# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Annual Meeting and Lecture by Kathy Ostrander Roberts
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: A brief Annual Meeting precedes this program. Drinks and light beverages will be served. This event is free.

This presentation will give a detailed look into the research completed by Kennebunk Town Historian, Kathy Ostrander Roberts on the topic of slavery in the towns of Wells, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Arundel.

Roberts spearheaded an effort to fund a series of archaeological digs on a site she located where those who were previously enslaved came to live following emancipation in 1783.

This presentation will outline the steps it took to find the site using primary and secondary sources. It will provide a wide range of images of those sources. It will elaborate on the names of the individuals who were enslaved and by whom they were enslaved.

Kathy Ostrander Roberts is the appointed Town Historian of Kennebunk, Maine. A position she has held for many years. Prior to moving to Kennebunk 36 years ago, Roberts lived in London, England and traveled extensively. She was raised in what she refers to as “land-locked” Upstate New York. Her passion for history comes from her father.

During her years in Kennebunk she has served on many Town committees, maintained a history column in the York County Coast Star for a number of years, worked as the Assistant Archivist of the Brick Store Museum, written two books on the history of Kennebunk, created a 25 panel historic walking trail installation in Kennebunk called “Museum in the Streets”, identified and mapped 73 cemeteries with GPS technology in Kennebunk, archived 1200 historic images for the Kennebunk Free Library known as the Ken Joy Collection, raised two daughters, and is both a realtor and a professional artist.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wells/annual-meeting-and-lecture-by-kathy-ostrander-roberts/200029120960648
- **Event Categories**: meetups, art, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Wells
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 938 Post Rd, Wells, ME, United States, Maine 04090
- **lat**: 43.30157
- **long**: -70.58654
- **full address**: 938 Post Rd, Wells, ME, United States, Maine 04090

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit (https://allevents.in/org/historical-society-of-wells-and-ogunquit/21421107)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 938 Post Rd, Wells, ME, United States, Maine 04090
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** meetups, art, trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Annual Meeting and Lecture by Kathy Ostrander Roberts ?
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