Three years older than her famous husband, Frances “Fanny” Chamberlain turns 200 on Tuesday, Aug. 12. To celebrate, the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, located at 226 Maine St. in Brunswick and operated by Pejepscot History Center, is holding a special Fanny-themed tour and a birthday party open house. The tour takes place at 2:30 p.m. […]
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Take a tour of historic Brunswick streets
Brunswick’s Mason and Water streets seem like side stories to central arteries of downtown, but in fact they have a rich history, from indigenous use of the land and river to development of the town and growth of industry, to the economic and social lives of residents over the past 250-plus years. Join the Pejepscot […]
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Hear Mozart’s and Beethoven’s music on a rare 1792 Viennese fortepiano
Pejepscot History Center will present Vienna-based Daniel Adam Maltz performing on a 1792 Viennese fortepiano — the early piano as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven knew it — at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29. The program will be held inside the Victorian double parlor of the historic […]
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Brunswick history center to host murder mystery event
Poisoning and forensics feature in this year’s popular Halloween-season offering
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Stories from Maine: Stretched upon the public stocks
Located on Mere Point Road, not far from the center of town, stands a cemetery where the names of many of its inhabitants may seem familiar. An open area of land, between the headstones and the road, was the location of the original First Parish Meeting House. This Old West Meeting House was used for […]
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Brunswick’s Hidden History Tour returns
Last occurring in 2022, Pejepscot History Center’s Hidden History Tour returns with a dozen new sites on Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Not readily available to the public, these historical surprises in Brunswick and Harpswell, include civic experiences, residential architecture, famous names and weird treasures. The tour is family friendly and […]
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Bath history center hosts tea with locals from past
Sagadahoc Preservation, Inc. will host “Tea with Gussie Donnell and Friends,” a historically rich at 1 p.m. April 28. When the arching doors of SPI’s Winter Street Center (880 Washington St., Bath) open, ticket holders will be guided to their seats by volunteers. After everyone has been served tea and cookies, three local historians — […]
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Brunswick history center to welcome new volunteers with open house
Pejepscot History Center (PHC) welcomes those interested in volunteering at one or more of its three museums to attend an open house and workshop. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, and includes a light lunch provided by Wild Oats. The morning features a talk about early Bowdoin College and […]
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History center to host Santa at Joshua L. Chamberlain house
Breaking with more than 15 years of tradition, Pejepscot History Center will hold its popular Santa Day event at Brunswick’s Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum this year to celebrate 40 years of operation. The free event takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 226 Maine St., at the intersection with […]