Mon, 01/18/2021 - 6:00pm
Author and historian Charles Lagerbom, Courtesy of Camden Conference
The Camden Conference, Penobscot Marine Museum, and the Belfast Free Library will present Charles Lagerbom speaking on “Maine Whaling: To the Arctic and Beyond.” This event takes place on Thursday, Jan. 28 and will be open to all on Zoom. Please register at: belfastlibrary.org/virtual-programs
The history of American whaling is most frequently associated with Nantucket, New Bedford and Mystic. However, the state of Maine also played an integral part in the development and success of this important industry. The sons of Maine became whaling captains, whaling crews, inventors, investors and businessmen. Towns along the coast created community-wide whaling and sealing ventures, outfitted their own ships and crewed them with their own people. The state also supplied the growing industry with Maine-built ships, whale boats, oars and other maritime supplies. Bath built quite a few
Charles Lagerbom. (Photo courtesy Camden Conference)
The Camden Conference, Penobscot Marine Museum, and the Belfast Free Library will present Charles Lagerbom speaking on “Maine Whaling: To the Arctic and Beyond.” This event takes place on Thursday, Jan. 28, from 6 - 7:30 p.m., and will be open to all on Zoom. Please register at: belfastlibrary.org/virtual-programs
The history of American whaling is most frequently associated with Nantucket, New Bedford and Mystic. However, the state of Maine also played an integral part in the development and success of this important industry. The sons of Maine became whaling captains, whaling crews, inventors, investors and businessmen. Towns along the coast created community-wide whaling and sealing ventures, outfitted their own ships and crewed them with their own people. The state also supplied the growing industry with Maine-built ships, whale boats, oars and other maritime supplies. Bath built quite a few steam-bark whalers at the en
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BAHS Liberian Education Fund offers card service
Dec 20, 2020
BAHS students will add messages, sign and mail these cards for purchasers in a fundraiser to help Liberian students.
Belfast Tis’ the season for giving and thanking friends and family! The Belfast Area High School chapter of the Liberian Education Fund welcomes community residents to give a card to a family or friend who may want some holiday cheer!
The Liberian Education Fund is a nonprofit designated to raise money to support Liberian students in successfully earning an education. Members of the Belfast chapter hope to use this card fundraiser to give back their profit to those students in need. The Christmas cards can be ordered, message and names added, addressed, and mailed at the Belfast Post Office for $5.
Belfast Area students’ Liberian Education Fund holds card fundraiser Wed, 12/16/2020 - 1:30pm
(Photo courtesy Belfast Area High School Liberian Education Fund)
(Photo courtesy Belfast Area High School Liberian Education Fund)
Belfast Chapter of the Liberian Education Fund has submitted the following:
Tis’ the season for giving and thanking our friends and family! The Belfast Area High School chapter of the Liberian Education Fund welcomes you to give a card to a family or friend who may want some holiday cheer!
The Liberian Education Fund is a nonprofit designated to raise money to support Liberian students in successfully earning an education. Our hope is to use this card fundraiser to give back our profit to these students in need. The Christmas cards can be ordered, message and names added, addressed, AND mailed at the Belfast Post Office for $5.
Golden announces nominees for U.S. Service Academies Congressman recommends 13 talented young Mainers for West Point, Naval Academy, Air Force Academy.
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LEWISTON Congressman Jared Golden, ME-02, has announced his office’s nominees to the United States Service Academies the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, U.S. Military Academy at West Point and U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by an authorized nominating source, which includes Members of Congress.
“This group represents some of Maine’s most talented, skilled and accomplished students. They have all demonstrated exceptional leadership, high academic standards, and a selfless ambition to help others,” said Golden, according to a news release from Golden’s office. “Whatever happens from here, they should all be proud of themselves. We are lucky that they have chosen to offer their talents in service to the country,