Landscape architect Tanya Seredin will present an illustrated talk about the Castle Tucker landscape and how a historic landscape restoration plan is developed in the Nickels-Sortwell House barn on Sunday, June 24, at 3 p.m. Admission is $5 for Historic New England members, $10 for nonmembers.

The grounds around a historic building have a story to tell that is as important a part of history as the bricks and mortar of the building itself, even if those grounds are now lost. In the case of Castle Tucker and the town of Wiscasset, our location by the river is a key driver of our history.

Changes in industries, the changing tides of the international economy and the economic situation of the Tuckers themselves were all reflected in the life of the landscape around the house. Seredin will explain how experts approach researching a historic landscape.

What did the Castle Tucker waterfront and neighborhood look like in the 19th and early 20th centuries? What questions and conclusions can we draw from the evidence? Seredin will share photos from the Historic New England Tucker Family collection that show how a family and a community used this spectacular estate over the years.

Wiscasset Site Manager Peggy Konitzky and Property Care Manager Josh Wright will also be on hand to answer questions about Historic New England's long-term goal of restoring views, trees and plantings that more accurately tell the story of the Tuckers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Reservations are recommended but not required. For more information, call 882-7169 or visit the Historic New England website.