Whitefield, Maine is 200 years old !!
Join us this summer in celebration.

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Why was 1809  important  ?       Who are we ?      What is our history ?  
What is going on in that picture  ?   What other celebrations have we had ?
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Town Meeting Reenactment
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Photography Contest
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Art Exhibit
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Music, Music & more Music
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Farmers Market
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Bicentennial Art Project
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Art Opening
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Bicentennial Quilt
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The Big Parade
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1 mile Kids &
5K Road Race
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Home & Garden tour
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Whitefield Days
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Alan Taylor's talk
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"The Returnables"
with Josh Robbins
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Bath Municipal Band concert
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Dance
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Whitefield
Salmon Preserve walk
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"The Early Irish of Whitefield"
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St. Denis  DVD
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Bicentennial Brochure

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(Tentative)
A CALENDAR TO PRINT

• Friday, June 19^th - Town meeting reenactment 7pm at the Town House

• Saturday, June 20^th – House and garden tour 10:00 - 3:00 -sponsored by the Whitefield Historical Society. Tickets at townhouse, Arlington Grange, Union Hall. $10 in advance $12 day of tour.

• Saturday, June 20^th – Dinner and Dance 5:00 - 7:00 at St Denis Hall.- sponsored by the Knights of Columbus

• Saturday, June 27^th – 9:00 -Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association walk at the Whitefield Salmon Preserve
   

• Saturday, July 4^th – 10:00 a.m. Kings Mills Parade and Fun Day. Bicentennial themes will reign.

• August 7-9 – Whitefield Days – A three day celebration which will take place under a large tent on the school property. The tent will provide space for craftspeople, food vendors, farmers and musicians. The school will house works by local artists, a photography contest, the community mural and the Bicentennial quilt. The schedule of events is as follows:

• Friday, August 7^th

• 4:00-4:30 Opening of the time capsule at the school

• 4:30 - 6:30 Period supper – sponsored by the Whitefield Union Hall at the school.

• 7:00 p.m. Pulitzer prize winning author, Alan Taylor will present a talk on the early history of Whitefield and the Liberty Men.

• 8:00 p.m. A reenactment of a “white Indian” uprising and barn burning.
   

• Saturday, August 8^th
  Grand Army 5K road race – prizes awarded Kids race @ 8:30 - 5K @ 9:00 a.m.

• Children’s’ games

• Whitefield’s finest Firemen displays

• Antique Auto show at he school yard - hosted by Coopers Mills Volunteer Fire Dept. 9 -2

• Musical events – all day

• Local artwork and photography on display in the school.

• 3:00 Softball game at the ball field.

• 4:30 - 6:30 Barbecue under the tent – hosted by the Calvary Bible Baptist Church.

• 7:00 - 10:00 Musician Josh Robbins and The Returnables

• 9:00 Fireworks

• Dancing, Dancing, Dancing

• Sunday, August 9^th

• Brunch/Lunch - hosted by the Lions 11:30 - 12:30
  Tent will remain open until mid afternoon

• Bath Municipal Band concert - 1:00 – 2:00

  
   

  Sunday, October 25th - 2:00 p.m. at the Townhouse -Whitefield Historical Society's
   day of Remembrance - "The Early Irish in Whitefield " a talk by Professor Edward McCarron,
   

If you would like to participate, come to our meetings the third Wednesday of every month at 7:00 at the town house