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A special exhibit of six oil paintings depicting various Freeport locations, done by former Freeporter, John D. Davis, will be on display.  In addition, some recent additions to the Collections will be displayed.

The evening begins with a brief Business Meeting which will include a quick review of 2012 programs, voting on proposed Trustees, introduction of the new slate of Officers, and a farewell to our President, Todd Nicholson. Presentation of the Mel Collins Community Service Award, Partners in Preservation Award, as well as a Recognition Ceremony for volunteers will also take place.

We are honored to have as our special guest speaker this year independent scholar, author and lecturer, Constance E. Putnam, whose presentation is titled, “A Cure Worse Than Disease? Early Years of Medical Care.”

New Hampshire born and bred (and the daughter of a rural general practitioner), Dr. Putnam holds a Ph.D. in Medicine and Society from Tufts University and was a Fulbright Research Fellow.

Beverages and sweets will be available.

FMI: www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org or 207-865-3170

Thank you for your support of this important project. Watch for information next Spring! If you would like to add your name to our notification list for this event please contact us at info@freeporthistoricalsociety.org.

Freeport Historical Society and Compass Project have embarked on an exciting project taking place at historic Pettengill Farm in August, 2013.

The Pettengill Farm Boatbuilding Camp presents a unique opportunity for 8-10 Freeport and Freeport area kids to spend a week building a replica of a skiff that was used as a work boat at Pettengill Farm( which borders the Harraseeket estuary.) Photographic documentation from Mildred Pettengill will guide us on the skiff’s size and lines.

To further enrich the educational experience and meaning associated with this modest skiff, we plan we construct it, as much as possible, from lumber from Pettengill (as would have been done originally.)

Young people, aged 12 years and older, will work together to build the skiff, document its creation through photos and logs and, on a daily basis, learn how the marshes and rivers played a key role in the life of a saltwater farm. Building a small skiff in a week isn’t easy, but the challenge is what makes it so rewarding and fun.  The campers’ hard work will result in a skiff that will be used at the farm for years to come as part of its educational mission. We are working with RSU5 to identify student participants and we have also reached out to Seeds of Independence.

We are asking for your support for the Pettengill Farm Boatbuilding Camp this summer. This weeklong boatbuilding camp is collaboration between Compass Project and Freeport Historical Society. We are asking the community for its support in underwriting this exciting new program.

Compass Project and the Freeport Historical Society plan to offer this opportunity to interested kids, regardless of their financial resources. In order to accomplish that, we need your support.  Your donation will allow us to offer aid to kids eager to discover more about Freeport’s vibrant history, learn the boatbuilding basics, and create a lasting gift to the community. Your tax-deductible gift will ensure a camper’s place in the program.  We hope that you will join other Freeporter’s in lending your support to the Pettengill Farm Boatbuilding Camp.

A celebratory Launching party will be hosted at Pettengill Farm and will include a “maiden voyage” for all donors. In addition, donor names will be permanently noted a plaque mounted on the skiff.

Thank you for your considering this unique opportunity to support local children in a meaningful and important project, and a new partnership between two non-profits and the schools.

Please contact Christina White, Director of Freeport Historical Society, at 865-3170 to learn more. Donations can be sent to 45 Main Street, Freeport, ME04032 c/o Freeport Historical Society or can be made online at www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org. 

On-line information from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension on pruning fruit trees.

http://umaine.edu/fruit/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine/pruning/

Video on how to prune fruit trees

http://umaine.edu/gardening/videos/how-to-prune-apple-trees/

Growing Fruit Trees in Maine – an online publication that addresses several types of fruit trees.

http://umaine.edu/fruit/growing-fruit-trees-in-maine/

In addition, you might encourage the participants to sign up to receive a free, monthly, electronic newsletter for home gardeners – The Maine Home Garden News.  Here is the link to subscribe for free.

http://umaine.edu/gardening/maine-home-garden-news/

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Moses Greenleaf, Maine’s First Mapmaker, 

On Sunday, April 14^th, 1:30p at Harrington House, 45 Main Street, the public is invited to a fascinating illustrated presentation by Osher Map Library educator, Holly Hurd.

