Beginning February 2, the Lincoln County Historical Association will sponsor a series of lectures about life in Midcoast Maine during several periods from Colonial times to World War II. The presentations begin at 1 p.m. on four consecutive Sundays in the Communications (or “911”) Building behind the Lincoln County Court House in Wiscasset. Suggested donation is $5.

On Sunday, Feb. 2, Ken Hamilton, a Native American cultural historian, will present a program about Native Americans in the Colonial Period.

On Sunday, Feb. 9, Peggy Konitzky, Wiscasset site director for Historic New England, will talk about life in the Wiscasset home front during World War II.

On Sunday, Feb. 16, Wiscasset author Lea Wait will tell stories about her family home, known as The Marie Antoinette House, which has been the center of much speculation and legend for the past two hundred years.

On Sunday, Feb. 23, Linda Novak, director and curator for Old Fort Western, will describe trade on the Kennebec River in the Colonial Period.

Sunday, March 2 has been reserved as an alternate date in case any of the talks is canceled by weather conditions.

The Lincoln County Historical Association is an all-volunteer nonprofit 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, visit www.lincolncountyhistory.org.