This class will be on ZOOM and is open to the public with no membership requirement. There is no fee. Learn about the War of 1812 in Maine and the de facto truce Maine enjoyed with the British for the first two years of the war. This changed in 1814 as a British force re-captures Castine and plots to incorporate all of eastern Maine into British North America. This is of local interest as one of the reasons for this campaign was to provide security for a new transportation route for the...

This talk examines the Penobscot Expedition of 1779, which is the worst naval disaster in American history except for Pearl Harbor. The story centers on Bagaduce (present day Castine), the establishment of British Fort George, and the ill-fated American effort to capture the fort.  Instructor: Dr. Patrick Callaway is an Assistant Professor of History and Political Science at UMPI. He earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Maine in 2019 and was a Fulbright student to Dalhousie...

Monday, February 2, 1 – 3 p.m. / No Fee There are almost 40 museums and historical societies here in Aroostook County and they are all different and have many terrific stories to tell. We will take a PowerPoint journey to visit these amazing places. Host: Dennis Koch, a returning SAGE instructor and former Board member. To join, click on the link and register. Dennis has shared this program with us before and it is very interesting. Join us. We'd love to have you.