Programs

2024 Public Program Schedule

Our public programs offer a deeper look into Chebacco articles and explore current events in a historical context. They take place all over the island at libraries and other public spaces, in-person and online. Click here for a list of upcoming programs, check out our Calendar of Events for detailed information and to register, or view the Program Archive for event recordings.

History Happy Hour

Gather over good eats, and good times while learning local history in a fun and relaxed setting. History Happy Hour is an experiential, fun way to learn local history through trivia, tours, games, and other active experiences. In 2024, we will gather in February, April, October, and December at island restaurants and bars.

Save the Date! Our next History Happy Hour is at 5:30pm on April 30, 2024 at Atlantic Midtown. Click here for more information.

Book Club

Book Club is an online community gathering to discuss books by MDI authors or with local settings, using literature as an entrypoint to regional history. The Society provides MDI-specific historical context to bring the novels to life, such as sharing relevant artifacts from the collection, sound bites from oral histories, and photographs or slides of the book’s people and places.

What’s our next book? When’s the next meeting? How do I join? Click here to learn more.

Baked Bean Supper

The Annual Baked Bean Supper is a beloved community gathering that takes place at MDI High School every January, featuring dozens of volunteers and their varieties of beans, pies, and all the fixings. The supper is followed by an educational presentation.

Click here to purchase The Baked Bean Supper Cookbook: Commemorating 10 Years of Community Suppers (2021).