2011 Program Schedule

All programs are free unless otherwise noted. All are welcome.

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

April 19, Tuesday

Potluck 6:00 pm

7:00pm Program    

Welcome Spring!

Join neighbors and friends in welcoming spring with food and film. In the film Spring, from the series Quest: Investigating Our World, host Linda Greenlaw reminds us that “it takes forever for Spring to take hold…but once it does, there’s no stopping it.” The film is a fine compliment to Woodland Margins, the GHS spring exhibit on display. For the potluck, please bring an entree, salad, or dessert for six along with your own place setting.

May 17, Tuesday 7 pm

Steamboating with Charlie Ipcar

  Small steamships were the early 1900's preferred way to travel between parts of midcoast Maine. The Eastern Steamboat Co. ran a fleet of small coastal steamers from Bath to Boothbay. Charlie presents vintage photos of the steamers and landings and a new song composed in tribute to these boats and their crews.

June 21, Tuesday 7 pm

We Welcome the Maine Maritime Museum

Learn more about the past and future of this Bath museum, home of fascinating exhibits brimming with art and artifacts, an historic shipyard with five of the original 19th century buildings, a Victorian-era shipyard owners home, and an active waterfront, all on a scenic campus on the bank of the Kennebec River.

Saturday, June 25

3-5 pm

Georgetown Goes Modern: The Modern Art Movement Meets An Island Community  

GHS presents a uniquely close-to-home perspective of how our island community offered shelter, sustenance, and inspiration to artists of the American modern art movement in the first half of the 20th century.  The exhibit will include dozens of paintings, photographs, sculptures, and artifacts from Day, Ipcar, Kaisebier, Lachaise, Levine, Pucci, Schoener, Stieglitz, Strand, White, and the Zorachs.

June 25, Saturday 7 - 9 PM

GHS History-Based Mini Auction

Going, Going, Gone.  Seize the chance to bid on wonderful items during both our live and silent auctions while also enjoying great food and drink.  All proceeds benefit the GHS Endowment Fund. 

 
June 26, Sunday 2-4:00 pm

GHS Annual Meeting
 

It’s not all business at the GHS annual meeting.  We’ll have exhibits, refreshments, and a special guest speaker and a sneak preview of the second edition of A Nice Life Back Then: GeorgetownIsland - 1900-1920.

July 19, Tuesday 7:00 pm

Native American Life on the Coast of Maine

Dr. Arthur Spiess, Senior Archeologist, ME Historic Preservation Commission gives an illustrated introduction to what we know about Native American life in Maine just as Europeans arrived on the Maine coast about 1600.  We’ll also learn about some prehistoric archaeological sites and collections in the lower Kennebec River region.

August 16, Tuesday 7:00 pm

The Waters of Georgetown

When you live on an island, there’s no denying the significance and value of the water that surrounds you.  Our speaker will take a look at its historical, economic, and environmental importance to our community.

September 20, Tuesday 7:00 pm

Wooden Lobster Traps – Mostly Gone, But Not Forgotten

There are many reasons why wood is no longer the preferred material for lobster traps.  But through film and demo Jon Hentz tells us how it was done, including interviews with local lobstermen who remember them well.  

October 18, Tuesday

Pot Luck Supper 6:00 pm

Program 7:00 pm

A Nice Life Back Then: Georgetown Island

1900-1920

The new edition of this popular 1996 GHS book is here!  Come see the photos that didn’t make it into the book and hear from Babe Gunnell’s son, Jack Gunnell, about his take on how life was back then. For the potluck, please bring an entree, salad, or dessert for six along with your own place setting.