The Wabanaki in Casco Bay

Name: The Wabanaki in Casco Bay
Start: 2026-04-15T18:30:00-04:00
Location: South Portland Public Library (482 Broadway, South Portland, ME)

Schedule

Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

South Portland Public Library (482 Broadway, South Portland, ME) | South Portland, ME

Join South Portland Historical Society’s Seth Goldstein at the Main Library on Wednesday, April 15th at 6:30pm for an illustrated presentation on the Indigenous People of the Casco Bay region.
Seth will discuss Wabanaki history before European contact including information related to spirituality, transportation, migration, technology and food ways. Seth will then delve into the arrival of Europeans to the region and the conflicts that arose between the Wabanaki and English colonizers. Seth looks forward to sharing information about Wabanaki habitation on the land that is today known as South Portland.
Seth Goldstein grew up on Cape Cod where he developed his passion for maritime history. He received his bachelor’s degree in European History from the University of California at Santa Cruz and his master’s degree in World History from Northeastern University. He has taught at the University of New England, Southern Maine Community College and the Maine College of Art and Design. His research and writing has been featured in exhibits at the Maine Historical Society, Portland Museum of Art and Maine Maritime Museum. He is currently the Development and Museum Director for the South Portland Historical Society.