Maritime & Maine Topics Author Series—Penny West
Penny West will discuss London Letters Home of an American Apprentice Preparing for the Far East Tea Trade, Gus Farley, Jr. (1844-1899). The talk will present a glimpse of the […]
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.
Penny West will discuss London Letters Home of an American Apprentice Preparing for the Far East Tea Trade, Gus Farley, Jr. (1844-1899). The talk will present a glimpse of the […]
Janna Smith will discuss When the Island Had Fish: The Remarkable Story of a Maine Fishing. Community Fishing has been a central part of life on the island of Vinalhaven for […]
In this workshop, participants can make your own Sailors’ Valentine to take home. All materials and tools provided. This workshop is intended for adults. Sailors’ Valentines are a form of […]
Join Cipperly Good for our February Member Monday presentation where we check out the new chart digitization rig. The PMM Collection is full of nautical charts with handwritten notes by navigators […]
From Paul Bunyan to Dad’s story about the giant fish that gets bigger with each retelling, Coastal Maine is rich with fish stories and tall tales. Campers will start each […]
In this workshop participants will create a custom shadowbox by layering a variety of new and vintage images and drawings. Shadow boxes can be very diverse and allow the addition […]
In 2022, PMM was able to acquire six binders full of maritime related photographic negatives taken by Rockport photographer Jim Moore. Moore was an established newspaper photographer who spent most […]
From Paul Bunyan to Mom’s story about the giant fish that gets bigger with each retelling, coastal Maine is rich with fish stories and tall tales. During this camp participants […]
This season, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Joanna Colcord’s book Roll and Go: Songs of American Sailormen, we will feature three exhibits relating to Joanna. In this Member Monday, PMM […]
During the Art Walk, both PMM’s Old Vestry exhibit building (2 Church Street) and the Savage Education Center (10 Church Street) will be open to visitors. The Old Vestry will […]