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Schedule
of Events for 2010
(Events
Subject to Change)
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| Date |
Event |
Cost |
- Saturday, May 29
- 2:00pm
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Memorial Day Weekend
Concert: Maine St. Andrew's Pipes & Drums
- Traditional tunes
of the British Isles performed by a kilted band from Corinth,
Maine.
- www.msapd.org
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Donations
welcome |
- Saturday, June 5
- 8:30pm
- (Rain date June
6)
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Evening Lantern
Walk
Step into the past
as you tour a 17th century village and meet an 18th century soldier
on duty at Fort William Henry.
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Donations
welcome |
- Saturday, June 12
- 1:00pm and 3:00pm
- (Rain date June
13)
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For King and Country
Join the militia
garrison of 18th century Fort Frederick, learn to march &
drill, defend the fort and earn a day's pay.
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Donations
welcome |
- Saturday, June 19
- 2:00pm
- (Rain date June
20)
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- A Colonial Concert:
Tunes of Early America & the British Isles
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- Traditional folk
songs blending vocal harmony, fiddle and guitar by musical duo
Three of Cups.
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- Website:
- www.ThreeOfCupsMusic.com
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Donations
welcome |
- Sunday, July 4
- 2:00pm
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234th Anniversary
of the Declaration of Independence.
Public reading and
commentary by a living history interpreter.
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Donations
welcome |
- Saturday, July 10
- 1:00-5:00pm
- (Rain date July
18)
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Archaeology Discovery
Workshop
Activities for both
youth and adults featuring historical archaeologist Dr. Neill
DePaoli.
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Donations
welcome |
- Monday, July 12
- 7:30pm
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- Lessons from
the Underground
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- By Tom Desjardin,
historian of the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands.
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Free
to FOCP members; others $5.00 |
- Saturday, July 17
- 8:30pm
- (Rain date July
18)
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- Evening Lantern
Walk
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- Step into the past
as you tour a 17th century village and meet an 18th century soldier
on duty at Fort William Henry.
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Donations
welcome |
- Monday, July 19
- 7:30pm
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17th Century Wattle
& Daub Construction
By local author and
historian James Nelson
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Free
to FOCP members; others $5.00 |
- Monday, July 26
- 7:30pm
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- The Development
of Colonial Firearms in 17th Century Northern New England
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- By historian Richard
Colton
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Free
to FOCP members; others $5.00 |
- Saturday, July 31
- Sunday, August 1
- 1:00pm to 4:00pm
each day
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Uneasy Alliance
Trade & conflict
in 17th century Coastal Maine between Europeans and Native Americans
featuring living history interpreter Ken Hamilton.
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Donations
welcome |
- Monday, August 2
- 7:30pm
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Ambivalent Allegiances
in Revolutionary Maine
By University of
Maine history professor Liam Riordan
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Free
to FOCP members; others $5.00 |
- Saturday, August
7
- 2:00pm
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Angel Gabriel
Day at Colonial Pemaquid
Dedication of of
memorial to the loss of the Angel Gabriel in 1635
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Donations
welcome |
- Monday, August 9
- 7:30pm
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Martha Ballard,
18th Century Midwife
By Old Fort Western
educator Patti Violette
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Free
to FOCP members; others $5.00 |
- Wednesday, August
11
- 8:00pm
- (Rain date August
12)
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Evening Lantern
Walk
Step into the past
as you tour a 17th century village and meet an 18th century soldier
on duty at Fort William Henry.
Reservations required.
Please call (207) 677-2423 after Memorial Day.
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Donations
welcome |
- Saturday, August
14
- Sunday, August 15
- 1:00pm and 3:00pm
each day
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The Age of Pirates
- Recreation of the
infamous Dixie Bull by living history presenter and local author
James Nelson. (Olde Bristol Days Event)
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- Website:
- www.JamesLNelson.com
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Donations
welcome |
- Monday, August 16
- 7:30pm
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12,000 Years in
Maine: Pemaquid's Place in Maine History
By by Bates College
anthropologist
Dr. Bruce Bourque
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Free
to FOCP members; others $5.00 |
- Monday, August 23
- 7:30pm
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“They Came
to Fish:” Exploring Early Pemaquid’s Transformation
from Seasonal Fishing Station to Permanent Settlement
Lecture by historical
archaeologist Dr. Neill DePaoli
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Free
to FOCP members; others $5.00 |
- Monday, August 30
- 7:30pm
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Early Shipwrights
Along the Damariscotta
by historical archaeologist
Tim Dinsmore
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Free
to FOCP members; others $5.00 |
- Sunday, September
5
- 1:00pm and 3:00pm
- (Rain date September
6)
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Castlebay in Concert:
Season's End.
- An outdoor performance
of Celtic music featuring popular local duo Fred Gosbee and Julia
Lane.
- www.castlebay.net
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- Donations welcome
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In 2010, Colonial
Pemaquid will once again host a series of living history events,
lectures and an archaeology workshop to showcase various aspects
of life in Midcoast Maine during the 17th and 18th centuries
and, more specifically, "Life as it Was". Sponsored
by the Friends of Colonial Pemaquid, these events draw talent
from historians, authors, and archaeologists to help build an
accurate picture of the spot on the map known as Pemaquid. Most
living history events take place outdoors on the weekends, and
while there is no charge, donations are gratefully accepted.
History lectures take place on Monday evenings in the site museum
at Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, and a modest fee is
charged for non-members. The popular archaeology discovery workshop
is a hands-on family-friendly event that offers participants
the chance to try out a simulated dig, re-assemble broken ceramics,
and learn the basics of historic archaeology. Join other history
lovers in supporting this summer's close look at a time and a
place so important to the European development of the New World.
Colonial Pemaquid
is open daily 9 AM-6 PM, Memorial Day through Labor Day. Park
personnel and interpreters are available to answer questions
and to direct visitors to the site's historic structures, archaeological
remains, museum, burial ground and gift shop. A permanent exhibit,
"Guns, Politics and Furs," is installed in the partially
reconstructed Fort William Henry on site. Reservations for school
or group tours can be made by calling 207-677-2423.
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Please
show a print out of this web page to admit you and your family
or guests to one of our lectures without charge.
Offer
is limited to one event per group per season.
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