Next bicentennial talk in Orono on March 16

ORONO – Sally Jacobs and Nancy Smith, women with links to Orono’s history, will speak at the third Orono Bicentennial Celebration lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at the Orono Town Council chambers.

Jacobs and her husband live in the William Colburn house, which was built in 1780. The structure is the oldest home in town. William Colburn was the son of Jeremiah Colburn, one of the first settlers in what is now Orono.

Smith is a descendant of Orono settler John Marsh. He, like Jeremiah Colburn, was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. Smith also participated in Benedict Arnold’s march to Quebec City.

The program is part of a monthly lecture series sponsored by the Orono Historical Society and supported financially by the Maine Humanities Council.