EVENTS
SUMMER 2023
SPRING WORK PARTY
Saturday June 24 @ 9 AM to 12 PM
North Haven Historical Society, 77 Pulpit Harbor Road, North Haven
Join us for our annual work party to spruce up the buildings and grounds at the North Haven Historical Society! Snacks, drinks, and good company guaranteed!
Saturday June 24 @ 9 AM to 12 PM
North Haven Historical Society, 77 Pulpit Harbor Road, North Haven
Join us for our annual work party to spruce up the buildings and grounds at the North Haven Historical Society! Snacks, drinks, and good company guaranteed!
ANNUAL ISLAND GARDEN TOUR
Friday, July 7 @ 9 AM at North Haven Historical Society
A fundraiser for the North Haven Historical Society, this garden tour will visit a range of gardens around North Haven. Reserve your tickets by emailing northhavenmainehistory@gmail.com. Maximum 30 people, so reserve your spot soon!
Tickets are $30 each.
Friday, July 7 @ 9 AM at North Haven Historical Society
A fundraiser for the North Haven Historical Society, this garden tour will visit a range of gardens around North Haven. Reserve your tickets by emailing northhavenmainehistory@gmail.com. Maximum 30 people, so reserve your spot soon!
Tickets are $30 each.
WHAT MAKES ISLAND ARCITECTURE?
EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION AND TALK BY JOHN TITTMANN & BILL TREVASKIS
Monday, July 17 @ 5:30 PM at North Haven Historical Society
Join us for on opening night reception and talk with John Titmann on the relationship of ART Architects and historic island architecture. The exhibit features archival and present information on island homes and photographs by Bill Trevaskis. $5 at the door. Members free.
EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION AND TALK BY JOHN TITTMANN & BILL TREVASKIS
Monday, July 17 @ 5:30 PM at North Haven Historical Society
Join us for on opening night reception and talk with John Titmann on the relationship of ART Architects and historic island architecture. The exhibit features archival and present information on island homes and photographs by Bill Trevaskis. $5 at the door. Members free.
THE SENSE OF WONDER: DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT RACHEL CARSON
Monday, July 24 @ 5:30 PM at North Haven Historical Society
The film captures Rachel Carson, the mother of the environmental movement and author of Silent Spring, in the final months of her life as she defends her book and battles with cancer. Carson is played by the actress Kaiulani Lee, and the film is shot at Carson’s cottage on the island of Southport Maine. $5 at the door. Members free.
Monday, July 24 @ 5:30 PM at North Haven Historical Society
The film captures Rachel Carson, the mother of the environmental movement and author of Silent Spring, in the final months of her life as she defends her book and battles with cancer. Carson is played by the actress Kaiulani Lee, and the film is shot at Carson’s cottage on the island of Southport Maine. $5 at the door. Members free.
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WOMEN WHO INVENTED THE SIXTEIES: A READING AND TALK BY STEVE GOLIN
Friday, July 28 @ 5:30 PM at North Haven Historical Society A reading and talk by Steve Golin based on his new book about four influential women of the 1960s. Steve will focus on Rachel Carson during his talk. This event is co-sponsored by Water, Earth, Birds and Bees “WEBB” a local environmental collaboration of island and summer residents. Book signing after the talk. $5 at the door. Members free. |
FOX ISLAND THOROUGHFARE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE BOAT TOUR
Saturday, July 29 @9:00 AM and 12:00 PM at The Casino Wharf North Haven
Hop aboard the Equinox for a two-hour tour of the historic architecture of the Fox Island Thoroughfare. Reserve tickets for either tour by emailing northhavenmainehistory@gmail.com. Maximum 25 people for each tour. Tickets are $50 each.
Saturday, July 29 @9:00 AM and 12:00 PM at The Casino Wharf North Haven
Hop aboard the Equinox for a two-hour tour of the historic architecture of the Fox Island Thoroughfare. Reserve tickets for either tour by emailing northhavenmainehistory@gmail.com. Maximum 25 people for each tour. Tickets are $50 each.
NHHS ANNUAL MEETING & WITH GUEST SPEAKER JANNA MALAMUD SMITH, AUTHOR OF WHEN THE ISLAND HAD FISH
Monday, August 14 @ 5:30 PM @ North Haven Historical Society
Join us for our annual meeting a talk with Janna Malamud Smith, Author of When the Island Had Fish, a historical account of the fishing industry on Vinalhaven and nearby islands. $5 at the door. Members free.
Monday, August 14 @ 5:30 PM @ North Haven Historical Society
Join us for our annual meeting a talk with Janna Malamud Smith, Author of When the Island Had Fish, a historical account of the fishing industry on Vinalhaven and nearby islands. $5 at the door. Members free.
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NORTH HAVEN ARCHIVAL FILM & BURGER NIGHT AT THE MARKET
Monday, August 7 @ 6:00 PM The North Haven Market Join us for burgers and a viewing of Harold Beverage’s home movies taken around North Haven in the 1930s. The films are thirty minutes long. Steve Beverage will give a short talk about Harold and his legacy before the film showing. |
WABANAKI DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES @ North Haven Historical Society @ 5:30 PM
Monday, July 3 Dawnland: A Documentary About Cultural Survival and Stolen Children
Monday, July 31 Voices from the Barrens: Native People, Blueberries and Sovereignty
Monday, August 21 Agwiden: Building a Birch Bark Canoe
Monday, August 28 The Penobscot: Ancestral River; Contested Territory
Monday, July 3 Dawnland: A Documentary About Cultural Survival and Stolen Children
Monday, July 31 Voices from the Barrens: Native People, Blueberries and Sovereignty
Monday, August 21 Agwiden: Building a Birch Bark Canoe
Monday, August 28 The Penobscot: Ancestral River; Contested Territory
LIVES LIVED ON NORTH HAVEN
Sunday, October 8 @ 2 PM
Kent Cove Cemetery, North Haven
Back by popular demand! We are planning another visit to an island cemetery this Fall. The walk will be at Kent Cove Cemetery. The tour will feature descriptions of the lives of some of the people laid to rest at the cemetery, along with information about gravestones and burial traditions.
Sunday, October 8 @ 2 PM
Kent Cove Cemetery, North Haven
Back by popular demand! We are planning another visit to an island cemetery this Fall. The walk will be at Kent Cove Cemetery. The tour will feature descriptions of the lives of some of the people laid to rest at the cemetery, along with information about gravestones and burial traditions.
PAST EVENTS
See information, videos, and material about past presentations HERE!