Special Events at PMM

Lectures, Workshops, Events
You’re invited to join us at Penobscot Marine Museum for our ongoing series of special events! For more information, contact Jeana Ganskop, Education Director, at 207-548-2529 or jganskop@pmm-maine.org.

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  • Maine Marine Fare: Speaker Series with Anne Hayden

    PMM Old Vestry 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

    Thursday, October 3
    6:00pm
    $8/person, $5/PMM member
    PMM Old Vestry

    Anne Hayden, Senior Fisheries Program Manager at Manomet, will share a presentation including what fisheries in Maine used to look like, where things stand today, why the lobster fishery is thriving but the groundfishery isn’t, and an outlook on the future. In addition to developing a market for green crabs, this presentation also covers other projects Manomet is working on including shellfish aquaculture and river herring restoration.

  • Maine Marine Fare: Speaker Series with Bill Anderson

    PMM Old Vestry 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

    Thursday, October 10
    6:00pm
    $8/person, $5/PMM member
    PMM Old Vestry

    Bill Anderson will discuss groundfishing out of Tenant's Harbor from 1949 to 2000.

  • Maine Marine Fare: Speaker Series with Dr. George Jacobson

    PMM Old Vestry 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States

    Thursday, October 17
    6:00pm
    $8/person, $5/PMM member
    PMM Old Vestry

    Dr. George Jacobson, University of Maine Professor Emeritus of Biology, Ecology, and Climate Change and former Maine State Climatologist will speak about long-term climate change. His work provides perspective on natural variability in the Earth's climate system (everything from repeated ice ages to human intervention in the system) and ways that climate dynamics influence Gulf of Maine fisheries.

  • Hemp and American Maritime History

    Zoom

    October 14th, 6pm on Zoom
    Free, suggested admission $5
    Reserve your tickets here.

    Hemp has played a vital role in our history, including maritime history. It was a part of daily life until the mid-20th century. This session will explore the history of Cannabis Sativa as an agricultural and industrial product, as well as understanding the difference in the types of cannabis such as marijuana.

  • Maine’s First Ship

    Zoom

    October 21st, 6pm on Zoom Free, suggested admission $5 Reserve your tickets here. The VIRGINIA was the first ocean-going vessel built by the English in North America. In 1607 King James […]

  • Stories from the Spirits of Sea-Goers II

    Zoom

    October 28th, 6pm on Zoom
    Free, suggested admission $5
    Reserve your tickets here.

    The people of Searsport and Penobscot Bay have a long history of going to sea. In letters, diaries, logbooks, photos, newspaper articles, and stories passed down through generations, they recorded their experiences. Quiet days, adventure, tragedy, and heroism each take their turn. This sequel to 2020’s “Stories from the Spirits of Sea-Goers” features tales based on true experiences and recorded by Penobscot Marine Museum volunteers and staff. Some stories might be scary or inappropriate for young audiences.