On Wednesday, June 30, the Castine Historical Society will hold the opening ceremony for the Penobscot Expedition exhibit at 5 p.m. at Castine Unitarian Church. This year marks the 225th anniversary of the military engagement. The speaker will be William M. Fowler Jr., director of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

A reception will be held afterward for members and guests at the Abbott School, where the new permanent exhibit will occupy the former gift shop area.

The exhibit was given to the society by Frank Hatch in memory of his father, Francis W. Hatch.

In addition, the society will offer a summer exhibit, “Penobscot Expedition Aftermath: Castine, 1779-1814.”

The Castine Historical Society has more than 400 members. You can join for $15 per individual, $25 family, $50 sustaining, sent to Castine Historical Society, P.O. Box 238, Castine 04421.

Membership includes a subscription to the Castine Visitor, which this month included Mark Honey’s essay on “Selling Cars in Castine: 1910-1983.”

The society also offers the opportunity to purchase a memorial brick for the walkway at the Abbott School to remember a loved one, friend or pet. Each brick is $50, with room for three lines, 12 letters or spaces per line. Use the

above address to order a brick.

You also will want to know that the society will hold its annual house and garden tour 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, July 29, in Castine. Pick up tickets at Leila Day’s Antique Shop or at Castine Realty, or call 326-4118 or 326-9392.

While we’re noting special events, activities to mark the 225th anniversary of the Penobscot Exhibition will be held Aug. 13-15.

On Aug. 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., enactors will encamp at Fort Madison and Fort George. At 8 p.m. Professor Alaric Faulkner will speak on the search for the evidence of the expedition in the BIW lecture room on the Maine Maritime Academy campus.

On Aug. 14 at 11 a.m., the Castine Brass Quintet will play a concert. A mock skirmish at Battle Avenue and Tarratine Street will be held at 2 p.m., and at 8 p.m. Anette Ruppel Rodrigues will speak on the Hessians at the Universalist Unitarian Church.

On Aug. 15 at 9 a.m., a march will take place to the memorial service at town cemetery.

Lastly, the society has its own Web site at www.castinehistoricalsociety.org.

It’s time for a reminder that the Maine Genealogical Society has a really interesting conference planned for Saturday, Sept. 11, at Hermon High School.

Tune in next week for details and how you can save money by registering early.

Here’s a notice on the July 21 meeting of the Penobscot County Genealogical Society. Join the group at 6 p.m. for a tour of the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Grandview Avenue and Essex Street, Bangor.

The library is a most interesting facility, with many resources right here in Bangor.

The 15th annual genealogy fair will be held 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 10, at the Alexander Elementary School on Airline Road.

Valdine Atwood will have her vast collection of records available for research. Frances Raye hopes to attend also. The Alexander-Crawford Historical Society will have a new major obituary collection available for sharing. Back issues of the newsletter and census records will be on hand.

Grange members will provide snacks and lunches. To obtain information or to have a table for display, call John Dudley at 454-7476. All are welcome.

A reunion for the families of George Maynard of Dedham, Oscar Guptill of Ellsworth and the Luce Family of Carmel will be held July 4 at Lamoine Beach. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided, but bring something to share. For information, call Amy Cooper at 262-9404.

3274. SEVERANCE-MUNDY-SWEET. Need place of birth, parents, descendants for Seth Lawrence Severance, b. about 1813, Maine, d. March 12, 1884, Kossuth. Md. 1st, about 1852, in Carroll, Sarah Jane Mundy, b. about 1831, Carroll, parents unknown. They had three known children. Seth md. 2nd, about 1864, in Carroll, Mariah Sweet, b. about 1842, Monticello, parents unknown. They had seven known children. Mariah md. 2nd, John Amos Monk. Need info on this marriage, too. Deborah M. Cross, P.O. Box 3, Milo, ME 04463.

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