Thursday, June 7, 2007
- 05:00 pm
- Machias Historical Society Annual Meeting
Blue Bird Ranch Restaurant - $11.99 Buffet
Everyone Welcome! - 07:00 pm
- Hannah Weston Pageant at the Performing Arts Center at UMM.
Friday, June 8, 2007
- 08:30 am
- Opening Ceremonies at the Liberty Pole on Court Street
- 09:30 am
- History Symposium - UMM - Torrey Hall until 4:00pm
Registration Required $12.00/person
The History Symposium will consist of five speakers:
Stephen Sanfilippo - Maritime songs from the Colonial Period
Dr. John Ahlin - Maine Rubicon: Downeast Settlers During the American Revolution
Dr. Liam Riordan - Will focus on his book, "Many Identities, One Nation: The American Revolution and its Legacy in the Mid Atlantic".
Chris Groden - The life of Colonel John Allan
Sean Connaughton - Keynote Speaker - Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation Merchant Marine.
Coffee and doughnuts and a box lunch will be included.
Lunch will take place at Bad Little Falls Park followed by a tour of the O'Brien Cemetery(weather permitting).
Historical Society's displays - 07:00 pm
- Contra Dance - Black Sox Band
Kilburn Commons - UMM - $10.00/person, $18.00/couple, $20.00/family - 09:00 pm
- Labyrinth behind Torrey Hall at UMM
Saturday, June 9, 2007
- 07:00 am
- Pancake Breakfast sponsored by Jonesboro Grange
Location: Jonesboro Elem. School - $7.00/person - 09:00 am
- Period re-enactors, craft demonstrations and vendors, children's games and activities, zoo, information booth/souvenirs - UMM mall. Rain location UMM - Torrey Hall Until 4:00pm
- 09:30 am
- DAR Memorial Laying of Two Wreaths at E. Machias Congregational Church Honoring the Foster Brothers. (A bus will provide transportation from UMM to E. Machias and back).
- 11:00 am
- Storytelling by Don Ross
UMM Mall - 02:00 pm
- Colonial Mother & Daughter Light Tea - Portside - Registration Required. $5/person, $8/two Call 255-4402 to register
Bring your daughter and her doll to tea. Share the "etiquette" of the day with daughter, friend, sister. Period clothing encouraged, but not required.
Colonial Father & Son Firearms Exhibition - UMM Mall
Period re-enactors will demonstrate the use of muskets. - 05:00 pm
- Colonial Supper - Kilburn Commons
4 Course Dinner & Entertainment
Pieces of String from Eastport and the Sanfilippos from Perry will Entertain.
$20/person, $35/couple, $8/children under 10
Call 255-4402 for more information or to purchase tickets.
Visa and Mastercard accepted. - 08:00 pm
- Tales Told - Portside - Kimball Hall
Presented by Lee & Jody Rose
Coffee, Punch, Cookies
Free - 08:45 pm
- New Labyrinth at UMM in front of Powers Hall
Sunday, June 10, 2007
- 06:30 am
- Registration for Hannah Weston Race - UMM - CLL
- 07:45 am
- Bus takes racers to Jonesboro for start of race
- 08:00 am
- Hannah Weston Race start in Jonesboro
- 09:00 am
- Re-enactors, craft demonstrations and vendors, children's games and activities, petting zoo, information booth/souvenirs. UMM Mall. Rain location: Torrey Hall Until 1:00pm
- 11:00 am
- Storytelling by Lee Rose
UMM Mall - 01:00 pm
- Parade - Begins at UMM - Outside Torrey Hall - March to Centre Street Congregational Church
- 02:00 pm
- Community Worship Service
Centre Street Congregational Church
Area wide churches collaborate in celebration of the unique history that religion of the period played in the shaping of the values of colonial life and the battle itself.
Period Hymns
Writings by Rev. James Lyon