2017 Events

Any new public appearances that come along will be posted here. If you would like to discuss my giving a talk to your organization, feel free to e-mail me.

May 18 - Maine's First Ship, Winter Street Center, Bath, ME. A talk on piracy in the 17th Century (not sure why I'm talking about pirates so much) 7:00 - 8:00

July 12 - South Bristol Historical Society. A talk about the Popham Colony of 1607 and the current efforts to build a replica of the ship built there. 7:00. Check the web site for location. Hope they post it because I don't know where it is.

July 15 - Dixie Bull at Colonial Pemaquid. More pirates! Jim Nelson will portray Maine's best known pirate Dixie Bull. Good fun for the whole family. 1:00 and 3:00

July 29 & 30 - 17th Century Encampment at Colonial Pemaquid. Jim Nelson will be there with Maine's First Ship doing demonstrations of 17th century ship rigging techniques. More fun for the whole family! Open 9:00 - 4:00.