Calendar of Events 2012
Old Schoolhouse & Museum
373 Sound Drive, Mount Desert
Open Mon - Fri, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Here is our 2012 Calendar
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Wednesday, January 25, 6 to 8:30. Celebrate!250 Baked Bean Supper, at MDI High School. Featuring the music of Chuck and Emma, historic film of the Trenton Bridge opening, and a slide show review of the Celebrate!250 year with Jack Russell. Tickets sold only at the door – $10 for adults and $5 for children.
Saturday, January 28, 10:30am – 11:30am. A School Day from the Days of Tom Sawyer, at Sound Schoolhouse. This is part of the Big Read Program, a reenactment featuring Maude March.
Friday, Feb 3, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Questions for Our Time: Racist Language and Stereotyping in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, at College of the Atlantic, Gates Community Center. This program is a collaboration of the Acadia Senior College, Mount Desert Island Historical Society, College of the Atlantic, and the Abbe Museum.
Saturday, February 4, 9 am - 12 pm, A Genealogy Workshop, Machias Savings Bank on Cottage Street in Bar Harbor. Featuring Ralph Stanley, Tom Roderick, Patti Leland, and Sheldon Goldthwaite. Tickets are $25 each.
Thursday, February 16, 12 pm, The Fire of ’47 and its Aftermath. Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. Tim Garrity will speak on the Fire of ’47 and its impact on the island.
March 1, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm, Women’s History Project: Francis Parkman and LaRue Spiker. Southwest Harbor Library. Tim Garrity will speak on LaRue Spiker and Francis Parkman – two people who couldn’t be more different from each other – on the topic of women’s suffrage.
Tuesday, July 10, Annual Strawberry Festival. Back by popular demand, the Strawberry Festival will again be held at the Somesville Fire Station.
September 22, Time and Place to be announced to members only. A Tour of a Nearby Island. Become a member to receive an invitation to an unforgetable and rare tour, by permission of the island's owners.