From New Gloucester comes a couple of items of interest for local history buffs.

The free 2009 Shaker Museum Workshop catalog is now available. The catalog lists 20 crafts workshops for all ages as well as craft demonstrations and nearly a dozen special events. For a free copy contact the Shaker Museum at 926-4597 or www.shaker.lib.me.us.

Also, Candace Kane of the Maine Memory Network, an online museum of Maine history, will be the featured speaker at the March 19 meeting of the New Gloucester Historical Society. The program begins at 7 p.m. at the New Gloucester Meetinghouse, next to the Town Hall on Route 231. The public is invited. Refreshments will be served. A business meeting will follow.