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Special Events at PMM


Lectures, Workshops, Events
For more information, contact Jeana Ganskop, Education Director, at 207-548-2529 or [email protected].


Ripped from the Headlines Volunteer Meeting

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

Interested in local history or storytelling? Consider joining the cast of Penobscot Marine Museums Ripped from the Headlines: Tales of Bravery, Shipwrecks, and Courage at Sea 2023! You can help bring the past to life and be a part of history! Celebrating Searsport's rich maritime tradition, Ripped from the Headlines volunteers read or reenact the […]

Member Monday – Wabanaki Items at Penobscot Marine Museum

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As a 2023 spring semester intern, Delilah O’Heidhin’s project was to locate, create a bibliography of, and create a finding aid for Wabanaki items within the Penobscot Marine Museum.  This video is about a few Wabanaki items and what we can learn from them. Delilah O'Heidhin, is a University of Southern Maine History Major graduating […]

Artist Talk: Pim Van Hemmen Discusses In Extremis | Historic Ships in America

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

In conjunction with his photography exhibit, In Extremis: Historic Ships in America, photographer Pim Van Hemmen will give an illustrated talk. His photographs, printed very large on aluminum, are stunning to say the least. They provide the viewer with the sense of scale and age of these ocean faring vessels. Each of the ships depicted […]

$5

Your Local Library + Museum: Searsport Women at Home and at Sea

Carver Memorial Library 12 Union Street, Searsport, ME, United States

We often hear stories about the Searsport captains who went to sea. But what about the women who joined their husbands on long voyages or spent months or years at home in Searsport, alone? Meet at Carver Memorial Library for an informal talk sharing some stories about local women and their connections with the sea. […]

Ripped from the Headlines: Tales of Life on the Bay & Summer People

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Click here to see available time slots and register Celebrating Searsport’s rich Maritime tradition, volunteers will bring local history to life, dramatically reading or reenacting newspaper stories! This year’s event will feature tales relating to life on Penobscot Bay and the people who come in the summer to enjoy our beautiful part of the Maine […]

$8 – $10

4th of July @PMM

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

FREE admission all day Whether on land or at sea in the late 1800s, Searsport locals always celebrated Independence Day with decorations and entertainment. From 10am-1pm, enjoy traditional activities like croquet, bean bag toss, and children’s crafts on the museum’s crescent. Please start your visit at the Visitors Center, 40 E. Main Street. Tours of […]

Jr. Adventurers – Lobsters

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Maine is known for its lobsters, but do you really know about lobsters? Learn some fun facts about lobsters and how they are caught during this drop-in Jr. Adventurers programming. Get a little more out of your visit to Penobscot Marine Museum when you stop by during Jr. Adventurers! These weekly drop-in programs are designed […]

E.B. White at Night, co-hosted by Carver Memorial Library

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

July 11th, 5:30-8:00 pm After visiting Maine during childhood summers, writer and children’s author E.B. White eventually settled in Brooklin, Maine. On the 124th anniversary of E.B. White’s birth, join the Penobscot Marine Museum and Carver Memorial Library for an evening celebrating the author. Visit the FAINT ENDEAVOR, a sailing dinghy once owned by White, […]

$5

Jr. Adventurers – Boats

Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

Do you row your boat? Sail it? Does it have a motor? Young visitors will enjoy learning about boat basics with their families during this Jr. Adventurers program, including making a paper boat and floating in it in our washtub. Get a little more out of your visit to Penobscot Marine Museum when you stop […]