Childhood Memories Featured at March DRHS Program
Ellen Lincoln Matthew’s recollections of growing up in Dennysville, Maine, are the subject of the Dennys River Historical Society’s monthly program on Tuesday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the […]
Ellen Lincoln Matthew’s recollections of growing up in Dennysville, Maine, are the subject of the Dennys River Historical Society’s monthly program on Tuesday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the […]
The next DRHS program, on April 29, features General Benjamin Lincoln. He was the first proprietor of the townships of Dennysville, Pembroke and Perry after serving with General George Washington […]
Dennys River Historical Society invites you to join us for a Summer Tour Date: Wednesday, June 18 Time: The tour begins at the Lincoln Memorial Public Library in Dennysville at […]
Holmes Cottage & Museum, Calais, Maine The July summer outing of the Dennys River Historical Society will be a visit to the Holmes Cottage in Calais. Meet at the Lincoln Library parking lot at 9 AM on Wednesday, July 23 to carpool to Calais. Local historian Gerry Lapointe will lead our private tour After the […]
The final DRHS summer outing, a Wildflower Walk along the Dennys River, will take place on Wednesday, August 20th, 2025. Led by Kris and Allison Paprocki, the tour will begin at the Lincoln Library in Dennysville at 9 a.m. and will proceed to explore sites along the Dennys River where we will identify plants and […]
Note: Scroll to the end for the Zoom link to this meeting On Tuesday, September 30, at 6:30 p.m. the Dennys River Historical Society will present the story of the community as seen through the eyes of a local nineteenth century teacher, storekeeper, selectman, magistrate, deacon and family man. For forty-six years, Dennysville resident […]
Most people have heard of the King James Bible, but how many have actually seen an original copy? Translated by a team of seventy scholars from Oxford, Cambridge and Westminster in England under the authority of the newly crowned King James I, this famous edition became the standard Bible for the English-speaking world for nearly […]
The annual DRHS Show and Tell event has come around once more. Hope to see you at what is always a fun meeting. Learn the story of these cannonballs and more
Join us for Episode 2 of Ken Burns’ epic story of the American Revolution “An Asylum for Mankind “ This episode refers to the Battle of Machias (also known as […]
Join us for a discussion of the events leading up to the first naval battle of the Revolution near Machias in 1775, and the aftermath. Learn how a handful of […]