Dennys River Historical Society

02/10/2021

Everything you wanted to know about lobsters, and then some:

Lobsters are synonymous with Maine, defining it alongside lighthouses, forests, rocky coasts, blueberries and potatoes. Beyond its reputation as a delicious meal, this iconic crustacean propels a majo

01/28/2021

Join us for this online discussion of Women's Suffrage in America:

Let's Talk About It! Join a Maine Humanities Council book group discussion of Women's Suffrage in the United States online via Zoom, sponsored by the Lincoln Memorial Public Library, on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m., on the following dates:

February 24 The Suffragist, Myth and Legend
March 17 The Abolitionist Movement and the Accidental Suffragist
April 7 U.S. Immigration Law and the Disappearing Suffragist
April 28 Battle on the Home Front: The Maine Suffragist
May 19 Marching On: Black Suffragist Legacies and Futures

To register please call the Library at 726-4750 and leave your Name, Telephone Number, and Email Address, or call Coordinator Bill Attick at 726-4685 with questions.
All books and reading materials will be provided to every participant, to be returned to the Library at the end of the series. A complete list of books and topics for discussion is found here: https://mainehumanities.org/womens-suffrage-in-the-u-s/

01/26/2021

Learn more about the New England Forestry Foundation, which has recently purchased 2,200 acres of land around Venture Brook, to help protect the Dennys River watershed, sustainable harvesting and conservation practices at:

New England’s forests are at the heart of the region’s way of life. Together, through land conservation and sustainable forestry, we can ensure future generations enjoy a beautiful, thriving New England.

01/19/2021

Does anyone recognize where or when this picture was taken, sent to us by Rick Green? He believes his mother Marion Townshend is on the left, brother Melvin is in the middle, and little sister Jenny is on the right. He says "Jeanie [Jenny] sent the pic to my mom who is Marion Townsend's oldest daughter Alma and she sent me the picture."

12/25/2020

We wish all of our members and friends a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Do you have comments, queries and suggestions for 2021?
We look forward to hearing from you!
[email protected]

12/23/2020

Ed Browne passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 22, in his 102nd year. This adopted son of Dennsyville was born in New York City in 1919, on June 25, living on Columbus Circle. While serving with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World II, he was taken prisoner when his B-17 was shot down over Germany in May 1944, and became a POW at Stalag Luft IV. He lost his first wife Ruby to cancer, and is survived by their son Vann, in Seattle. With his second wife, Margaret, he came to live in Eastport in the 1980's, later moving to Pembroke and Dennsyville. Ed was loved and respected by all as a courteous, generous and thoughtful old school gentleman. A service will be held later this year at a date to be determined, with burial in the Acadia National Cemetery in Jonesboro. Ed was pleased to have served his country, but even more to have served his Lord. We are glad to have known him.

12/20/2020

The Meetinghouse in Dennsyville is open this Sunday afternoon till 6 o'clock for those who would like to visit. "O rest beside the weary road, and hear the angels sing." Please remember to wear your mask and observe social distancing.

12/17/2020

Early this morning in Dennsyville . . . the Dennysville-Edmunds Congregational Church catches the sunrise overlooking the Dennys River.

12/12/2020

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light . . .
Thanks to Chris and Emmet Gardner for helping to light up the Dennysville Meetinghouse in anticipation of Christmas.

12/07/2020

Did you know that on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were entertaining FDR's first cousins at the White House when the news broke of the attack on Pearl Harbor? In this page from the White House Usher's log, notice how their visit was eclipsed by the arrival of senior diplomats and cabinet officers. Ellen (Delano) and Fred Adams's owned a summer cottage on Campobello Island near the Roosevelts; their son, Fred Jr. had been appointed by FDR as his "Bibliographer in Chief', while his young sister Laura was teaching Fala to roll over on that fateful weekend at the White House.

12/07/2020

"December 7, 1941, a day that will live in infamy . . . ." Listen to FDR's historic speech to Congress, recorded live, and see contemporary pictures and documents that attest to the attack on Pearl Harbor:

FDR's Famous Day of Infamy Speech asking for a declaration of war against Japan.

11/27/2020

Listen to "An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving" by Louisa May Alcott, read by the Dean of Canterbury Cathedral:

On this Thanksgiving, particularly poignant this year as we give thanks for so much that we often take for granted but also with so many distanced from frien...