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, […]
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Damariscotta library to host July 27 talk with US head archivist, local art historian
Recently retired Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero will talk with art historian and Chamberlain resident Caroline Bruzelius, distinguished Duke University professor emerita, in an event “Critical History: A Conversational with America’s Archivist” set from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, in Porter Hall of the Skidompha Library at 184 Main St. […]
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Madison group collecting school supplies until September
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 39 in Madison are collecting school supplies for children and for the classrooms in their local schools, Madison — School Administrative District 59 and Carrabec — Regional School Unit 74. A list of suggested items includes rulers, erasers, pencils, colored pencils, ink pens (blue, black and red), […]
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Camden-Rockport society plans living history event July 23
The Troops at Camden, a Maine living history group interpreting the period 1779-1814, will be encamped from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 23, on the grounds of the 1770s Thorndike Homestead on U.S. Route 1 in Camden. This free, family friendly event is an opportunity for the public to learn what life was […]
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Democrats to host family fun day lobster bake Aug. 7 in Waldoboro
WALDOBORO — The Lincoln County Democratic Committee is set to host its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, under the big tent at Cider Hill Farm, 785 Main St. This will be the fifth year the event will be hosted at the pastoral site, which is provided […]
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Augusta library seeks donations for August book sale
AUGUSTA — The Friends of Lithgow Library seeks gently used books, audios, CDs and DVDs for a book sale planned from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday Aug. 18, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, and from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday Aug. 20, at the 45 Winthrop St. library. The sale is […]
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Skowhegan museum’s next Wabanaki Voices talk set for July 21
Dwayne Tomah, director and curator of the Sipayik Museum, is the next speaker in the the Skowhegan History House Museum’s Wabanaki Voices Speaker Series. The talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, at Tewksbury Hall on Weston Avenue in Skowhegan. Tomah will lead a discussion after showing the one-hour film, “The Doctrine of […]
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Stratton-based historical society to host Sam O. White Day
STRATTON — The Dead River Area Historical Society plans to hold the annual Sam O. White Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at 170 Main St. The event will be hosted by White’s distant cousin, Emerson Dyer. White was born and raised at Eustis Ridge. After his duty in World War […]
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Damariscotta inn to host July 24 talk on relationships, retirement
DAMARISCOTTA — Relationships and retirement will be the focus of the Inn Along the Way’s Challenging Conversation Circle, scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at the Chapman Farm, 741 Main St. According to a news release from the inn, retirement is not a number, year of services or dollars saved: not an age, one […]
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Jefferson church seeks vendors for July 30 fair
St. Giles Jefferson’s annual fundraising fair is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 30, at the 72 Gardiner Road church. Major features will include lunches and snacks from a local food truck, a quilt raffle, a pie sale, a country cupboard booth, a garden center, and children’s activities. Crafters and other vendors […]