Community Day at the Museums: Free admission to LCHA historic sites June 3
Lincoln County Historical Association’s Community Day will offer free admission at the Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, The Old Jail & Museum in Wiscasset, and the Pownalborough Court House in Dresden to everyone on the first Saturday in June. Guests will be welcomed for tours on a walk-in basis during open hours: The Pownalborough Court House is open Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; the Old Jail and Chapman Hall House are open Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.
In addition, LCHA is pleased to announce participation in the Blue Star Museums Program, though which free admission is offered to active duty military personnel and their families this summer during open hours from Armed Forces Day through Labor Day
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and participating museums across America. The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard as well as members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps—and up to five family members.
Lincoln County Historical Association is a non-profit organization that provides stewardship for the 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, and the 1811 Old Jail and Museum in Wiscasset. The sites are open for tours June 3-Oct. 1.
For more information, please visit www.lincolncountyhistory.org or Facebook at Lincoln County Historical Association (Maine).