THE APPRENTICESHOP HOSTS MARINE PHOTO ARCHIVIST

Schooner LILLIAN is becalmed in Rockland Harbor; Elmer Montgomery Collection; Penobscot Marine Museum

Rockland, Maine - The Apprenticeshop in Rockland, Maine, is hosting Kevin Johnson, photo archivist for the Penobscot Marine Museum, on Thursday, May 8, 2014. Johnson will discuss and share the maritime photography archives of the Penobscot Marine Museum of Searsport at 7:00 pm The Apprenticeshop, located at 643 Main Street in Rockland. The event is open to the public and admission is $5.

Penobscot Marine Museum has the largest maritime photography archives in the state made up of dozens of collections and consists of more than 140,000 photographic images spanning the 1880s to the recent past. Johnson’s slide show and talk at The Apprenticeshop will look at the various collections with a special focus on mid-coast Maine. The archive is being digitized and more than 60,0000 images are available for viewing on the museum's at www.PenobscotMarineMuseum.org.

For more information about The Apprenticeshop’s event with Kevin Johnson, call 207-594-1800 or email info@apprenticeshop.org.

ABOUT THE APPRENTICESHOP

Since 1972, The Apprenticeshop has been dedicated to inspiring personal growth through craftsmanship, community and traditions of the sea.  Located on the waterfront in Rockland Maine, the Apprenticeshop offers programing for youth and adults that ranges from 2 hours to 2 years.  Students of all ages come here from around the world to learn traditional boat building skills, sailing and maritime arts. More information about The Apprenticeshop is online at www.apprenticeshop.org.