Marla H. Davis will speak on October 2oth on the historic flu epidemic of World War I. The month with the most cases in Bath was exactly 100 years ago this month. The presentation will focus on the history surrounding the epidemic and its effects on the nation, the state, and the City of Bath. Davis will also consider how this disease began and what local steps were taken to combat it.  Marla H. Davis, a Bath native and a…

The fifteenth annual Town History Series kicks off its celebration of local history as told by local speakers with a talk by Nathan Lipfert, Curator Emeritus of Maine Maritime Museum, on the ships, their builders and the shipyards of Woolwich from 1764 to the present. Doors will open at 10 AM.

In the second talk of the 15th annual Town History Series, Brenda Cummings and Tim Richter will give details on the many small Bath cemeteries that are hardly known by most Bath residents. Learn about the stories in stone, some of which need attention. Remember the popularity of this winter lecture series. The doors will open at 10 AM.

In Georgetown’s contribution to the Town History Series, Darice Birge will give a detailed history of the Free-Will Baptists in that community, pulling from Georgetown Historical Society’s holding of records of that organization from 1798-1877.  Image courtesy of Georgetown Historical Society.

In the fourth lecture of the 15th annual Town History Series, Avery Hunt of the West Bath Historical Society will offer an illustrated look at the 150-year history of places to stay or eat/buy food in West Bath. Doors open at 10 AM.