Town History Series 2026

The Sagadahoc History and Genealogy Room announces the twenty second annual Town History Series!

The Town History Series is a long-standing Patten Free Library tradition that brings together Patten Free Library’s member communities to learn about and celebrate each town’s local history.  The town of Arrowsic and the historical societies of Bath, Georgetown, West Bath, and Woolwich each select a speaker to present on an aspect of their local history.

The 2026 Town History Series will be presented in person and streaming live on YouTube.  Reservations are required to attend in person. You must register for each individual program, and walk-ins will only be accepted if there is space in the room at the time of the program’s start.  Register at the link below or call The History Room at 207-443-5141 x1018.

Click on the individual listing below to learn more and register online. Recordings will become available below and on the Town History Series playlist the week after they are live.

 

Saturday, January 24: Bath
Emma Eames
Presented by Claude Berube
 
Saturday, February 7: Georgetown
Lost on the Coast of Ireland: Georgetown’s William Riggs and the Wreck of the Stephen Whitney
Presented by Darice Birge
 
Saturday, February 21: West Bath
The Ebb and Flow of Community Development Along the New Meadows River
Presented by Mark Lincicome

 

Stream on YouTube

 

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