On Thursday, Aug. 25, at 4:30 p.m. Boothbay Region Historical Society presents Jon Dunsford’s illustrated talk “Early Shipyards of Boothbay” an overview of the first one hundred years of shipbuilding in our region. Using images from the Boothbay Region Historical Society archives and other sources, this talk focuses on the Age of Sail: what was built, by whom, and where. Dunsford knits together a shipwright’s tale utilizing his own meticulous work as well as the research of Barbara Rumsey and the late local historian Jim Stevens.

Dunsford is a retired engineer and recreational sailor who has been an enthusiastic student of the maritime history of New England most of his life. He has been studying the vessels of Boothbay and building models for nearly ten years.

Jon’s recently finished model of the Schooner Ada Cliff is currently on display at the historical society as part of the society’s exhibit “Captains and Vessels of the Boothbay Region 1800 to 1920.”

Admission is free. Doors open at 4:15. To request a Zoom link please email brhszoom@gmail.com. The link is also posted on our website events page: https://boothbayhistorical.org/events-page. Boothbay Region Historical Society is located at 72 Oak Street in Boothbay Harbor.