July 25, 2024 Historical Society Jonesport

This coming Thursday, July 25th at 6:30 PM in the JHS Museum and Meeting Room at 21 Sawyer Square in Jonesport, Bill Plaskon will present Jonesport In the Movies. It is the background stories of eight movies that were partially filmed in Jonesport, or were supposed to take place in Jonesport, or show Jonesport folks in the movie, or were assisted by the society or the town in making the movie.

Two of the movies are based on novels by Stephen King. Two of the movies document the centuries-old border dispute between the U.S. and Canada over Machias Seal Island. Another is a Hollywood film version of the most popular Sunday night radio program in the nation in the 1920s, about fictional Jonesport folks. A docu-drama filmed in Jonesport and Israel is about the plight of 157 devout Christians from Jonesport and nearby towns, who in 1866 sailed to Palestine to establish a colony. There is also the movie about a family that built and launched an ill-fated 88-foot sailboat in local waters. Finally, the Jonesport Historical Society provided assistance in making a movie about a female lighthouse keeper, which was partially filmed in Jonesport and at its Moosepeake Lighthouse.

Visit the Jonesport Libary June, July, August 2024 

Book sale (donation requested) - browse all subjects (kids, teens, adult) and take home some new reading material. 

Hours are Monday-Friday 10 am - 4PM and Saturday 10AM-2PM

Enjoy the wonderful Jonesport library while staying  at Sea Duck Cottage in Maine.