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Creating a Local Green Burial Cemetery Midcoast Maine Green Burial, a local volunteer organization formed to promote the creation of a green burial cemetery in Knox, Waldo, and/or Lincoln county, will host a free public presentation about green burial in the Abbott Room at Belfast Free Library, located at 106 High Street, on Monday, August...
Join Gail L. Carlson PhD, assistant professor of environmental studies at Colby College in a presentation and discussion of this topic. She has designed a curriculum and written a textbook to educate and inform students about this rising problem and who it impacts.
Join us in person at Schoodic Institute or online via Zoom on Tuesday, September 8 at 7:00pm for Skywatching: Human-Bird Relationships Through Time, our 2026 Summer Lecture Series closing event featuring Dr. Bonnie Newsom (Associate Professor of Anthropology and Associate Faculty in the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine), Angi King Johnson (interpretive...
Tobey Crawford, vice-president of the Sullivan-Sorrento Historical Society, will present the rich history of our landmark “singing bridge” and the upcoming celebration of the 100th anniversary of its construction. The museum will be open at 6:00 pm for browsing. Light refreshments will be served.
The 1836 burning of the steamship Royal Tar in Penobscot Bay became one of Maine’s most remarkable maritime disasters. In this illustrated presentation, Capt. Dennis Dorsey will discuss the findings of an eighteen-year investigation into the vessel, its operation, the people and animals aboard, its final voyage, the development of the fire, rescue efforts, conflicting...
The 1836 burning of the steamship Royal Tar in Penobscot Bay became one of Maine’s most remarkable maritime disasters. In this illustrated presentation, Capt. Dennis Dorsey will discuss the findings of an eighteen-year investigation into the vessel, its operation, the people and animals aboard, its final voyage, the development of the fire, rescue efforts, conflicting...
Local anthropologist Bill Haviland discusses his latest book "Indian History on Deer Isle" September 22 at 5:30 at the Sargentville Library
Spencer Tinkham is a self-taught, award-winning American wood sculptor and multidisciplinary artist known for creating intricate macro- and micro-sculptures of birds and wildlife from reclaimed and salvaged material. His paintings, sculptures, and installations explore perception, ecological change, and natural history. The Gilley is thrilled to bring him to Maine in September as the museum’s People-Nature-Art...
Join Dr. Liam Riordan of the University of Maine for a lecture on the Penobscot Expedition, co-hosted by the CHS and Maine Historical Society to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Prior to the lecture, attendees will have the opportunity to view the CHS’s incredible collection of archival material related to the...
In this engaging talk filled with beautiful photography, Lillian Stokes will explore the many ways people connect with birds and nature, whether birding, photography, bird-feeding, art, or even experiencing a spiritual and uplifting bond that can change one’s life and is open to all. The science of connecting has many new studies that tell us...
Join artist Siri Beckman, whose work is now in the Gilley’s Special Gallery, in conversation with poet and arts writer Carl Little in this special event at the Museum on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 2 to 4pm. Free and open to all but registration is required. Reception at 2pm and program begins at 2:30pm.
Join Castine Historical Society Executive Director Dr. Kate McMahon to learn about ongoing research into Castine, Penobscot Bay, and global slavery during the Age of Sail. This talk will focus on newly discovered slave ship the brig Baron de Castine and other ongoing research into the region’s connections to global slavery during the mid-19th century....