Kennebunk, ME November 8, 2022 at RSU21 middle school, the Kennebunkport Historical Society will collaborate with local students for a special oral history project featuring local Veterans as well as elders who may remember what life was like in the Kennebunks during WW2. Each “block” of the day will require volunteer participants to answer questions...
Month: October 2022
Gifts We Can Barely Carry – Songs from John F. Kennedy’s Trip to Ireland
Kennebunkport Historical Society Presents: Gifts We Can Barely Carry – Songs fromJohn F. Kennedy’s Trip to Ireland Kennebunkport: The Kennebunkport Historical Society is pleased to present a live concert with film written and performed by Irish musician Kevin Farley of York, Maine. Gifts We Can Barely Carry: Songs from JFK’s Ireland Trip is scheduled for...
Beloved Local Artist, Frank Handlen, Celebrates 105th Birthday with the Kennebunkport Historical Society
Sculptor, Artist, Shipwright, and community friend, Frank Handlen is turning 105 years old at the end of September and the Kennebunkport Historical Society is honoring his commitment to our community with a lecture followed by an open house reception and fundraising auction at the Townhouse School. On Friday, October 1, 2021, former Society President and...