ORONO – The Orono Historical Society has received a $1,000 grant from the Maine Humanities Council to help fund its lecture series as part of the town’s bicentennial celebration.

The lectures will be held at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the Municipal Building.

The lecture schedule and speakers are as follows:

. Jan. 19: “Early Archaeology and Environments of the Orono Area,” University of Maine professors David Sanger and Harold Borns.

. Feb. 16: “Chief Orono and the Penobscot Nation,” Penobscot Nation Chief James Sapier and his colleagues.

. March 16: “First Settlers: John Marsh and Jeremiah Colburn,” Nancy Smith, who is Marsh’s granddaughter seven times removed, and Sally Jacobs who lives in the Colburn House.

. April 20: “Israel Washburn,” Kerck Kelsey, author of a recent biography of Washburn.

. May 18: “Historic Buildings & Places,” Earle Shettleworth.

. June 15: “Rivers & Lumbering Era,” “Zip” Kellogg; “The Stillwater Canal,” Patti Henner.

. July 20: “Orono History Overview,” retired UM professor Stewart Doty.

. Aug. 17: “Orono 100 Years Ago,” Wayne Reilly, Bangor Daily News columnist.

. Sept. 21: “University of Maine,” Sarah Martin.

. Oct. 19: “Women in Orono’s History,” Carol Toner and Mazie Huff.

. Nov. 16: “Transformation in Government Services in 1960s and 1970s,” Stanley Freeman and two panelists.

. Dec. 21: “Remembering Pre-World War II Orono,” June Anderson, Ronald Noyes and two other panelists.

For more information, visit www.Orono2006.com.