You could win this gorgeous hand turned Black Cherry bowl at our 17th Century Foodways event this Saturday, April 19th!
Tickets will be sold at the event and are $5 for one, or 5 for $20.
Drawing for the winner will take place at the end of our ticketed luncheon after the event. Winner does not need to be present to claim.
Thank you to Lannie Dean of Union Maine for donating this beautifully crafted piece for us to raffle off!
Our 17th Century Foodways event is coming right up on Saturday and we want to take a moment to thank the local provisioners who are sourcing our ingredients. Generous donations are coming in from Bath Farmers Market regular Goranson Farm (veggies), plus Green Meadow Farm (bacon), and Light Hill Farm (eggs); Sasanoa Brewing and Sea Hag Cider are contributing luncheon beverages; and Brazen Baking is giving us bread. Plant's Seafood, here in Bath, discounted the salt cod. We have had generous individuals purchase additional ingredients and supplies for the event. All we need is YOU to come out and explore the agriculture, common foods, and preparation methods of the 1600s--and try your hand at churning butter! 9am-12:30pm stop by the Jane Stevens Visitor & Learning Center at the Bath Freight Shed, 27 Commercial Street, just down from the Bath Farmers Market, for free demos & displays and to chat with our guest chefs and living history educators.
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So Matt did not go full period costume for his time on ARC Maine, but he did bring out a couple of thrum caps! You can watch the segment here wgme.com/news/arc-maine/step-back-in-time-with-free-demonstrations-of-17th-century-food-preparati... and learn more about what's coming up this Saturday.
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This from one of the Engineering Crewe: Thanks to our local Portland resident "eye in the sky" Peter Beesley, we have documentation of VIRGINIA coming ashore as of approx. 14:00 Hrs on Monday, 7 April 2025.
After wintering in South Freeport Virginia is spending a couple weeks in Portland for maintenance before returning to her home dock for the summer.
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Can you picture MFS Director of Educational Operations Matt Blazek on tv? You don’t have to: you can catch Matt on ARC Maine on Monday, April 14th between 9 & 10am on WGME13. Matt has been invited to talk about our 17th Century Foodways event featuring special guests Chefs Sam Collins & Joe Robbins and living history educators Mike Dekker & Axel B. Boy. Matt has not shared his wardrobe choices for the appearance—you will need to tune in to find out if he goes for period garb!
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So excited to go next week.
Historian, author, and two time MFS Lecture Series presenter, Mike Dekker returns for a third 17th Century Foodways event. Mike will discuss European and Indigenous agriculture of the 1600s, featuring corn, beans, and squash. This will be part of a morning of free demonstrations and displays, 9am-12:30pm, followed by a ticketed luncheon at 1pm. It all takes place Saturday, April 19, in the MFS boatyard at the Bath Freight Shed, 27 Commercial Street. Learn more and purchase tickets (limited number available) at mfship.org/events.
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