Special Event – October 17, 2024
We are pleased to co-sponsor this program with the Norway Memorial Library. Tess Chakkalakal, Professor of Africana Studies and English at Bowdoin College will present a program about the homes of Sarah Orne Jewett, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Nathaniel Hawthorne on Thursday, October 17, 2024, 6:30-8:00 pm at the library, 258 Main Street.
Professor Chakkalakal will talk about these authors, the history of their homes, and how these homes and areas of Maine inspired them. She is used to taking listeners inside these American authors’ houses and several others as she is the co-host of a podcast, “Dead Writers,” with novelist and professor Brock Clarke. Tess has a passion for preservation as she worked to restore the historic exterior of the Harriet Beecher Stowe house in Brunswick, Maine.
2025 Schedule
We had a very successful 2024 with interesting programs and fun events. Thank you to all who participated.
We hope to have our 2025 schedule settled by spring. Our programs and activities will be announced in this spot. In the meantime, come see us at our museum any Saturday morning (winter weather permitting) from 9:00 am until noon.
Spring 2024 Newsletter
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