Winter Lecture Series

David Perkins, a tour guide and board member of the Neal Dow House in Portland, will lead a talk about Neal Dow and his involvement in Portland’s Rum Riot of 1855. He will delve into the temperance movement that started in Portland in 1851, touching on prohibition and the Maine Law written by Neal Dow. David will work his way through the events that led to the Rum Riot of June 2nd, 1851, the details of the riot and the aftermath, and the committee appointed to investigate those transactions.