Pejepscot History Center

Name: 20th Annual Santa Day
Start: 2025-12-06T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-06T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Skolfield-Whittier House

https://pejepscothistorical.org/

Events from this organizer

April 2025
April 10 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Commemorating Lexington & Concord

Maine Maritime Museum 243 Washington Ave, Brunswick, ME, United States

As the nation prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the historic battles of Lexington and Concord, join us for our monthly History Happy Hour featuring a multimedia presentation by Tom Putnam about the events of April 19, 1775. Curiously, Revere’s “midnight ride” was not even mentioned in his obituary and it was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, […]
May 2025
May 8 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

History Happy Hour: Settlement & Early Land Deeds

Pejepscot History Center 159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME, United States

Seeing, Reading, and Hearing: Legal Ritual in 17th Century Maine Maine’s early English colonists inhabited a world of wonders, acutely aware of the presence of powerful supernatural forces beyond their understanding. We see evidence of this mindset not only in religious material, but also in the seemingly prosaic legal records they carefully preserved. A close […]
May 17 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Community Day at Pejepscot History Center

Pejepscot History Center 159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME, United States

Before our official opening day, we’re throwing open the doors to both our historic house museums for our community members in Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell! Between 10am and 4pm on Saturday May 17th, residents can enjoy free entry to both the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum at 226 Maine Street and the Skolfield-Whittier House Museum at […]
June 2025
June 14 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Hidden History Tour

Pejepscot History Center 159 Park Row, Brunswick, ME, United States

Pejepscot History Center’s Hidden History Tour returns with a dozen new sites on Saturday, June 14, from 9AM-2PM. Not readily available to the public, these historical surprises in Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, include civic experiences, residential architecture, famous names, and weird treasures. The tour is family-friendly and includes a family discount ticket. The self-guided tour […]
August 2025
August 12 @ 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Fannie Chamberlain’s 200th Birthday Party

Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum 226 Maine Street, Brunswick, ME, United States

To celebrate Fannie Chamberlain's 200th birthday, we're having an open house at the Joshua Chamberlain Museum, featuring birthday cake and a special display of quilted art by guest artist Catherine Worthington in the parlor. We’ll also be giving a prize to the attendee in the best Fannie Chamberlain outfit, so feel free to come in […]

Free
September 2025
September 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Joshua L Chamberlain Legacy Lecture

Dutchman's 14 Maine St, Brunswick, ME, United States

On New Fields: The Civil War in Environmental Context Everyone knows that the Civil War was fought outside. But this seemingly unremarkable fact reveals a lot about that great conflict, much more than might seem obvious. The discipline of environmental history studies the relationship between humans and nature over time, and since its inception it […]

$20
October 2025
October 24 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Deadly Deeds: Halloween Murder Mystery Game

Deadly Deeds: Halloween Murder Mystery Game

Skolfield-Whittier House 161 Park Row, Brunswick, ME, United States

Pejepscot History Center presents “Deadly Deeds,” a 90-minute murder mystery game inside the Skolfield-Whittier house. The year is 1982. Alice Whittier, last living descendant of the Skolfield-Whittier family, wishes to donate the house to the Historical Society. But suddenly, several distant relatives have appeared, claiming she isn’t the rightful heir—and that the house should remain […]
October 25 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Deadly Deeds: Halloween Murder Mystery Game

Deadly Deeds: Halloween Murder Mystery Game

Skolfield-Whittier House 161 Park Row, Brunswick, ME, United States

Pejepscot History Center presents “Deadly Deeds,” a 90-minute murder mystery game inside the Skolfield-Whittier house. The year is 1982. Alice Whittier, last living descendant of the Skolfield-Whittier family, wishes to donate the house to the Historical Society. But suddenly, several distant relatives have appeared, claiming she isn’t the rightful heir—and that the house should remain […]
October 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Deadly Deeds: Halloween Murder Mystery Game

Deadly Deeds: Halloween Murder Mystery Game

Skolfield-Whittier House 161 Park Row, Brunswick, ME, United States

Pejepscot History Center presents “Deadly Deeds,” a 90-minute murder mystery game inside the Skolfield-Whittier house. The year is 1982. Alice Whittier, last living descendant of the Skolfield-Whittier family, wishes to donate the house to the Historical Society. But suddenly, several distant relatives have appeared, claiming she isn’t the rightful heir—and that the house should remain […]
October 26 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Deadly Deeds: Halloween Murder Mystery Game

Deadly Deeds: Halloween Murder Mystery Game

Skolfield-Whittier House 161 Park Row, Brunswick, ME, United States

Pejepscot History Center presents “Deadly Deeds,” a 90-minute murder mystery game inside the Skolfield-Whittier house. The year is 1982. Alice Whittier, last living descendant of the Skolfield-Whittier family, wishes to donate the house to the Historical Society. But suddenly, several distant relatives have appeared, claiming she isn’t the rightful heir—and that the house should remain […]
October 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Deadly Deeds: Halloween Murder Mystery Game

Deadly Deeds: Halloween Murder Mystery Game

Skolfield-Whittier House 161 Park Row, Brunswick, ME, United States

Pejepscot History Center presents “Deadly Deeds,” a 90-minute murder mystery game inside the Skolfield-Whittier house. The year is 1982. Alice Whittier, last living descendant of the Skolfield-Whittier family, wishes to donate the house to the Historical Society. But suddenly, several distant relatives have appeared, claiming she isn’t the rightful heir—and that the house should remain […]
December 2025
December 6 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

20th Annual Santa Day

Skolfield-Whittier House 161 Park Row, Brunswick, ME, United States

Join us for the 20th year of Pejepscot History Center’s Santa Day! Visit us on Park Row between 10am and 1pm on Saturday December 6th to meet Santa, tour the decorated Skolfield-Whittier House, enjoy carols sung by Bowdoin’s a capella singers, and do some Christmas shopping with 20% off in the museum store! No tickets […]

Free

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