The Lady Knox Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Rockland Public Library will present “The Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Patriots of the Tolman Cemetery” with archivist Mary Kelly at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4.

The cover of “Fight for Freedom, Fighting for Survival,” which will be the basis of a history talk at Rockland Public Library on Sept. 4. (Courtesy of Rockland Public Library)

Kelly will offer a history talk based on the DAR chapter’s newly published nonfiction book, “Fighting for Freedom, Fighting for Survival,” which recounts Midcoast Maine history told through the lives of real people interred in Tolman Cemetery in Rockland.

Local patriots of the American Revolution served from Lexington to Long Island, Quebec City to Saratoga. In the War of 1812, sons battled trade wars, smugglers and privateers with firefights in Rockland Harbor and a standoff in Camden. These men come to life through details of their families, community and occupations. Their biographies are portals to the past when early pioneers fought the British and nature.

The book forms a framework for understanding the settlement and growth of Thomaston, Rockland and Rockport. Hyperlocal history underscores how the lives, families and stories are interwoven as they built homes in a wilderness while facing challenges of two wars of independence.

This program will take place in the Community Room and will be livestreamed via Zoom. For more information or for Zoom links, email elewis@rocklandmaine.gov.