WELLS

Library programs for week

A group of hikers enjoys an outing to Balancing Rock of Orris Falls Conservation Area at South Berwick in 2016. Great Works Regional Land Trust and the Old Berwick Historical Society have planned similar hikes this week to Spiller Farm in Wells on Wednesday and to Tuckahoe Preserve in Berwick on Saturday. Courtesy Brenna Crothers

Dr. Jeffrey Bolster, history professor at the University of New Hampshire, will give a talk called "A Watery Kingdom Transformed," the first in a series of lectures in the Old Berwick Historical Society's 2017 program season. The lecture will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Berwick Academy Arts Center. Courtesy Jeffrey Bolster

Wells Public Library will offer the following programs this week at 1434 Post Road:

• Mother Goose Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Monday. Ages 2 and younger, with their caregivers, are invited to engage in lap activities, rhymes, songs and fingerplays.

• Penguin Party, 6 p.m. Thursday, to celebrate with penguin crafts, games and more. All ages welcome. This event is free.

• Meditation Group, noon Wednesday. Wellness coach Cindy Simon will lead a weekly meditation session. All skill levels are welcome.

• Computer Camp for Smartphones, 2 p.m. Thursday. The focus will be on Android-based smartphones, but there will be time at the end for individual questions covering all devices. This is a free event, and no registration is required.

For more details, call the library at 646-8181.

SOUTH BERWICK

Talk by genealogist set

Old Berwick Historical Society volunteer and professional genealogist Beth Tykodi will head the talk “Digging for Your Roots: Genealogy Online: Gems and Junk” from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the County House Museum at 2 Liberty St.

Attendees should bring a lunch (microwave is available). There will be a 30-minute DVD, then volunteers will demonstrate how to use the resources in the video, and answer questions.

Admission is free. If RSU 35 has no school, the lunch is canceled and will be made up at the end of the series.

Historical Society programs

The Old Berwick Historical Society kicks off its 2017 program season with a series of monthly talks about the clash of cultures that erupted in the Seacoast region four centuries ago.

The talks lead up to a new exhibit opening in June at the Counting House Museum titled “Forgotten Frontier: Untold Stories of the Piscataqua.”

First in the lecture series is “A Watery Kingdom Transformed,” a presentation by University of New Hampshire history professor Dr. Jeffrey Bolster, about the changing relationships people have had with their environment since 1550 and how history has left its marks on the landscape of this region.

The program will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Berwick Academy Arts Center and is free and open to the public. To learn more, go to www.oldberwick.org.

CAPE ELIZABETH

Summit Project speaker

Marine Maj. David Cote, founder of the Summit Project, will speak about the project and how it came to be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Thomas Memorial Library on Scott Dyer Road.

The Summit Project is a living memorial that pays tribute to post 9/11 fallen heroes. The mission of the project is to honor the state’s newest war casualties and the faithful spirit of all Mainers.

For more details, visit www.ThomasMemorialLibrary.org or call Rachel Davis at 799-1720 or email rdavis@thomas.lib.me.us.

SCARBOROUGH

Kiwanis Club talk scheduled

The Scarborough Kiwanis Club will host a talk with Donna Betts, executive director of Family Hope, from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at The Egg & I on Route 1.

There will be a limited menu, including beverage, tax and tip for $14.

For more details, call Joyce Leary Clark at 329-8488 or email jlclark@maine.rr.com or call Troy Hendrickson at 222-1470.

PORTLAND

Spirits Alive talk on ‘makers’

Spirits Alive at Eastern Cemetery will kick off its monthly Winter Lecture Series at 1:30 p.m. Saturday with the talk “Material Culture and Early Makers in 19th Century Portland,” at the Wishcamper Center on the USM Portland campus. Parking is available at the USM Bedford Street garage.

Art historian, writer and editor Jessica Skwire Routhier will offer an intimate look at the “makers” who rest at Eastern Cemetery.

The lectures are free, though donations are gratefully accepted.

Additional talks are set for Feb. 25 and March 25. For more details, call Diane Brakeley at 767-3391.

BERWICK & WELLS

History hikes series offered

Great Works Regional Land Trust conservation group and the Old Berwick Historical Society are offering a series of five history hikes over the next two months.

Kicking off the series is “Wednesday Wanderings,” a snowshoe trek from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the recently conserved Spiller Farm in Wells. The property is at Route 9A, Branch Road.

A second hike, a Tuckahoe Salmon Falls River Snowshoe Ski/Snowshoe, will be 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, exploring Great Works’ Tuckahoe Preserve in Berwick.

Reservations are required. All hikes are open to the public and free of charge to Great Works members.

A $5 donation per person or $10 donation per family is suggested for nonmembers. Call the Great Works office at 646-3604 or email info@gwrlt.org to reserve your place.

KENNEBUNK

Legos Building Club meeting

Kennebunk Free Library is offering a Legos Building Club for children kindergarten age and older. It will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday at 112 Main St.

All Legos blocks will be supplied. Please leave yours at home. Pre-registration is required.

For more details, call 985-2173, ext. 5, or visit KennebunkLibrary.org.

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