Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) will present the third lecture of its winter series this Sunday, February 17. Kerry Hardy of Rockport will give a presentation on "Early Settlers and Old Roads of Mid-coast Maine."

Starting with Indian paths and waterways, the talk will progress through bridal paths, oxen roads, stage routes, mail routes, etc. 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 backwoods.

Kerry Hardy is the former director of the Merryspring Nature Center and is currently finishing a book on Wabanaki Natural History. His interest in Indian and colonial Maine history led him to a comprehensive study of the earliest patterns of travel in Maine. The Lincoln County region has some especially old and interesting ones that will be discussed with the help of slides and maps.

These free lectures are held at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoons in February, downstairs at the 911 Communications Center located behind the Lincoln County Courthouse at Routes 1 and 27 in Wiscasset.

This year's lecture series is sponsored by Les Fossel and Restoration Resources of Alna. For schedule changes due to inclement weather, please call 737-2239 after 10:30 A.M. on the day of the lecture.

This past Sunday's snowed out lecture has been rescheduled for March 2.

To find out more information about LCHA, e-mail LCHA@wiscas set.net . You can also visit the Web site at www.lincolncountyhistory. org .