Docent opportunities are available at Damariscotta’s Chapman-Hall House. Volunteer guides provide a valuable service in sharing community history with the visiting public. The Chapman-Hall House historic site, dated to 1754, is the oldest house still in existence in Damariscotta. The house is open on weekends, June through the second Sunday in October.
During a tour, Chapman-Hall visitors are introduced to Lincoln County history through the home life in midcoast Maine from the 1750s to the 1830s, according to a news release from the Lincoln County Historical Association, based in Wiscasset. A display in the ell of the house includes a small collection of the work of the noted woodcarver Edbury Hatch (1849-1935) of Newcastle. The house tour also includes an exhibit of hooked rugs, for which midcoast Maine is noted.
Anyone who enjoys history, volunteering and visiting with people from all over the country should stop by on Sunday, July 31, between noon and 4 p.m. to learn more about the work of the Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee and its docents.
For more information, call 207-882-6817 or email [email protected].
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