VillageSoup advances bicentennial talk by Riordan at Thomaston museum

VillageSoup reported Liam Riordan, a professor of history at the University of Maine, will give a talk about Maine’s bicentennial at 6 p.m. Aug. 10 in the Oval Room of the General Henry Knox Museum in Thomaston. A reception will follow. The talk, titled “Brainstorming the Bicentennial: Past and Present Perspectives on Maine at 200,” is free, and donations are accepted. All proceeds support and benefit the museum and its educational programs, the article states. For more information or to reserve a seat, call 207.354.8062.