Last year’s fundraiser for Lincoln County Historical Association was such a success that the organization is planning another on Sunday, July 23. This year’s event, Kermess at the Pownalborough Court House, features an old-fashioned pig roast (or a vegetarian option) with entertainment by the period music duo, Castlebay.

The Kermess, a Dutch word for an outdoor festival to raise funds for a charitable organization, will be held on the grounds of the historic Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, an LCHA site located on the Kennebec River. Tickets can be purchased online at lincolncountyhistory.org. Raffle tickets for gift certificates at 10 local restaurants are also available. Winners need not be present.

After dinner, Kermess participants will be able to bid on fabulous desserts in a Cake Walk as well as a live auction of experiential items such as four nights at a guest house in Nova Scotia, a day at a spa, a package of tickets to three local repertory theaters, an airplane ride for three over Midcoast Maine, and a moveable feast for six people to be held in two Wiscasset homes. Auctioneer John Bottero is sure to make this a lively event.

the Lincoln County Historical Association is a non-profit organization that provides stewardship for the 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, and the 1811 Old Jail and Museum in Wiscasset.  For more information, please visit www.lincolncountyhistory.org or Facebook at Lincoln County Historical Association (Maine).