It has been 237 years since the Declaration of Independence was penned, but its words are just as meaningful today as they were in the 18th century. To honor that decisive document…
Lectures and Conferences
Maine History
The Historic New England Wiscasset summer lecture series begins on Sunday, June 23 with Gentlemen Heroes – The American Field Service and Edward Carter Sortwell.
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Maine History
Barbara Rumsey, local historian of the Boothbay Region Historical Society, will speak on the history of the Boothbay Harbor footbridge at the society building, located at 72 Oak…
Southport Historical Society
The Southport Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Monday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Southport Town Hall. This meeting is open to all and attendees will be treated…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
Ron Orchard and Donald Duncan, trustees of the Southport Historical Society, are speaking at the Boothbay Region Historical Society, on Friday, May 17, from noon to 1 p.m. Their…
Boothbay Region Historical Society
The annual meeting of the Boothbay Region Historical Society, which will be held Tuesday, May 21 at 4 p.m. at the museum at 72 Oak Street in Boothbay Harbor, is open to the society…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Money Smart Week is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. This is achieved through the collaboration and coordinated effort…
Maine Media Women
Kathleen Shannon, a veteran journalist with WCSH6-TV Channel 6, will address the afternoon session of the annual meeting of Maine Media Women on Saturday, April 27, at Maple Hill…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
With 250 acres, most of which is forested, it’s only fitting that Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay should adopt Trees, Timbers and Traditions as its theme for 2013.…
Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association
On Friday, March 22, from 10 a.m. to noon, the Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association (SVCA) and the Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson will host a winter tree…
St. Andrews Village
As the architect of Social Security and unemployment insurance, Frances Perkins has been called the most important progressive in history. She was the first…
Downsizing can be an emotional process, but putting a financial framework on it can make it less difficult and even result in pleasant surprises, according to…
Chats with Champions
Skidompha’s “Chats with Champions” committee is pleased to announce that it is hosting Chewonki’s “Endangered Species: Protecting Native Maine Wildlife.” The…
Boothbay Region Land Trust
Boothbay Region Land Trust is proud to sponsor a talk by FARMS (Focus on Agriculture in Rural Maine Schools) on Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m. at the BRLT office at…
What’s the difference between being “selfish” and being “self-serving?” And what does it have to do with one’s ability to say “no” gracefully? Certified life…
Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center in Damariscotta will be recognizing Black History Month 2013 at its weekly Lunch and Learn program on Wednesday,…
Perhaps nobody risked more in the fight against slavery than Harriet Tubman, a former slave who escaped bondage and then returned again and again into enemy…
How-To
Barbara Rumsey, the curator and local historian of the Boothbay Region Historical Society, will speak on “Pursuing Local History And Writing About It,” at the…
Adult Education
“Seeds of Change” is the theme for the 2013 Boston Flower & Garden Show. Returning to the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, the show will spotlight…
LCSO
Anyone working with youth and young adults – parents, teachers, employers and others – is invited to attend one of the three free training series on recognizing…
Bigelow Laboratory
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is hosting a special Café Scientifique at the Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress St. in Portland, Maine at 6 p.m. on…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Beginning in mid-February, the Lincoln County Historical Association will offer its annual series of talks by local historians and artisans. The presentations begin at 2 p.m. on four…
Lincoln County Historical Association
Beginning in mid-February, the Lincoln County Historical Association will offer its annual series of talks by local historians and artisans. The presentations begin at 2 p.m. on four…
The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library’s Armchair Traveler Series has become a favorite “cabin fever beater” during the cold winter months.
In past years, we have traveled to China, Chile, Mt…
Vietnam War veterans from across Maine recently gathered at Camp Kieve for a special week of Kieve’s Veterans Camp. Entering its fourth year of veteran-focused programs, this is the third, “…
The 2013 Governor's Conference on Tourism, the only statewide event of its kind, will be held at the Samoset Resort in Rockport January 31. Online registration for the event is now open at www.…
Maine Authors
Kevin Hawkes, an illustrator of more than 40 acclaimed picture books, including “Library Lion,” “Chicken Cheeks,” “The Wicked Big Toddlah” and “Weslandia,” will speak at the Boothbay Harbor…
Adult Education
At Boothbay Region Adult Ed you can learn to make delicious conserve, chutney, and relish just in time for the upcoming holidays.
