Kennebec Historical Society Nov. 16 program looks at Maine shipbuilding

AUGUSTA – Kennebec Historical Society’s November program, “Two Centuries of Maine Shipbuilding,” will be 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Augusta City Center, 16 Cony St.
The talk is free and open to the public; donations to further the work of the Kennebec Historical Society are welcome.
Nathan R. Lipfert, who worked for Maine Maritime Museum from 1971 to 2017, will discuss the history of Maine shipyards and shipbuilders and the vessels they built, concentrating on the 202 years since statehood. His presentation will be based on research for his recent book, “Two Centuries of Maine Shipbuilding: A Visual History.”
Lipfert has curated dozens of exhibits, large and small, for Maine Maritime Museum; has written many articles, papers, lectures, finding aids, book reviews, and successful grant applications; and has been involved in many book projects. He is an archivist, has served as an Elderhostel faculty member and ran an annual maritime history symposium for the museum from 1993 to 2017. He has wide experience in rowing and sailing small craft and has sailed a number of large sailing vessels. He is the recipient of MMM’s 2011 Mariner of the Year Award, and the Maine Historical Society’s Neal W. Allen Jr. History Award in 2017. He co-authored “Lobstering and the Maine Coast,” “Maine & The Sea: 50 Years of Collecting at Maine Maritime Museum.”