As part of our community’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Atlantic Hall is hosting an evening of history and storytelling on Wednesday, July 1 at 7:00 pm.
“Of Town and Country” will feature brief and engaging talks spanning the course of our nation’s history.
Tom Bradbury will share the story of a reenactment of the Revolutionary War Battle of Cape Porpoise that he helped organize 50 years ago for the nation’s bicentennial.
Cynthia Walker will discuss the role women have played throughout our history in “memory making” including the Mount Vernon Ladies Association which preserved George and Martha Washington’s home and plantation and our own Edith Barry, the founder of the Brick Store Museum.
Bill Grabin will highlight the life story of Lucy Nicolar Poolaw who was born on the Penobscot Indian Island Reservation in Maine, once sold indigenous crafts in Kennebunkport, and went on to be an activist and spokesperson for the Wabanaki people and other tribal nations.
Joe Foster will recount how four graduates of Kennebunk High School (from the class of 1940) went off to fight in World War II and the effect their war service had on them and their families.
And Tom Putnam will wrap up the program with a talk entitled “Heirs to that First Revolution: On JFK and EB White.”
Following the program there will be a festive reception as part of this celebratory event.
The program is free though donations to support Atlantic Hall will be welcome. The evening is co-sponsored by The Brick Store Museum and the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust.
Reservations are not required but to help the organizers have a sense of how many people might be coming we ask those who think they may attend to register at https://www.brickstoremuseum.org/calendar/