Past Events:

“Not Your Local Historical Society’s Interpretive Signage”
National Association for Interpretation’s Northeast Regional Conference, Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk, Connecticut. March 11, 2020.

“The Breath and Breadth of the Maine Woods”
A presentation to the Unity Rotary, Unity, Maine.
April 9, 2019.

“Book Collecting and Literacy”
A presentation to the Bangor Rotary, Bangor, Maine.
March 26. 2019.

Ticknor Society Roundtable: Starting a Collection
Ken Gloss, Luke Kennedy Kelly, Alexander M. Koch
at the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
2:30 pm Exhibit Hall Theater
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA.
Saturday November 17, 2018.

“Logging in Maine in the 19th Century: Historical Lumbering Songs”
A presentation to the Unity Historical Society, Unity, Maine.
August 28, 2018.

“The Breath and Breadth of the Maine Woods”
A presentation to the faculty of Unity College, Unity, Maine.
Thursday, April 5th, 2018.

“Three Maine Forest Products and the Trees from whence they came”
A presentation at Unity College, Unity, Maine.
October 30, 2017.

“Oh Muddy Messalonskee: The Rise of Oakland, Maine as the Axe Manufacturing Capitol of Maine (and the world)”
A talk at the Maine Axe & Saw Day, Unity, Maine.
August 19, 2017.

“The History of the Cant-Dog and the Peavey”
A presentation at the Maine Axe & Saw Meet Up, Unity, Maine.
August 21, 2016.

“Maine Made Drawknives and their Makers” a display and presentation at the “Tool and Quilt Show” Chesterville Center Union Meeting House, Chesterville, Maine.
June 28, 2015.

 

In the News:

Inspiration from Maine’s woods fuels Alexander Koch’s historical forestry collection by George Harvey, Penobscot Bay Pilot.

Unity student is award-winning book collector by Joel Crabtree, Bangor Daily News.

Maine used to be the ax-making capital of the world, and now vintage has its value by Meredith Goad, Portland Press Herald.

Meet the 2017 NCBCC Winners by Rich Rennicks, The New Antiquarian.

Love of the Maine woods brings national recognition to student bibliophile, Bangor Daily News.

Unity College Student to be Nationally Recognized for Maine Forest Book Collection by Brandon Doyen, WABI TV5.