Show and Tell
The annual Show and Tell program of the Dennys River Historical Society, where members and friends bring an item of personal or historical meaning with a story to tell.
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Events
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Lincoln House Woodshed 49 Main Street (Route 86), Dennysville, Maine
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Benedict Arnold Down East
Lincoln Memorial Public Library 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, United StatesDid you know that this country's most notorious traitor once did business with Dennysville's John Allan and invited General Benjamin Lincoln to dinner? Join us for our monthly program on Tuesday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Dennysville's Lincoln Memorial Library for a lively presentation on Benedict Arnold Down East, with documents, pictures and stories […]
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Benedict Arnold Down East, Part II
Lincoln Memorial Public Library 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, United StatesJoin us for a continuation of the story of America’s most notorious traitor and his wife, Peggy Shippen, following the American Revolution, at Dennysville's Lincoln Library. Special attention will be given to Peggy's letters written during their sojourn in St. John, New Brunswick, and the second part of the video detailing their disloyalty and treachery […]
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This Old House
Lincoln Memorial Public Library 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, United States“This Old House” is the featured topic for the May program of the Dennys River Historical Society, on Tuesday, May 28 at the Lincoln Library in Dennysville at 6:30 p.m. Society President Ronald Windhorst will explain the process by which Dennysville became a National Historic District in the 1970’s, and the houses and structures that […]
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Wildflowers of Cobscook Bay
FeaturedLincoln Memorial Public Library 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, United StatesWould you like to learn how to recognize and identify wildflowers in the region? On Monday, June 24, the Dennys River Historical Society is featuring a presentation by Kris and Allison Paprocki on “Wildflower Identification Around Cobscook Bay” with the use of field guides and other tools at the Lincoln Memorial Library in Dennysville at […]
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Dennysville Tide Mill Tour
Lincoln Memorial Public Library 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, United StatesDid you know one of the earliest tide mills in the area was located on the estuary of Wilson’s Stream? The Dennys River Historical Society is inviting the public to join a tour to visit this early industrial site. It is marked on a hand drawn survey of Townships 1 and 2 prepared by Rufus […]
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The House That Moved Tour
Lincoln Memorial Public Library 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, United StatesALR Gardner's front door, now in Perry, Maine. Everyone is invited to join an expedition to explore the story of a house that moved twice after it was first built by Ebenezer Gardner in Dennysville, Maine in the1830’s. The tour will begin at the Lincoln Library in Dennysville at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, August 20th, […]
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As Maine Goes, So Goes the Nation
Lincoln Memorial Public Library 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, United StatesOn Tuesday, September 24 at 6:30 PM, the Dennys River Historical Society will present a program on local voting patterns in presidential elections by Professor Jim Oberly, entitled “Dennysville the Bellwether: Voting and Voter Enthusiasm in Dennysville when Maine Forecast National Election Results, 1820-1956.” The public is invited to attend this program, which will begin […]
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BOTANIZING WAY DOWNEAST: Botanist Merritt Lyndon Fernald and His Summer in Pembroke, Maine
Lincoln Memorial Public Library 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, United StatesDr. Fernald in pursuit of a plant on the rocky coast of Washington County, Maine The next DRHS program will take place on Tuesday, October 29 at 6:30 PM at the Lincoln Library in Dennysville, Maine. The presenter will be Kris Paprocki, the program coordinator of the Pembroke Historical Society. Part history and part natural […]
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Update to January 28 Program
FeaturedLincoln Memorial Public Library 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, United StatesMeeting Update: Identify Local Photographs Can you help? Please come to view and identify old photographs of the area on Tuesday evening, January 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Memorial Public Library in Dennysville. We will be working with old images that cover a wide range of local subjects from people to houses, schools, […]
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