Patricia West, Executive Director of the Elsie and William Viles foundation will give a talk on the Viles Homestead in Augusta and the Foundation. The Elsie & William Viles Foundation is a private foundation established in 1990 by Elsie Pike Viles. The foundation supports charitable organizations with preference given to organizations in Maine and the Capital Region, and those that preserve open spaces and conservation of forest lands; care for and protect animals; support children and education; and promote and preserve Maine History and culture.