Nationally known Civil War historian, author and educator Kevin Levin will deliver the third annual Chamberlain Legacy Lecture hosted by Pejepscot History Center. The lecture is at 7 p.m. on Sept. 8 — Joshua Chamberlain’s 195th birthday — in Brunswick’s NOMAD Gallery in Fort Andross, 14 Maine St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with desserts […]
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