HOPE — The public is invited to the next meeting of the Hope Historical Society, Tuesday, May 20, 2025 (479 Camden Road, Hope).

There will be a brief meeting at 6:30 p.m. followed by guest speaker, Charles H. Lagerbom. His column Half Seas Over (published in Midcoast Villager) is a maritime reference where one is half sunk or right in the midst of it all (or an allusion to being drunk). He received his M.A. in history and archaeology from UMaine and organized shipwreck surveys in Maine lakes, the 1779 Penobscot Expedition and the 17th century English galleon Angel Gabriel. Two field seasons were spent in Antarctica as a glacial geology field assistant for the University of Maine Quaternary Institute, now Climate Change Institute.

He is author of Henry R. Bowers: The Fifth Man (1999): Whaling in Maine (2020) and Maine to Cape Horn: The Most Dangerous Journey (2021). His latest book The Hero Way: History and Science of an Antarctic Research Vessel is due Spring 2025.

A 30-year veteran teacher, Charles teaches AP US History and is part of the Belfast Marine Institute, dedicated to connecting youth with the maritime world. He speaks on topics regarding Antarctica; Cape Horn, Maine whaling and New England Colonial and maritime history.