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AUBURN — The Androscoggin Historical Society will present 10 programs during its 2017-18 season, noted program committee chairwoman Beverly Robbins. Topics will include men’s fashions through history, Civil War medicine, a genealogy workshop and the Littlefield murder mystery of Paris Hill.
The programs will be presented at the society’s headquarters– the Androscoggin County Courthouse at Turner and Court streets — unless otherwise noted. There is no admission charge for these programs, but donations are accepted.
The program schedule is as follows:
* Tuesday, Sept. 26, 7 p.m., “Maine’s Waterfalls” — Author of a guidebook about 177 Maine waterfalls, Patricia Hughes will explore some for their photographic qualities and historical significance.
* Saturday, Oct. 7, 1 p.m., “Tour of Kora Temple” — Come to see the interior and the stories about the murals at 11 Sabattus St., Lewiston.
* Tuesday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m., “Splendid Decorations” — Polly Bartow, Honorary Maine State Regent of the DAR, will speak on wall stencils and wall murals in Maine and New England, 1790-1840.
* Tuesday, Nov. 14, 7 p.m., “Civil War Medicine, Myths and Minié Balls” — Carolyn Lawson, president of Washburn-Norlands Living History Center and a seasoned Civil War re-enactor, will take on the part of a Civil War nurse.
* Saturday, Feb. 10, 2 p.m., “Genealogy Conference” — President Helen Shaw of the Maine Genealogical Society will talk about “Genealogy: Starting at Home.” Thomas Reynolds, register of probate for Androscoggin County, will examine “Probate Records: Why, What, How” at the Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St.
* Tuesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m., “Antique Chests and Their Stories” — Churchill Barton, dealer in antique trunks, will tell about the history of these essential containers of travellers’ stuff.
* Tuesday, March 27, 7 p.m., “The Littlefield Mysteries” — Retired Trooper Percy Turner will recount a who-done-it, as two individuals were convicted for the same crime — the murders of Dr. James and Lydia Littlefield of Paris.
* Tuesday, April 24, 7 p.m., “They Called It Macaroni” — Men are fashion conscious, although we don’t dress as our ancestors did. Lew Alessio will take a look at men’s fashions through history.
* Saturday, May 5, 2 p.m., “Lisbon Cemetery Tour” — Charles Plummer and Merton Ricker will tell the stories of inhabitants of the Hillside Cemetery on High Street in Lisbon Falls.
* Tuesday, May 22 — “Western Maine Paper and Heritage Museum” — Sherry Judd will bring stories and artifacts illustrating the cultural heritage of paper-making towns and mills along the Androscoggin River. This will be the annual meeting with dinner; times will be announced.
