John P. Sheahan’s Experience of the Civil War, 1862-1865
Lincoln Memorial Public Library 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, United StatesDo 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 […]
Hearing a Pembroke Treasure
Lincoln Memorial Public Library 17 King Street, Dennysville, ME, United StatesJoin 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, […]
Discovering the Dennys: A River Through Time
Merrill Library, University of Maine at MachiasThe 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 […]
The Story of Ice Harvesting
Lincoln House Woodshed 49 Main Street (Route 86), Dennysville, MaineJoin the Dennys River Historical Society for a program on the Story of Ice Harvesting on Tuesday, January 30 at 6: 30 p.m. at the Lincoln House Woodshed in Dennysville. We will see short video with historic film footage of ice harvesting in Maine, hear the story of "Kennebec Crystals" by Robert P. Tristram Coffin, […]