Belfast Historical Society Program

Abbott Room

Ships and Shipbuilding in Mid-Coast Maine David Ruberti, historical society vice-president, will present the history of shipbuilding and ships in the mid-coast, including Belfast. Belfast was a shipbuilding center with […]

The Republican Journal: past, present, and future

Abbott Room

Join Republican Journal and Belfast Historical Society and Museum staff in a trip through nearly two centuries of newspaper history. We will discuss the evolution of the Republican Journal (est. […]

Belfast Historical Society Presentation

Abbott Room

Your Father Fears New England Will Be Depopulated: Belfast and the Rush to California Jan Eakins, a cultural historian who has researched, written, taught, and lectured on Maine in the […]

Peace & Justice Group of Waldo County Fall Forum

Abbott Room

Peace & Justice Group of Waldo County Fall Forum  to show the film Where Olive Trees Weep Filmed in 2022 in the West Bank, the film follows both Palestinian and […]

McKenna and Her Camera: Artists and Their Work with Kevin Johnson

Abbott Room

Belfast Historical Society and Museum Presentation  Kevin Johnson, photo-archivist Penobscot Marine Museum, will present Peggy McKenna’s “unportraits,” photographs of artists and local celebrities living and working in the midcoast 1987 […]