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2008 Program Schedule

All programs are free. All are welcome.

*Programs are held at GHS Center- 20 Bay Point Road- Georgetown, Maine unless otherwise noted

 7PM    Tuesday    March 25, 2008    

The Georgetown Historical Society opens its 2008 program season with a new exhibit “Jason Schoener – Early Watercolors” and a presentation entitled

Coming to Know Jason Schoener

by Susie Westly Wren, owner of West Island Gallery

6PM    Tuesday    April 15, 2008

Annual Spring Potluck Supper

Food Roots

7PM   Tuesday   May 20     

Genealogy Workshop

Come see what research can be done in the Library section of the GHS Center. Bring your family information and we will help you pass it on to future generations. This session will give you the tools you need to complete your search.

Check our Genealogy Index   You may already be there.

7PM    Tuesday    June 17

World Voyagers

Phil Shelton and Amy Wood will tell their true tale of a veterinarian, a Renaissance man and Stewart the cat. Many of us dream of sailing around the world someday, but few of us ever will. Phil and Amy dreamed the dream, built the boat with their own hands and actually did it. Come hear the story of their adventures during a three year trip around the globe.

 

The public is invited to our

GHS Annual Meeting

1-4 PM    Sunday     June 22

We'll start with refreshments and videos from our collections.

Wrapping up the event will be the popular history-based auction to raise money for the endowment fund.                         

The Research Library will be open before and after the event.

Learn more>>>

 

2PM     Sunday    July 6

Dahlov Ipcar

GHS will host a very special event. Dahlov Ipcar will read from and sign copies of the book The Little Fisherman, her 1945 collaborative literary effort with Margaret Wise Brown. The event is being held in celebration of Islandport Press announcement that this wonderful example of children's literature will be reprinted.

 

7PM     Tuesday      July 15

Public Access Lands and Trails of Georgetown

There are many public lands and trails in Georgetown. To date no one has put together a comprehensive listing and map of such places.

On this evening, Bob Gravino will moderate a panel of speakers from the Lower Kennebec Regional Land Trust, The Nature Conservancy, The Josephine Newman Sanctuary, Reid State Park and the Georgetown Conservation Commission who will help us know more about these treasures in Georgetown

 

Noon -4PM     Sunday      July 20

Celebration of the Arts

Mooring Bed and Breakfast

 

7PM      Tuesday     August 19

The Boatbuilders of Georgetown

This island has a rich heritage of building beautiful, durable and useful watercraft. Be with us on this evening as we discover the boat builders past and present, who have added so much to this long tradition.

 

7PM     Tuesday     September 16

Wildlife of Georgetown

Join Maine State Warden, Doug Kulis as he tells us of his encounters with wildlife found on the island.

 

For more information call Carol or Rich Start (207) 371-2529 or e-mail:   info@georgetownhistoricalsociety.com