BRUNSWICK — Fred Koerber, a local educator, historian and archaeologist, will speak at a meeting of the Pejepscot Genealogy Society on Sunday in the Morrell Meeting Room at Curtis Memorial Library

Koerber has led archaeology expeditions to Maquoit Bay since 1990 to search for artifacts of the Rev. Robert Jordan, a Maine historical figure who is documented as arriving at Richmond Island off Cape Elizabeth in 1640, according to a Pejepscot release.

Jordan was an Anglican priest who served the wilderness of the time, married Sarah Winter, and was an educated and influential political and judicial figure in early Maine. He died in 1679 in Newcastle, N.H., and was buried there.

Koerber documented an earlier arrival date to these shores of 1639, when Jordan built a home along the western shore of Maquoit Bay that he occupied for two years, the release states.

“For Jordan and other early settlers, survival depended on the successful adaptation to the wilderness setting and the ability to form resilient bonds with distant neighbors. Through archeological recovery and historic research an interesting picture of pioneer lifestyle on the Maine coastal frontier is emerging.”

Representatives of the Rev. Robert and Sarah (Winter) Jordan Foundation, a worldwide organization of Jordan’s descendants, will be at the Feb. 12 meeting to answer questions about the organization and its scholarship program.

Koerber will speak at 2 p.m., with a business meeting to follow.

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