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WINTHROP — Kerry Wilkins-Demming will present “History of Apples in Winthrop: What We know and What We Don’t Know,” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, to the Winthrop Maine Historical Society.
The presentation is free and open to the public, and will be at the Winthrop History and Heritage Center, 107 Main St.
Wilkins-Demming will talk about the early history of Pond Town, the more recent history of apples in Winthrop and future of apple orchards in town.
Ichabod Howe, moved from New Hampshire to what was then Pond Town in 1768, bringing with him a bag of apple seeds. One of the seedlings became the Winthrop greening, which still exists today thanks to Morris Towle (1911-1993) who found the greening and saved it. It can be found at the Maine Heritage Orchard in Unity. Wilkins-Demming, a Winthrop resident, has been researching the history of apple orchards in town.
Contact WMHS at 207-395-5199 or winthropmainehistorical@gmail.com for more information.
