| APRIL 2013 |
Saturday, April 27
North Nobleboro Community Hall
Upper East Pond Rd
Nobleboro
Please bring your favorite dish to share, along with your plate setting - we will
provide cups. Beverages are provided.
The North Nobleboro Hall is where North Nobleboro Day is held. From US 1, drive
about 4 miles on East Pond Road to the first stop sign. Turn right at stop sign
(on Upper East Pond Road) and drive 300 yards |
34th ANNUAL POTLUCK DINNER
6:00 PM
"The Magnificent Waldoboro Rugs"
7:00 P.M. for talk only
Jacqueline Hansen, long-time rug hooker and teacher, tells what makes these rugs so
spectacular – the colors, designs, and detail, and the women who made them. Several
of these magnificent rugs will be on display.
Hosts: Margaret Wellman, Mitchell Wellman, Dana Wilson
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| MAY 2013 |
Change in Meeting Day
Thursday, May 16
Nobleboro Historical Society |
Hardy Old-fashioned Roses and Medicinal and Culinary Herbs
7:00 PM
Regina Davey, gardening guru and teacher, talks about the gardens around colonial homes,
what they grew and what they used it for including culinary/medicinal herbs, like
elderberry, hops, and viburnum, and decorative plants like the hardy "Railroad Rose".
Rose seedlings will be available
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Saturday, May 25
Sunday, May 26 &
Monday, May 27
Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder
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6TH ANNUAL FISH LADDER RESTORATION FESTIVAL
Memorial Day Weekend
Sat & Sun 10 to 5; Monday 10 to 3
See the alewives run -- weather depending -- join us for breakfast and
lunch and learn about the alewives at the Fish House in Damariscotta Mills. Enjoy
live music, activities for kids, demonstrations and Saturday’s Pig Roast, Sunday’s
Chicken Barbecue, and Monday’s lobster and crab rolls.
www.damariscottamills.org
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| JUNE 2013 |
Friday, June 11
Nobleboro Historical Society |
The Economy of Spirits: 18th Century Taverns of Lincoln County and the Kennebec
7:00 PM
Jay Robbins, local historian and former chair of Lincoln County Historical Association,
will give an illustrated look at the colonial regulation of alcohol and human behavior
including an overview of early tavern culture in Lincoln County.
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| JULY & AUGUST 2013 |
Saturdays
July 6, 13, 20, & 27
August 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
Nobleboro Historical Society |
HISTORICAL CENTER OPEN HOUSES
1:30 to 4:30
A volunteer will answer your questions. Genealogy materials are available for study.
See the new displays – home, farm and several craftsmen’s trades. The museum is
interesting for all ages – and it’s free. Maps, books and other memorabilia are
for sale.
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| SEPTEMBER 2013 |
Friday, May 17
Nobleboro Historical Society
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Sail Making – The Old Fashioned Way
7:00 P.M.
Eben Wilson, sail maker and lobsterman, talks on traditional sail making and techniques
unchanged for centuries and his experiences building sails for vessels including
Maine schooners, the U.S.S. Constitution, and modern sailing yachts.
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| OCTOBER 2013 |
Saturday, October 5
Nobleboro Central School and
Nobleboro Historical Center
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APPLEFEST CELEBRATION
10:00 - 2:00
Nobleboro Central School & Historical Center
Enjoy the homemade apple goodies and turkey salad sandwiches, apples & cider
from Beth's Farm and Fondy’s donuts. There are Kieve games and activities for kids,
NCS 8th grade class food table and tables for local businesses and nonprofits.
Enjoy the toe-tapping Damariscotta Lake Country Band, over 70 silent auction items,
and creative crafts – with unique lobster claw witches. It’s a chance to see your
friends and neighbors and to relax and chat.
Proceeds benefit NHS Scholarship Program and the School. Tell your friends and
join the fun!
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Saturday, October 12
Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder
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FISH LADDER RESTORATION CHOWDER & SOUP LUNCH
11:00 - 3:00 or until the soup runs out
Delicious home-made chowders and soups offered in the handsome Fish Ladder soup mugs
at the Fish House. Fish ladder shirts, caps, aprons, note cards and other gear
available.
ALSO, you can get a fish to enter the floating wooden fish race!
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Friday, October 18
Nobleboro Historical Center
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Mainers Changing Attitudes About Their Houses
7:00 PM
Christopher Glass, architect, former President of the Maine Historic Preservation
Commission, lecturer and author of At Home in Maine and Historic Maine Homes talks
about our great old houses and the changing attitudes of Maine people about what
houses should look like.
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| NOVEMBER 2013 |
Friday, November 8
Nobleboro Historical Center
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History of Schools in Nobleboro
7:00 PM
Carolyn Hardman, Maine history teacher for 30+ years and schoolmarm for our 1818
schoolhouse (Historical Center), will have slides that show many small schoolhouses
that were all over Nobleboro, how they changed and consolidated over the centuries,
and the history of our Nobleboro Central School. Our "older" students from the
small schoolhouses are invited to come and share their stories.
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