hall, 8 Old Kents Hill Road.

Following a brief business meeting and intermission, local historian and author David Cook will offer a talk on prehistoric canoe routes around Maine with a focus on those trails surrounding the Cobbossee Lake Watershed. He will also bring along some artifacts as evidence that families traveled along the watershed many years ago before the time of the colonists, according to a news release from Dale Potter-Clark.

Cook, of Winthrop, taught history at Winthrop High School for many years and served as chairman of the Social Studies Department. He is a former president of the Maine Archeological Society and adjunct faculty member at Central Maine Community College and the University of Maine at Farmington. He helped establish and has remained involved in the Winthrop Historical Society since its inception in 1971.

Cook’s books, “Above the Gravel Bar” and “Images of America: Winthrop,” will be available for sale and signing.

Member dues, which must be current to vote in the election, can be paid at the door. There is no fee for the program, but donations are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

For more information contact Bob Harris, president, at 207-377-2299 or readfieldhistorical@gmail.com.