# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Divided Loyalties
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: The American Revolution was not just a break from Imperial Great Britain – it was America’s first civil war. In Maine, neighbors, families, and communities were divided by competing notions of patriotism. 

Divided Loyalties examines how intimidation, coercion, and legal sanctions were used to enforce ideological conformity, as well as the strategies employed by individuals who resisted these pressures. Through the experiences of ordinary people, the program exposes the harsh realities of mob violence, political disenfranchisement, and personal recrimination during the Revolution in Maine. 

The presentation concludes by tracing how deep social and political fractures were mended after the war, revealing the processes through which individuals and communities sought reconciliation, stability, and renewed cohesion in the aftermath of the American Revolution. 


Biography 

Historian Mike Dekker specializes in 17th and 18th-century Maine and New England. He is the author of the book The French and Indian Wars In Maine and is a contributing author to the book 1718-2018: Reflections on 300 Years of the Scots Irish in Maine. Mike offers talks and educational programming on a range of topics, including the 17th-century cod fishing industry and its relation to the current state of the Gulf of Maine fisheries. He regularly provides living history programming pertaining to 17th-century Maine at the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/augusta/divided-loyalties/200029932215306
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Augusta
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 45 Winthrop Street, Augusta, ME, United States, Maine 04330
- **lat**: 44.31553
- **long**: -69.77782
- **full address**: 45 Winthrop Street, Augusta, ME, United States, Maine 04330

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Divided Loyalties
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Divided Loyalties being held?
  - **A:** Divided Loyalties takes place on Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Thu, 07 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm at 45 Winthrop Street, Augusta, ME, United States, Maine 04330.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Divided Loyalties?
  - **A:** Divided Loyalties is organized by Lithgow Public Library.

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