The sixteenth annual Town History Series begins on January 18th when Matt Caras will talk about the ordinance history of the intertidal zone in Arrowsic and its role in the island’s economy. The Town History Series, under the auspices of the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room, is jointly sponsored by the Patten Free Library and the Bath Historical Society. On five Saturday mornings in January and February, from 10:30-11:30 A.M., people from the five towns that support the Library will present…

The sixteenth annual Town History Series continues with a lecture by Rob Stevens, who, in 2017, retraced Benedict Arnold’s 1775 expedition to Quebec. Stevens will discuss the original expedition in which soldiers from Woolwich and neighboring towns participated. The Sagadahoc History and Genealogy Room announces its sixteenth annual Town History Series, jointly sponsored by the Patten Free Library and the Bath Historical Society. On five Saturday mornings in January and February, from 10:30-11:30 A.M., people from the five towns that support…

In the third lecture of the Town History Series, Don Bruce will give us a number of stories about the origin and meaning of place names in West Bath. The Sagadahoc History and Genealogy Room announces its sixteenth annual Town History Series, jointly sponsored by the Patten Free Library and the Bath Historical Society. On five Saturday mornings in January and February, from 10:30-11:30 A.M., people from the five towns that support the Library will present aspects of their towns’ histories…

In the last talk of the Town History Series, Chris Timm will consider the ship-owning princes of Bath.  Bath’s maritime families presented a number of public images. Some embraced a salty austerity, while others promoted their role as global connoisseurs of wealth and taste. This talk looks at how these public personas might relate to reality, with an examination of art, architecture, and curios. The image above, courtesy of the Maine Maritime Museum, is of the Houghton,  a full-rigged ship…