Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) will present the final lecture of its winter series this Sunday, March 2. Jay Robbins of Robbins Historical Research, Inc., and current President of LCHA, will speak on "Defining Place: 17th & 18th Century Kennebec Region Maps, Diaries and Description."

The talk will examine a few of the earliest documents produced by European and colonial visitors to our region. Serving as enticements and travel guides for early adventurers and entrepreneurs, these documents helped define the frontier. Here is the beginning of Maine's travel and tourism industry.

With a primary focus on the tidewater Kennebec, Robbins will tell the story of the early exploration and settlement of our Sagadahoc and Lincoln county region from before the establishment of the Popham Colony in 1607 through about the time of the American Revolution. He will utilize early maps, diaries, military reports written from the frontier, and other primary documents to describe for the audience a changing common understanding of the frontier and what it had to offer.

This free lecture will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon 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.

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