Dennys River Historical Society

Discovering the Dennys: A River Through Time
2023-11-03 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Merrill Library, University of Maine at Machias
The Merrill Library on the University of Maine at Machias Campus will host a discussion on the making of the Dennys River Historical Society’s interactive story map Discovering the Dennys: A River Through Time. The project traces the history of the Dennys River through the past 9,000 Years. Members of the team that created this interactive map and narrative a reality will discuss the research and mapping skills that made this project possible.
Join us in Merrill Library on Friday, November 3, 2023 at 3 pm to learn more about the geology, people, and industries that have sustained and nurtured life on the Dennys for over 9,000 years. All are welcome.
Presenters: Dr. Colin J.C. Windhorst, DRHS Project Director; Dr. Tora Johnson, University of Maine at Machias; Dr. James Oberly, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire; Louise Merriam, Archivist for the Dennys River Historical Society; Patricia Tilton, University of Maine, Student Intern/Data Scientist.
To register in advance for a Zoom link to this webinar:
https://maine.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r08-c11RSmK7PcSWD_9wLA

Hearing a Pembroke Treasure
2023-10-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Lincoln Memorial Public Library, 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, 04628, United States
Join us for a Concert of New England Fiddle Tunes and Civil War Songs performed by Kris Paprocki on the restored 1903 Leighton Violin,
with a brief illustrated biography of the life and work of Captain William E. Leighton, 1840-1925:
Inventor, Civil War veteran, organ manufacturer, violin maker, sardine factory owner, Justice of the Peace,
In a joint presentation of the Pembroke Historical Society and the Dennys River Historical Society.

John P. Sheahan's Experience of the Civil War, 1862-1865
2023-09-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Lincoln Memorial Public Library, 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, 04628, United States
Do you know this man? Join us for John P. Sheahan’s Experience of the Civil War, 1862-1865, at Dennysville’s Lincoln Memorial Library, on Tuesday evening, September 26, at 7 p.m. Dr. James Oberly of Perry and the Dennys River Historical Society will present the story as seen through John Sheahan’s letters home to his family in Dennysville during the war. In 1862, at age 21, John Sheahan of Dennysville joined up to fight as a private in the 1st Maine Cavalry. From his enlistment and training in Augusta, his experience of battle, to his capture at Petersburg, imprisonment and escape, you will hear the account in his own words.

To join us by Zoom, please email the Dennys River Historical Society at drhs.museum@gmail.com at least 24 hours prior to this presentation. For more information visit the Historical Society’s website at www.dennysriverhistory.org, or call 726-3905.

Dr. James Oberly is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and a summer resident of Perry, Maine, with his wife Louise, whose family has roots in Dennysville.

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Community discussion
2023-06-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Lincoln Memorial Public Library, 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, 04628, United States
