We offer programs open to the community on topics of local and historical interest.

All events are open to the public and are held at the Bremen Town Center, 208 Waldoboro Rd. (Rt. 32)

Friday, July 19 at 4pm

FASHION — Forever Changing

Louise Miller, Education Director for the Lincoln County Historical Association, will give a presentation covering the style changes in dress for both women and men from the 1750s to the 1820s.

Louise is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a degree in Home Economics and History. She and her husband moved to Maine 15 years ago to be closer to family. For the last ten years, Louise has worked for the Lincoln County Historical Association, developing and running their Education outreach program.

Saturday, August 3 at 4pm

THE HERMIT OF OAR ISLAND

When Theodore McLain sold Oar Island to Dr. Wesson’s family in 1962, he had tales to tell! The former owner, Van Buren Hagerman, had been a misanthrope, a hermit, who hated or avoided almost everybody, but especially his own family.  His wife divorced him, he lived alone on Oar Island, and he died alone in 1947. Theodore had inherited both the island and some fascinating photographs from Hagerman going back to the 1880s, suggesting that he wasn’t always such a bad guy. It seemed that he had once had a family and took up a happy residence in Muscongus Bay in 1907.  So how did he end up a reclusive Scrooge?

Larry Wesson, Dr. Wesson’s son, has done extensive research and will present his findings in this program that covers Van Buren Hagerman, Oar Island, Waldoboro, the family in New York, with brief excursions to the Spanish American War, Colorado, Nikola Tesla, and J.P. Morgan!

Saturday, September 28 at 4pm

HISTORIC MILK BOTTLES

Bremen resident John Tutton has literally written the book on historic milk bottles. In fact, Mr. Tutton is the author of multiple books on milk bottles, which are a pictorial guide to pyroglazed milk bottles and their start from about 1850. Come and find out more and see the historic milk bottle display, including a selection from Damariscotta’s own Round Top Dairy.

Saturday, October 5 at 4pm

LYDIA KEENE’S 1899 VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD

Local author Joan Gregoire will give a presentation on her recently published book, The Lydessy: Lydia Keene’s 1899 Voyage Around the World in her own words, chronicling her grandmother’s historic voyage on a merchant schooner in 1899. Stormy seas and high winds, becalmed in extreme heat, being one of only three women on a ship full of robust sailors, tales of this adventure give a wonderful insight into life aboard ship at the end of the 19th century.