Gardiner, Maine - The Gardiner Library Association continues celebrating Maine’s bicentennial with a yearlong speaker series celebrating the history of the communities making up the Lower Kennebec Valley. All events are free and open to all.
“Maine’s First Referendum: The Who, What, Why and When of the Vote for Statehood in the District of Maine and the Lower Kennebec Valley,” by Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, at 6:30 p.m on Thursday, December 5, 2019. Although there are now six communities in the Gardiner Library Association’s service area, in 1819 this geographical area included only three: Gardiner, which included what are now West Gardiner and Farmingdale; Pittston, which included Randolph; and Litchfield. Secretary Dunlap will speak about the 1819 referendum question that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in the District of Maine. Secretary Dunlap was elected by the Legislature to serve as Maine’s 47th and 49th Secretary of State. He was sworn in on Jan. 8, 2019, to his fourth consecutive and seventh overall term of office.
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