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AUGUSTA – The Kennebec Historical Society May presentation will be “Maine Voices from the Civil War,” with guest speaker Laurie LaBar, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, at the Maine State Library’s temporary location, 242 State St.
The presentation is free and open to the public. Donations are accepted.
LaBar is chief curator of history and decorative arts at the Maine State Museum. A former archaeologist, she earned a master’s degree in Early American Culture fom the University of Delaware’s Winterthur Program. In addition to writing “Maine Voices of the Civil War,” LaBar also wrote “Maine Quilts: 250 Years of Comfort and Community,” which is co-published by the Maine State Museum and Down East Books.
Many books have been written about the valiant role of Maine’s soldiers in the Civil War. In “Maine Voices from the Civil War,” LaBar examines the war from several perspectives, using the writings of Maine soldiers and civilians, as well as the objects they left behind.
PHOTO: Drummer Boy Daniel Webster Marston of Strong, Maine, who was 13 when he enlisted alongside his father in the 9th Maine Infantry. (Maine State Museum photo)
