On Sunday, Feb. 1, Ian Saxine, a visiting Instructor of History at Bates College, will discuss the implications of land ownership in Colonial Maine. The presentation, which is sponsored by the Lincoln County Historical Association,  begins at 1 p.m. in the Communications (or “911”) Building behind the Lincoln County Court House in Wiscasset. Suggested donation is $5.

Saxine’s talk is based on his doctoral dissertation entitled, “Properties of Empire: Indians, Colonists, and Speculators on the Maine Frontier, 1713-1763.”

The project argues that for early Americans, the questions of what it meant to own land was just as fundamental as the question of who owned the land.  For different groups of Natives and newcomers, “owning” land carried various rights and responsibilities.  

“Properties of Empire” explores the 18th century Maine frontier as a meeting place of these diverse notions of ownership, which produced opportunities for both cooperation and conflict beyond groupings of race or religion.

In the event of heavy snow, the lecture will be held on Sunday, March 1. For more information about the lecture, please contact Ed Kavanagh at 207-882-4393.

The Lincoln County Historical Association is an all-volunteer nonprofit 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 a complete listing of 2015 Winter Lecture Series presentations, please visit www.lincolncountyhistory.org.