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Are you intrigued by old maps and remnants of history in the Downeast landscape? Come join editor, mapmaker, and author Jane Crosen in a virtual tour of Washington County in the late 19th century in the early days of Maine's mapping history. She will share a slide presentation on her newly arranged Coastwise edition of Colby's 1881 Atlas of Washington County and her adventures exploring the county's heritage landscape guided by period maps, photos, and other sources.

In creating the new edition, Jane arranged Colby's historic maps geographically as schooners sailed downeast, adding period photos and excerpts capturing Washington County's towns as they existed during the age of sail. She will share her journey of searching collections and, with help from local historians, sleuthing photos and the stories behind them, including historic images of the Machias area, amid the context of Colby's maps depicting the 19th-century landscape.

Presenter:  Jane Crosen’s life as an editor and mapmaker began at Delorme Publishing, working on the 1981 edition of the Maine Atlas & Gazetteer. To do her job she learned to research places and read maps, and has loved "map­ sleuthing" ever since. As Maine Mapmaker she has created a series of hand-drawn maps of Maine regions, including Schoodic Point to Machias, Passamaquoddy Bay & The Fundy Isles, and two Downeast lake regions, available as posters and other items. Along with her Coastwise editions of Colby's Hancock and Washington county atlases, she has also published two cookbooks and written numerous articles.

Class Information:  This is an in person only class with the instructor onsite - held in UM@M’s room SCI 102. This class will not be on Zoom, but will be recorded for those students who have signed up but find they cannot make it.

Should you wish, Jane will have copies of her atlas available for purchase at the class, or you can order one from her website. The atlas can also be found at Berry Vines in Machias, the Gates House in Machiasport, Smithereen Farm Store in Pembroke, West Quoddy Gifts in Lubec, and other local stores and historical societies. To see more of her work, visit www.mainemapmake.com.

All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant.  The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators, and handicapped-accessible bathrooms.  Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible.  SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.

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This class is Free to SSC members who have paid the $25.00 membership for our 2026-2027 term (6/1/26 to 5/31/27). This is also available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members for $5.00. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $10.00 fee.

Important:  If you are not a current member of Sunrise Senior College (SSC) but are planning on joining SSC as a member today, when questioned about your membership make sure you select the response that “Your SSC membership is current” when checking out so the we can properly bill you for this class.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may occur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, any materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.