As the nation celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the War for Independence, the Lady Knox Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will be presenting their newly published non-fiction book Fighting for Freedom, Fighting for Survival.

The Warren Historical Society will host Joanne Richards on Sept. 1, at 7 p.m., at the Warren Historical Society, 225 Main St., in Warren.

The book’s subjects are the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Patriots resting in the Tolman Cemetery in Rockland (formerly Thomaston), Maine.

"Please join us as we give you a glimpse into their lives," said the Historical Society, in a news release.

Fighting for Freedom, Fighting for Survival recounts a unique place and period of Maine history as told through the lives of real people interred in one small cemetery in Rockland, Maine. Patriots of the American Revolution served from Lexington to Long Island, Quebec City to Saratoga. Sons in the War of 1812 battled trade wars, smugglers, and privateers with firefights in Rockland Harbor and a standoff in Camden.

"These men come to life through details of their families, community, and occupations," said the news release. "Their biographies are portals to the past when early settlers of present-day Thomaston, and surrounding towns fought the British and nature."

The release continues: "The book is a framework for understanding the early settlement of the midcoast in the context of international immigration and colonial and indigenous policies. But its strength is in the hyper-local history that underscores how the lives, families, and stories are interwoven as our patriots interacted, intermarried, and faced the same struggles. . . plus the added challenges of two wars of independence.

"Family relationships, their homes and final resting places are documented. Historical and military summaries supply context. History buffs, family detectives and the curious are invited into this vision of the past."

Books will be available for sale.