Belfast Museum and Historical Society
Belfast Historical Society Program
Abbott RoomThat Looks Familiar, Where is It? With David Ruberti, Historical Society Vice-President This program is an audience participation challenge to identify, from photographs, as many mystery places and Belfast landmarks.
“Daredevil of the Skies, Capt. Albert W. Stevens” presentation by Megan Pinette.
Abbott RoomMegan Pinette, Belfast Historical Society and Museum President will highlight the remarkable accomplishments of Capt. Stevens, who cemented his legacy as the nation's premier aerial photographer during the early 20th century. Notably, Stevens unparalleled exploits defied expectations and allowed him to establish world records, all while pushing the boundaries of gravity itself. More information at […]
Belfast Historical Society Presentation: Linden Frederick
Abbott RoomThen and Now in Belfast: Thirty Years of Paintings by Linden Frederick Discover Belfast's 30 year transformation, which has served as a continual subject matter for painter Linden Frederick. Experience original artworks alongside contemporary photographs from the same viewpoints, offering a captivating insight into the city's evolution over time. Whether you are an art enthusiast, […]
“Risk and Reward off Cape Horn” with Charles Lagerbom
Abbott RoomThe Belfast Historical Society presents this talk with AP history teacher at Belfast Area High School, Charles "Chip" Lagerbom. The talk “Risk and Reward Off Cape Horn: The Story of Captain Jesse Thayer Carver of Searsport.” This is a tale of storms, tragedy, and loss, but also of redemption and return. Captain Carver gambled everything […]
Belfast Historical Society Program: “New-Old Photographs of Belfast” with Kevin Johnson
Abbott RoomKevin Johnson, photo archivist at Penobscot Marine Museum. The talk “New-Old Photographs of Belfast” is from their extensive collection of Belfast images. The museum’s negative and print collections grow each year. This will be a sampling of these new acquisitions.
Belfast Historical Society Program
Abbott Room1911, Busy, Booming Belfast- presentation with Megan Pinette Megan Pinette, historical society president, will present a look at 1911 as recorded in the Waldo County Herald newspaper. That year saw several important additions to commercial Belfast; the Colonial Theatre, a corn canning factory, and a sardine packing plant. In the words of WCH editor, Edgar F. […]
Belfast Historical Society Program
Abbott RoomThe Mighty Goose River Gary Stuckey, museum volunteer, will present the history of the Goose River (its mouth at Belfast Bay, Maine) from the first dam built to power sawmills to electrical power generation at its mouth. Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries the river provided power for grist mills, sawmills, leatherboard factories and […]
Belfast Historical Society Program
Abbott RoomHelen B. Shute, Newspaper Woman, Photographer and Civic Leader Megan Pinette, historical society president, will present the writing and photograph collections of Helen Shute now in the Belfast Museum archives. Helen’s newspaper career spanned 65 years, writing for a total of 16 newspapers from the early 1900s to the 1960s. Her news articles and extensive […]
Belfast Historical Society Program
Abbott RoomShips 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 shipyards lining the waterfront. In 1793, Robert and James Miller built the schooner Jenny Miller, the first of many ships to be built here. Over […]
McKenna and Her Camera: Artists and Their Work with Kevin Johnson
Abbott RoomBelfast 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 to 2002. With some time out working in New York City as a photographer, she spent most of her adult life photographing the life and […]