FAIRFIELD — The Central Kennebec Heritage Council, a group of local museums and historical societies, will host exhibitions across the region this summer with the theme “Central Maine Writes.”
Each of the member institutions has chosen a local Maine author (or authors) to highlight in the summer-long exhibition.
Two events will kick off the exhibitions.
The Skowhegan History House and Museum will host a discussion at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, on the books “Polly’s Secret,” by Harriet Nash (1902) and “The Kennebec is Rising,” by Barbara Winslow (2013).
The Victor Grange in Fairfield will feature Mark McPheters of the Fairfield Historical Society at 7 p.m. Friday, July 13, talking about the poems of Holman Day. McPheters will discuss the life and works of the prolific Maine journalist, editor, author, poet and silent filmmaker.
The Victor Grange will highlight its own works, focusing on pieces that are of local historic interest and typical of Central Maine.
The Fairfield Historical Society will exhibit works by several local authors, with emphasis on Day.
The L. C. Bates Museum, in Fairfield, will present an exhibit of original works by the Rev. George Walter Hinckley, founder of the museum and the Good Will-Hinckley School.
The Margaret Chase Smith Library in Skowhegan, will host the exhibition “The Fourth Estate: The Duel Between the Government and the News Media,” which explore’s Smith’s writings and her relationship with the press.
The Oakland Area Historical Society will celebrate Susan Page Davis, Mini Carpenter and Earl H. Smith.
The Norridgewock Historical Society will present an exhibit featuring children’s authors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries Sophie May (Rebecca Sophia Clark) and Penn Shirley (Sarah J. Clark); path-breaking abolitionist Lydia Maria Child and local historians William Allen and Henrietta Danforth Wood.
The Taconnett Falls Genealogical Society will highlight works created or edited by members.
For more details about the Central Kennebec Heritage Council Central Maine Writes, contact the L.C. Bates Museum, 207-238-4250 or lcbates@gwh.org.
