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.


  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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
  • 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 […]

    $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 […]

  • Jr. Adventurers – Signal Flags

    Penobscot Marine Museum 2 Church Street, Searsport, United States

    July 19th, 11am-3pm How would you talk to someone far away if you didn’t have a telephone? This Jr. Adventurers programming is all about signal flags. When Maine ships and […]