American Legion Post 51 of Wiscasset will meet at the veterans’ wall at the town office at 9 a.m. Monday, May 31, Memorial Day, Post Cmdr. Bill Cossette Jr. said. Wreaths will be placed, a bugle will be played and there will be no speeches, Cossette.
Christine Hopf-Lovette Mon, 04/19/2021 - 4:45pm
Cooking fireplace in the kitchen of the 1838 Jailer’s house at
the 1811 Old Jail and Museum, Wiscasset. Courtesy of LCHA
Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) works with local schools, including home schools, to advance the historical heritage of Lincoln County and Maine. In this effort, the organization’s education director has developed two booklets that provide educators and their students with an overview of historical data in an interdisciplinary manner. The books are entitled “Settlement during the War Years – 17th & 18th Century Challenges in MidCoast Maine,” and “The 1800s – A Century of Highs and Lows.”
National Reading Month to showcase women’s role in music
Lincoln County ladies contributed to the quality and wealth of the music culture in Maine.
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Damariscotta Band in front of the Chapman-Hall House, circa 1890. Photographer unknown
March is National Reading Month as well as Women’s History Month, and the two are tied together in a book by George Thornton Edwards.
“Music and Musicians of Maine” details the role of music, beginning with Maine Native Americans as observed by early European explorers and ending with the state of the art of music in Maine in 1928. It covers the breadth of the state’s music, from sacred and classical to country, choral, and orchestral.
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Louise Miller, Lincoln County Historical Association Tue, 12/29/2020 - 7:00am
Sarah Prescott Goodwin, c. 1850. Courtesy of LCHA
A passage from the diary of Sarah/Sallie Prescott Goodwin, penned during the journey from England to New Orleans on board a ship captained by her husband, might well apply to our lives today. Having left Liverpool on November 27, 1853 and nearing the Bahamas, she wrote:
“January 1, 1854. A new year has dawned upon us and a bright, auspicious morn it is, every way favorable for us; a warm sun, fine weather together with a gentle breeze wafting us on our way, for all of which blessings we feel exceedingly thankful. The past week has been very unfavorable. The calm which commenced on Christmas continuing several days so we have only made nine degrees since last Sabbath. The weather is warm as June at home (Dresden), and the days nearly as long. The evenings are lovely. The new moon and countless stars reflected on the surface of the water are lo