Penobscot Marine Museum’s campus is currently closed for the winter. We’ll re-open in May 2026.
40 E Main Street | P.O. Box 498
Searsport, ME 04974
Phone: 207-548-2529
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.
The 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. This industry was a part of the economic, cultural, and social fabric of families and communities all along our state’s coast. Photo Archivist Kevin Johnson […]
The 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 work was done and see examples of historical treasures uncovered. Focusing on instances of emotion found in otherwise routine record books, the talk highlights the […]
Homeschool 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 […]
While 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. […]
While 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 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 captains and their families. The visit will also include a craft and free time in the hands-on Savage Education Center. Young participants can meet Mr. […]
Join 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 those that are curious about how chanteys were used as work songs at sea, we’ll also provide commentary. Come once or join us regularly - […]
Celebrating Searsport’s rich maritime tradition, volunteer roleplayers will bring local history to life, dramatically reading or reenacting newspaper stories of bravery, shipwrecks, daring rescues, and other adventures on the high seas! Bring your family and come take a deep dive into the sea-goers life as we travel through time. Volunteer roleplayers will be stationed in […]
Celebrating Searsport’s rich maritime tradition, volunteer roleplayers will bring local history to life, dramatically reading or reenacting newspaper stories of bravery, shipwrecks, daring rescues, and other adventures on the high seas! Bring your family and come take a deep dive into the sea-goers life as we travel through time. Volunteer roleplayers will be stationed in […]
What little animals get trapped in puddles as the tide goes out? You and your family can find out about how tides work and tide pool animals during this Jr. Adventurers drop-in programming. Get a little more out of your visit to Penobscot Marine Museum when you stop by during Jr. Adventurers! These weekly drop-in […]