Are you thinking…
Know Your Food
From Thanksgiving to Christmas, turkey can be found on countless dining room tables. Our connection to this notorious bird goes back even further in time than the first Thanksgiving. In fact, the…
St. Andrews Village
C. Waite Maclin didn’t get into the apple sauce business just to make money.
“I see my purpose being not only to make a living but teaching people…
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
A veteran of countless California restaurant kitchens, Kate Gerteis Shaffer moved to Maine in 2000 and landed her dream job as a cook at lighthouse inn on remote Isle au Haut.
Five years…
Dr. Alexandra Degenhardt, a staff neurologist specializing in multiple sclerosis (MS) related issues at Penobscot Bay Medical Center, will moderate a discussion at the November 1…
Wiscasset Public Library
In 1939, 12-year-old Donn Fendler was lost for nine days on Mount Katahdin. State troopers, National Guardsmen and hundreds of volunteers searched for him and his story received…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will offer two multi-day horticulture workshops. Both will be in the Bosarge Family Education Center and…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
Stone wall builder Matt Carter will be the featured speaker at the meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden Club meeting October 10 at 1 p.m. at St. Columba’s Church. Preceding the stone wall…
Morris Farm
Now through October 24, the Morris Farm Trust is conducting a public pastured poultry demonstration in the Wiscasset Primary School Garden. The demonstration gives homeowners a…
Spectrum Generations
Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center in Damariscotta will host its Wednesday Lunch and Learn program on September 26. Following the luncheon, and as a prelude to the…
Skidompha Library
Skidompha Library's “Chats with Champions” Committee announced that academician and political scientist, Kathy Ferguson, will be the featured speaker on Thursday, Sept. 20 beginning at 10 a.m. The…
Maine Authors
When Ernest DeRaps and his young family arrived on Monhegan Island in August of 1956, he was the first Coast Guardsman to serve as keeper of the Monhegan Island Light House and it was the lowest…
How-To
GridSolar announced this week that it will host a workshop in Boothbay on Tuesday, Sept. 11 to explain the upcoming Boothbay Smart Grid Reliability Pilot Project due to get underway this fall.…
Coastal Enterprises, Inc., a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer a first-time home buyer seminar in…
How-To
National Safe At Home Week takes place during the last Monday through Friday in August of each year. This week promotes and emphasizes safety in and around the home to eliminate…
Café Scientifique
On Tuesday, Aug. 28, Bigelow Laboratory’s final Café Scientifique of the summer season will feature a discussion titled “Rock-Eaters – Exploring the Lives of Bacteria that Eat and…
Spectrum Generations
The second in a series of Safe at Home Solutions at Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center in Damariscotta, with Bridges staff members, will be held on Friday, August 24, at 10 a.m.
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Boothbay Region Land Trust
A home in Maine’s Midcoast region must respond appropriately to local challenges (humidity, salty seabreezes, wind, unique soil conditions/rock/ledge/radon, etc.). Join Boothbay…
Café Scientifique
Bigelow Senior Research Scientist Dr. Steve Archer will lead a discussion titled “Are Marine Trace Gases the Smelling Salts for Climate Change?” at Bigelow Laboratory’s Tuesday, Aug. 21, Café…
Café Scientifique
Dr. Scott Kraus, vice president for research at the New England Aquarium in Boston will be the guest scientist at Bigelow Laboratory’s August 14 Café Scientifique gathering at 6 p.m. in the Opera…
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
The New York Times called him “the guru of natural gardening,” and Publisher Weekly named him “a gardening superstar.” The American Horticultural Society listed one of his 18 books among the best…
At the Opera House
Bigelow Laboratory’s Aug. 7 Café Scientifique will feature a discussion by bioinformatician and Bigelow Senior Research Scientist Dr. David McClellan about what happens at the molecular level when…
Boothbay Region Garden Club
Linda Redman of the Boothbay Region Garden Club will present the program about “Bees” at the monthly meeting of the club at St. Columba’s Church on August 8. One is never to young or too old to…
