Speaker: Sardine Carriers with Jon Johansen
ZoomFor years the sardine industry was a major enterprise and what many remember were the sardine carriers plying the coast bringing the catch to market. The early boats evolved into […]
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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.
Speaker: “Packed Like a Can of Sardines” with Kevin Johnson
PMM Old Vestry 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States +1 moreThe sardine industry supported Maine coastal communities for well over a century. The workforce in canneries included thousands of women, even more than the number of men fishing for herring. […]
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Opening Reception
Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United StatesPenobscot Marine Museum invites visitors join us as we celebrate the opening our 2025 season with an opening reception featuring our new exhibit, Sardineland. In addition to our new exhibit, […]
Speaker: Show & Tell from the PMM Archives with Paige Lilly
PMM Old Vestry 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States +1 moreThe Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation funded a recent project to expand cataloging of 600 log books, ledgers, and customs records in the PMM collections. Join us to learn how the […]
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Homeschool Days
Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United StatesHomeschool families are invited to Penobscot Marine Museum for a museum visit featuring hands-on educational activities for all ages. Participants will tour the Fowler-True-Ross House to hear about Searsport sea […]
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Library + Museum Talk & Walk: Sardineland & Cannery Town Listening Sessions with Cipperly Good
Carver Memorial Library 12 Union Street, Searsport, ME, United StatesWhile the Maine sardine industry was well documented with oral histories during its heyday in the 20th century, not much has been recorded now that the industry is no more. […]
Speaker: Cannery Town Listening Sessions with Cipperly Good
PMM Old Vestry 2 Church St., Searsport, ME, United States +1 moreWhile the Maine sardine industry was well documented with oral histories during its heyday in the 20th century, not much has been recorded now that the industry is no more. […]
Homeschool Days
Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United StatesHomeschool families are invited to Penobscot Marine Museum for a museum visit featuring hands-on educational activities for all ages. Participants will tour the Fowler-True-Ross House to hear about Searsport sea […]
$5
Monthly Sea Chantey Singalongs
Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United StatesJoin in or just enjoy songs of the sea led by PMM staff and volunteers. Have a sea chantey or sailors’ song to share? You can lead one, too! For […]
Homeschool Days
Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United StatesHomeschool families are invited to Penobscot Marine Museum for a museum visit featuring hands-on educational activities for all ages. Participants will tour the Fowler-True-Ross House to hear about Searsport sea […]
$5