IN PERSON at APL

An exploration of professional photography in Androscoggin County, 1850-1900.

You can also ZOOM this class. See separate listing. 

Lin Wright is an experience genealogist and micro-historian. She is a genealogy and local history research volunteer at Androscoggin Historical Society.

IN PERSON at ST. PHILIPS

We will be knitting a dish cloth from start to finish.

Sue has been knitting for over 40 years. She would like to see more people knitting.  She is willing to share her knowledge with others and assist them in mastering a creative way to make gifts for themselves or others.

IN PERSON at APL

So varied, so lovely, so, so many! Join me as I visit some my English cousin's favorites, from the very small, like William Cowper's garden in Olney which inspired John Newton to write "Amazing Grace", to the magnificent Kew Gardens.

You can also Zoom this class if you prefer. See separate listing. 

Judy loves to garden, but now has an inferiority complex after seeing so much botanical loveliness.

IN PERSON at APL

Are you ready to venture back to 300,000BCE?  This course introduces us to the earliest evidence of visual communication.

You can also ZOOM this class. See separate listing.  

Peggy has a B.S. and a M.S. from the University of Maine and is a certified  medical technologist, specializing in microbiology ASCP(SM). She has taught high school biology and chemistry for nine years and a variety of  science subjects at Central Maine Community College for 11 years. She is a mostly self-taught watercolorist and has exhibited artwork at several galleries in Bangor and the Atrium at USMLAC.

IN-PERSON at SCHOONER ESTATE

Edward Curtis made it his mission to capture Native American customs and lifestyle in the early part of the 20th Century. Much of what we know from that time of these people is because of Curtis.

Alan has been part of Senior College since 2005 and has taught over 75 courses. There are still subjects that he is researching and planning to teach.

IN PERSON at APL

It may be the first time that the comprehensive history of both Lewiston and Auburn’s Chamber of Commerce history has been presented publicly and some of  his findings may surprise people who have been connected to the Chamber for decades. 

You can attend in person, same time, at Auburn Public Library without registering.  

Phil Nadeau has had many careers before settling into the public administration profession. Most notably, Nadeau served as the city’s primary contact for immigrant and refugee policy, programming, and services. During his tenure, he was interviewed by many major national and international print, radio, television news organizations, and journalists including the Associated Press; Chicago Tribune; Boston Globe; New York Times; Washington Post, ABC News, Al-Jazeera, The Chinese Global Television Network, CBC Radio Canada, German Public Radio, and many more. Phil’s history research has been published and he is currently producing a free YouTube history program called “Deconstructing Lewiston-Auburn and Maine History” that now has 4 episodes covering the local and state impacts of Raytheon’s 1959 arrival in Lewiston.

IN PERSON at APL

The Isle of Jersey has a long, rich history indeed! From a neolithic grave built around 4000 BC (Les Monts Grantez), the Celtic Hoard of coins housed at La Hougue Bie, the German occupation in WWII, to the present-day sunny tourist beaches, Jersey has a lot to explore for such a small island. We will take a guided tour offered by a longtime local resident – my cousin! 

You can also ZOOM this class. See separate listing.

Judy felt privileged to be given a warm welcome and insider tour of this beautiful place.

IN-PERSON at BRAKEY LAKE LODGE

Over the last fifteen years, Mike Brakey has carefully executed and documented energy efficiency strategies which have shrunk utility energy purchases more than ten-fold. Here is a chance to get some ideas on prepping your home for the next energy crisis too.

Mike earned his BS at UMO in Engineering Physics and an EMBA from Baldwin Wallace College. He has eight worldwide energy patents and energy computer software copyrights. He founded two Ohio energy companies. Upon retirement in Maine, he won the University of Maine’s Francis Crowe Lifetime Achievement Award in engineering in 2014.He and his wife Cindy enjoy participating in Maine Senior College.