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Saturday May 2
History from the Grave: A Tour of Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston – Jane’s Walk ME
9:00 am
Join Sam Howes of the Riverside Cemetery board of trustees on a tour of Lewiston history through the cemetery! Opened in 1857, Riverside Cemetery is the final resting place of…
Saturday May 2
Historic Frye Street Walking Tour – Jane’s Walk ME
1:30 pm
Join Sam Howes from the Muskie Archives at Bates College for a walk along Frye Street and College Street and learn about the historic homes, the architects who designed them,…
Tuesday May 5
Bates-to-Riverside Cemetery Bird Walk
6:30 am
The first week of the annual Bates-to-Riverside Cemetery Bird Walks starts Tuesday, May 5. Beginners welcome! Join us at 6:30 AM on the steps of Hathorn Hall on the Bates College campus. We…
Wednesday May 13
Flipping the Birds: A monthly page turning of John James Audubon’s Birds of America
12:30 pm
Please join us for May’s page turning of John James Audubon’s Birds of America at 12:30pm in the lobby of Ladd Library! The Muskie Archives presents its copy of John James Audubon’s Birds of…
Saturday May 30
Riverside Cemetery Gravestone Cleaning Workshop Series: General Cleaning
10:00 am
Join us for our first cleaning of the 2026 season! This season we are structuring the cleanings so that we can set and repair broken stones as well as clean…