LOCAL AMERICAN LANDMARKS: STOWE HOUSE, FIRST PARISH CHURCH, AND JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN MUSEUM A 250th Anniversary walking tour of three iconic buildings and their connections to our national story Sunday, August […]
6th Annual Chamberlain Legacy Lecture Something Abides: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and the Declaration of Independence Featuring Dr. Chandra Manning, Professor of American History at Georgetown
Elm Street, Topsham, with Dana Cary and Don Westfall On this tour of one of Topsham’s oldest and most historical streets, you’ll learn about grand historic homes, the Topsham Fairgrounds, Riverside Cemetery, and Tanyard Hill, among other landmarks. Elm Street is on the National Register of Historic Places and includes Federal and Greek Revival style […]
Lincoln Street with Shannon Gilmore Discover more about the street named for Dr. Lincoln, the 1970s home of Pejepscot Historical Society, and where some say that Maine’s local food movement got its start! Not to mention a wide array of other stories in between. Begins at the corner of Lincoln and Maine.
History Happy Hour: Stories from Maine Cemeteries with author Ron Romano Maine gravestones from the 1800s were decorated with snapped flower buds, broken tree branches, and cracked columns to reveal that those buried below died before their time. From lightning strikes to shipwrecks, accidents to disease―and even a sensational murder―there were many causes for these […]
Zoom History Happy Hour: Across Baseball’s Color Line with media historian and author Donna L. Harper Across Baseball’s Color Line: Philadelphia Colored Giants & Brunswick Leagues in the 1920s and ‘30s In the early part of the 20th century, northern New England was apparently a welcoming place for Black leagues to play ball. The Philadelphia […]
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