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Maine and the West Indies Trade, with Seth Goldstein

6:00pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults
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Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Speaker
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Maritime historian Seth Goldstein has spent the last several years researching the deep economic ties between Maine and West Indian plantations.

"Tick Talk" with Mainely Ticks

6:00pm–7:45pm
Teens, Adults
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Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
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2023 was a record year for confirmed cases of Lyme diseases in the State of Maine.  Did you know that senior citizens ages 65+ and children ages 5-14 have the highest incidence of Lyme disease?

Legacy Writing with Jay Sherwin of Life Reflections Projects

11:00am–1:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker
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You may be familiar with the term "ethical will," the traditional name for a legacy letter.

Portland, Abolition and the Underground Railroad

6:00pm–8:00pm
Teens, Adults
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Library Branch: Rice Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Speaker
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Historian Seth Goldstein offers tours of the Portland Freedom Trail and has translated some of his tour content into this presentation. Seth begins the lecture with an examination of enslaved Africans in Southern Maine.