Moses Greenleaf, Maine’s First Mapmaker, is the title of this one- hour program, which will include images of his early maps, including the roads around Freeport, and information about how he contributed to settlement of Maine’s interior.

Ms. Hurd is completing her Master’s degree in American & New England Studies at the University of Southern Maine in May, 2013. She has been working in Education Outreach at the Osher Map Library in Portland since 2008. She has served on the Boards of the North Yarmouth Historical Society and Skyline Farm and CarriageMuseum and worked as a Project Archivist at the North Yarmouth and Yarmouth Historical Societies.

Holly publishes articles regularly in the tri-annual “North Yarmouth Historical Society Gazette.” She is the co-author of “Around  North Yarmouth,” and is a contributor to the history of “The Church at Walnut Hill.”

Light refreshments will be served. Available for sale and signing by Ms. Hurd is her book,  The Moses Greenleaf Primer.” In addition, “Settling the Maine Wilderness” by Walter MacDougall will be available for sale. Both are published by the Osher Library Associates in 2010 and 2006 respectively.

Tickets are $5.00pp   FHS members, free.

For more information call us at (207) 865-3170.

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Tools and goggles will be provided. Work gloves and appropriate footwear are advised as we will be working outside during the entire session.

Dick will share why, when and where to prune fruit trees with an eye
to maintaining healthy and productive trees.

Dr. Richard Brzozowski obtained his Doctoral Degree at the University of Missouri in Columbia in Agricultural Education. In his work as Extension Educator, he travels throughout the County educating all agricultural topics. In addition, he oversees the popular Master Gardener program for Cumberland County.

Pettengill Farm is owned and maintained by the Freeport Historical Society(FHS). This 140-acre saltwater farm features an early 1800’s saltbox, open fields, and wooded trails. Its’ small apple orchard, the focus of the workshop, likely dates back seventy or more years.

Freeport Historical Society wants to rehabilitate the trees and bring the orchard back to full productivity.

The fee for this workshop is $5.00. FHS Members may participate at no charge. Registration and payment is required in advance. To do so and to get directions to Pettengill Farm, please call FHS at (207) 865-3170 or email us via our website www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org. In case of inclement weather, please check our website for an update or call our office for cancellation information.

The four students (and parent chaperones) were guided by FHS volunteer, Bethany Porter. Students undertook two very useful projects during their 90 minute visit. First, they helped create a word game which will be part of our new exhibit’s activity area opening on May 17^th.

Then, a box of film negatives from the Times-Record newspaper ( donated to us by the Pejepscot Historical Society) was sorted by the students.  Thank you Spring Hill students and parents!

Following a brief Q&A session, we’ll host a rum tasting of Eight Bells, a light rum produced by New England Distilleries. Rum was sold in local general goods stores during the 19^th c.  Thank you to Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen & Topside Tavern for pouring at this event.

From Mr. Kelleher’s program description, “In the 1800s, thousands of travelling salesmen brought goods from around the world to the homes of farm families, as part of a growing consumer revolution. They also brought news, stories and conversation to people who were not instantly tied to the outside world by television and the internet as we are today.”

Mr. Kelleher has primary responsibility for the OldSturbridgeVillage collections and exhibitions, particularly of antique tools, machinery, mills, firearms, and vehicles. He develops collections-based exhibits and programs, and conducts research into these areas of material culture. In addition, he has primary responsibility for training costumed staff in social history, material culture, and interpretive techniques.

Tickets to the presentation: $5.00 at the door

FMI: Freeport Historical Society at 865-3170, www.freeporthistoricalsociety.org or friend us on Face book

This program is funded in part through the generous support of the Maine Humanities Council.