The speaker at the second lecture in the Lincoln County Historical Association's four-part series on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. will be Jay Robbins of Robbins Historical Research, Inc. and the current president of the association.

This year's lecture series is focusing on historical aspects of transportation in Lincoln County. The series is sponsored this year by Les Fossel and Restoration Resources of Alna. The talks are held at the county's 911 Communications Center, located behind the courthouse near the intersection of Route 1 and Route 27.

The title of Robbins' talk is "Brining the Frontier Closer, 17 th and 18 th Century Maps, Travelogues, Diaries and Other Travel Literature" that served as enticements and travel guides to the early settlers.

"Focusing on the initial attempts to settle the greater Tidewater Kennebec River region, the presentation will expose the audience to a changing common understanding of what our region then had to offer," Robbins says.

The lecture on the following Sunday, Feb. 17, will feature Kerry Hardy of Rockport, who will give a presentation on "Early Settlers and Old Roads of Midcoast Maine."

Robbins said Hardy will describe the development of the roads and transportation network in the area, staring with Indian paths and waterways, oxen roads, stage roads, and mail routes.

"Listeners will learn not only why today's roads go where they do, but also where long forgotten roads once wound their way through our back woods."

The last lecture, on Sunday, Feb. 24, will feature Nathan Lipfert, Curator and Library Director for the Maine Maritime Museum. His talk is entitled, "Changing Times, Changing Cargoes, Changing Watercraft," and will include information about canoes, bateaux, gundaloes, whale boats, fishing smacks, coastal schooners and steam boats."