Pejepscot (Brunswick) Wabanaki History and Presence In this walking tour of downtown Brunswick between the Town Mall and the Cabot Mill, we will learn about the Wabanaki history that has shaped Brunswick. We’ll consider, for instance, why Maine Street is so wide and why the falls are the source of so much of the area’s […]
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 30, 1-3PM From Harriet Beecher Stowe writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin on Federal Street to Bowdoin college professor Joshua Chamberlain accepting the surrender of the Confederacy […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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