Newspaperman, author, historian and poet Robert Barboza will be the guest speaker at the Dartmouth Historical & Arts Society on April 3 at 6:30 p.m. for a lecture titled “The First Marines: Local Men in First Marine Corps Units, 1775-76.”

The talk will focus on area men who served with distinction in the Continental Marines, the forerunners of the U.S. Marine Corps. The lecture will take place at 1205 Russells Mills Road. The event is open to the public.