Immigrating to Fish: An Italian Family’s Journeys to New England and Maine

159 Park Row,Brunswick ME 04011

14 April, 2022

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Immigrating to Fish: An Italian Family’s Journeys to New England and Maine talk and exhibit opening. Please join us for the return of PHC's popular History Happy Hour! We'll be kicking off this year's Happy Hour series o Thursday, April 14, at 5:30pm, with Immigrating to Fish: An Italian Family’s Journeys to New England and Maine, a talk by Tom Santaguida, in partnership with Maine Coast Fishermen's Association, which is located in Brunswick. This is part of our 2022 focus on immigration. Fishing has been important to Maine since human beings first arrived in our area. The Wabanaki fished the ocean, rivers, and lakes seasonally and fish of all kinds was a staple of their diet. Every subsequent group of people to arrive in Maine has, in some way, benefitted from the fishing industry—and many have brought their own heritage to bear on it. Tom Santaguida is a fisherman of Italian ancestry who lives in Brunswick, Maine, and has fished for more than fifty years, from the Caribbean to the Grand Banks off Newfoundland and Labrador. He has fished for just about everything from squid to groundfish to swordfish to lobster and crab, which he fishes for now aboard the F/V Caroline Elizabeth. Tom grew up in New Jersey as a part of a fishing family that originally came to the United States from Italy and brought their fishing heritage with them. After college, he moved to Maine to fish, first in Downeast Maine, eventually settling in Brunswick where he started his own family. He carries on ancestral traditions through his cooking blog and catering company, Cucina Del Pescatore. Join us to hear more about the Santaguida family’s immigration story, and the importance of the fishing industry and culture to Maine over the generations. Tickets: $8 PHC Members; $12 non-Members This program includes a drinks ticket and also marks the opening of our spring exhibition: Hook, Line, and Sinker: Fishing in the Pejepscot Region, located in our Upstairs Gallery. Our programming this year is made possible in part by the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust. Please note that this is an in-person event. If Covid-19 restrictions limit in-person gatherings, we will adjust accordingly and contact all attendees. Pejepscot History Center is a non-profit, educational organization charged with preserving the collective heritage of Brunswick, Harpswell, and Topsham. The Society owns and operates the Joshua L. Chamberlain House Museum and the Skolfield-Whittier House, both of which are open to the public Memorial Day-Columbus Day. For further information please call the Center at 207.729.6606 or find us at www.pejepscothistorical.org.