Joshua Chamberlain, the Man behind the Hero

How did a stuttering young boy come to be fluent in nine languages and even teach speech
and rhetoric at Bowdoin College? How did a trained minister who had rarely left his native
Maine find his way to the Gettysburg battlefield where he played a key role in preserving the
Union? How did this wounded veteran go on to become a four-term governor of Maine?

Find out how by registering for “Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the Man behind the Hero”
featuring award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author Ronald C. White.

White will delve into Chamberlain’s fascinating life in a Zoom presentation on May 9 th at
5:30 pm sponsored by Old Bristol Historical Society in collaboration with the Lincoln County
Historical Association. White will draw from his most recent book On Great Fields, The Life
and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain to talk about the complex and
inspiring man behind the hero.

To register for this free event, go to https://bit.ly/3wg5gZr

Old Bristol Historical Society (OBHS), collects, preserves and shares the Bristol region’s rich
history and prehistory for present and future generations. In 2020, the society established
the Bristol History Center at 2089 Bristol Road, which includes the historic Mill at Pemaquid
Falls. For more information, please visit www.oldbristolhistoricalsociety.org.

Lincoln County Historical Association is a non-profit organization that provides stewardship
for the 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in
Dresden, and the 1811 Old Jail and Museum in Wiscasset. For more information, please
visit www.lincolncountyhistory.org or Facebook at Lincoln County Historical Association
(Maine).