Michael Davis SYSTEM
An in-person talk by Michael Davis titled “Rattlesnake: A Western Maine Story” continues the Speaker Series at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Charlotte Hobbs Library in Lovell.
Michael Davis is the assistant director of the Bridgton Historical Society and the author of the weekly history column, “In Ye Olden Times” for the Bridgton News. Davis combines period documents and original research in presenting lectures before many area historical societies. His special focus is bringing the past to life and finding engaging ways to learn and apply the lessons of our region’s history in our modern communities.
The talk will detail the extermination of the rattlesnake in western Maine. Davis will tell exciting stories of the olden days and describe the varied cast of characters responsible for the extermination of the timber rattler; from sturdy pioneer woodsmen to eccentric doctors, wily snake oil salesmen and superstitious squires, as together they worked to change Maine’s natural environment forever.
For more information, visit hobbslibrary.org or contact the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library by phone at 207-925-3177.
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