Fighting for Freedom, Fighting for Survival: The Revolutionary War & War of 1812 Patriots of the Tolman Cemetery in Rockland, Maine

Join co-author and Regent of the Lady Knox Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Joanne Richards for a launch event featuring the newly released book, Fighting for Freedom, Fighting for Survival, written by the local Lady Knox Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. This event takes place in the Picker Room on Sunday, December 15, at 2:00 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.

Fighting for Freedom, Fighting for Survival recounts a unique place and period of Maine history as told through the lives of real people interred in one small cemetery in Rockland, Maine. Patriots of the American Revolution served from Lexington to Long Island, Quebec City to Saratoga. Sons in the War of 1812 battled trade wars, smugglers, and privateers with firefights in Rockland Harbor and a standoff in Camden.

These men come to life through details of their families, community, and occupations. Their biographies are portals to the past, when early settlers of present-day Thomaston and Rockland fought the British and nature. Family relationships, their homes, and final resting places are documented. Historical and military summaries supply context. History buffs, family detectives, and the curious are invited into this vision of the past.

Camden features in both historical events and veteran biographies within the book. The writers are grateful for the assistance of the Walsh History Center in providing research materials and moral support. A copy of the book will be donated to the Walsh History Center. Further copies will be for sale at the event.

Joanne Richards was born in Rockland and raised in Thomaston where her family has lived since its incorporation in 1777. She have a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services from Trinity College in Vermont and worked in academia for 25 years before retiring. Joanne has been a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution for ten years during which she has been a state officer in three administrations as well as the Regent of Lady Knox Chapter for over five years.