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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, […]

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 […]

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 […]