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2016 History Conference

University of Maine Hutchinson Center 80 Belmont Avenue, Belfast, United States

The Net Result: Our Evolving Fisheries
2016 History Conference
Saturday, November 5, 2016
8:00 a.m. registration 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. conference
Postponed to a date to be determined
University of Maine Hutchinson Center
80 Belmont Ave., Belfast, Maine

This year's History Conference delves into statement: Human innovation and technology have proven to be too successful for the health of our fisheries and out local ecosystem.  Our line-up of scientists, historians, journalists, activists, consumers and fishermen will answer the question: How did this happen and what do we do now?

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How To Make A Gingerbread House

PMM’s Stephen Phillips Memorial Library 11 Church St, Searsport, United States

With Lin Calista
CANCELED
Thursday, November 10, 6:30 pm to 8 pm, Museum Library, 11 Church St.
Admission is free.

Learn how to construct a gingerbread masterpiece! Ideas, templates, recipes, and tips.
Demonstration only.

Free

The Northeast by Eastern Screening

Colonial Theater 163 High St, Belfast, ME, United States

The score of the film will be performed live by Sumner and band-mate Josh Robbins. Proceeds from the film will benefit the Penobscot Marine Museum photo archives allowing more of these important historical photographs to become available to the world via the museum's online database. The event was underwritten through a generous sponsorship by Mathews Brothers and Coastal Healthcare Alliance. Beer will be provided by Marshall Wharf Brewing. Tickets are $20 with a limited number of VIP tickets for $50. 

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Victorian Christmas

Merithew and Fowler True Ross Houses Church St., Searsport, United States

Friday, December 2, 4 pm to 6 pm, and Saturday, December 3, 10 am to 4 pm,
Fowler-True-Ross Sea Captain’s House
Admission is free.

Our Ship Captain’s house is beautifully decorated for the holidays and filled with live music and holiday-themed readings. Town of Searsport’s Tree Lighting And Carol Sing are on Friday night.

Free

Searsport Historical Society House Tour

Merithew and Fowler True Ross Houses Church St., Searsport, United States

Saturday, December 3, 1 pm to 4 pm, Fowler-True-Ross Sea Captain’s House & throughout Searsport

See Searsport’s beautiful homes lovingly decorated for the holidays. Tour includes Penobscot Marine Museum’s Ship Captain’s House.

Tickets $10, and are sold at Searsport Antique Mall, and participating homes.

$10

Maine on Glass: The Early Twentieth Century in Glass Plate Photography An Illustrated Talk​

Boothbay Railway Village 586 Wiscasset Road (Route 27), Boothbay, ME, United States

Fascinating historic photographs taken from 1909 to 1950 of a Maine which has almost completely disappeared are the subject of the new book Maine on Glass: The Early Twentieth Century in Glass Plate Photography by Maine State Historian Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Penobscot Marine Museum Photo Archivist Kevin Johnson, and historian Bill Bunting. The photographs were originally taken to be made into postcards during the postcard craze of the early 1900s when billions of postcards were mailed world-wide. The photographs show Mainers at work and at play everywhere from lobster shacks and wilderness hunting camps, to steam and sailing ships and grand hotels. On Sunday, January 29th at 2:00 pm, Boothbay Railway Village presents an illustrated talk about Maine on Glass: The Early Twentieth Century in Glass Plate Photography with authors Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Kevin Johnson, and Bill Bunting. The talk will take place inside the Museum’s 1847 Boothbay Town Hall. Admission is free, suggested donation of $5 appreciated.

Shipbuilding & Migration

Cipperly Good, curator at the Penobscot Marine Museum, will discuss locally built and captained vessels that were involved in the migration of Chinese Coolies to Cuba to work in the sugar industry in the 1860s. This program is offered as a free community event in anticipation of the 30th Annual Camden Conference. The 30th Anniversary Camden Conference Community Events Series is supported in part by the Maine Humanities Council. At Witherle Memorial Library.

Brooksville Maine: The Postcard View

Event postponed due to weather. A new date is yet to be determined.

Kevin Johnson, photo archivist for the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine will present Brooksville Maine: The Postcard View; Selections from the Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company” at 5:30pm on Wednesday, February 15 at the Brooksville Free Public Library. The slide show and talk will consist of a short film about the postcard company as well as the historical views of Brooksville and surrounding towns.

A Rural Life for ME: Stories from Maine Elders

PMM’s Stephen Phillips Memorial Library 11 Church St, Searsport, United States

with Meghan Vigeant 
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.
PMM’s Stephen Phillips Memorial Library
9 Church Street

Author and personal historian Meghan Vigeant shares stories and plays audio recordings about Maine’s hardscrabble rural life gathered from the elders, larger-than-life characters, and tricksters she has worked with over the years. Stories range from building a cabin in the back woods for only $97 to how to mend a broken leg on a remote island. Touching, funny, and well told – this presentation is sure to entertain as well as inform anyone who wants to save someone's story.

The Net Result: Our Evolving Fisheries 

University of Maine Hutchinson Center 80 Belmont Avenue, Belfast, United States

History Conference
Saturday, April 8, 2017
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
University of Maine Hutchinson Center
80 Belmont Ave., Belfast, Maine

Student: $30
Museum Members: $50
Teacher/Non-Profit Employee: $50
Non-members: $60

This year’s History Conference delves into statement: Human innovation and technology have proven to be too successful for the health of our fisheries and our local ecosystem.  Our line-up of scientists, historians, journalists, activists, consumers and fishermen will answer the question:

How did this happen and what do we do now?

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