Monday, September 13th at Noon on Zoom
Free for members

Most Fridays you can find the new PMM board president sitting at the microfilm reader in the Stephen Phillips Memorial Library at Penobscot Marine Museum. What is he researching? In this Member Monday exclusive, meet Jon Johansen as he discusses his project of combing through The Republican Journal for mentions of sailing vessels and the intriguing stories he has found.

Monday, August 9
Noon
Free for members

PMM photo archivist, Kevin Johnson, will take a deeper look at the new exhibit currently on display at Waterfall Arts in Belfast. Johnson worked with photographer Liv Kristin Robinson and Megan Pinette of the Belfast Historical Society to curate the exhibit and will discuss the process and share details about the various photographs and photographers included.

Monday, January 11
Noon and lasts around 20 minutes
FREE, Members Only

Curator Cipperly Good will present January’s Member Monday “Dressing for Winter.” Joanna Colcord and Antoinette Webber were born a decade apart, both daughters of Searsport Sea Captains.  Through their childhood winter outerwear, we learn about the joys and tragedies of children of merchant mariners.  While their fathers visited tropical climes, both girls experienced Maine winters surrounded by extended families.

June 14th at Noon on Zoom
Free member exclusive

Examining what has changed and what has not in our state over 100 years is a fascinating exercise. PMM Photo Archivist Kevin Johnson has led several high school and middle school groups in exploring these phenomena and he continues to explore it on his own. Using the Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co. photos as "Then", he and his students found the same vantage point to take "Now" photos. Join him for a tour around Waldo, Knox and Washington Counties as he shares some highlights and discusses the process.

May 27th at 6pm on Zoom
Free, register here

What is hidden in the Penobscot Marine Museum archives, and how can you explore them? With records from sailors, captains, fishermen, shipbuilders, and other Penobscot Bay residents over the past 250 years, there's a lot here. Join us for a look at the letters, diaries, logbooks, and other manuscripts in PMM's collection and hear some of the great stories we uncovered during this winter's cataloging project. Click here to register.

May 20th at 6pm on Zoom
Free, register here

Kosti Ruohomaa’s Beloved Maine, a slideshow and lecture by Deanna Bonner-Ganter, focuses on Rockland, Maine photographer Kosti Ruohomaa’s Maine photographs. Deanna Bonner-Ganter is the perfect guide to explore Ruohomaa’s work and legacy. She spent more than 30 years researching his life and work. In 2016, her definitive biography, Kosti Ruohomaa Photographer Poet was published by Downeast Books. She recently retired from the Maine State Museum in Augusta where she spent her career as a curator.

May 13th at 6pm on Zoom
Free, register here.

Join PMM Education Director Jeana Ganskop and Museum Educator/Lead Interpreter Sarah Cole as we discuss and share methods for using artifacts and primary sources to bring history to life.

May 10th at Noon on Zoom
Free for members

Join PMM Digital Curator Matt Wheeler as we return to an interview with Jeff Dworsky. In this conversation, Dworsky talks about his foresightful photographic document of the Maine fishing village where he landed as a teenager and which became his home.

April 21st at 11am on Zoom or on your own anytime
$10/kit (up to 3 kids) including shipping, Register here.
Register by April 15th to ensure materials arrive before Zoom workshop.

April 12th at noon
Free for members on Zoom

The ship S.F. HERSEY had a colorful history, most notably losing three Searsport captains in less than three years. Even the delivery of the ship's planking and spars for building ended in disaster, with the delivery vessel sinking in a gale and the captain Forrest Treat losing appendages to frostbite.  He is pictured above with two of his canes.  Come learn more at April's Member Monday on April 12 at noon.