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Online Exhibit:
The Arrival of WinterSnow has always been both a pleasure and nuisance to Mainers. On one hand, we get skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and incredible beauty. On the other, we spend a huge amount of time shoveling, plowing, slipping, sliding, and otherwise coping. Both the chore and the cheer are covered in this exhibit which includes material from more than ten Maine Memory contributors, and features images of Caribou, Lovell, Lewiston and many communities in between. View the online exhibit here. |
Events This Week
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MHS on C-SPAN 2's Book TV This Weekend!
Saturday, January 1, 10:30am and 3:30pm
The Killing of Crazy Horse by Thomas Powers
Filmed at Maine Historical in November, Thomas Powers's book talk will air on C-SPAN 2's Book-TV this weekend.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas Powers recounts the death of Native American leader, Crazy Horse, who died under federal custody in 1877. Crazy Horse's victory over General Custer at the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 shocked and unnerved the country. The details surrounding Crazy Horse's death the next year were the subject of great dispute and have remained controversial for more than a century. With the Great Sioux War as background, Powers recounts the final months and days of Crazy Horse's life.
Thomas Powers is the author of numerous books, including The Man Who Kept Secrets and Intelligence Wars: American Secret History from Hitler to al-Qaeda.
Click here to buy The Killing of Crazy Horse at the MHS online store.
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Also This Week Longfellow House Holiday ToursBring your family and friends and step back in time to the 1800s! See the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's childhood home--decorated for the holidays!
Through December 31, 2010 Tours: Every hour. Last tour leaves at 4pm when we close at 5pm, and at 1pm when we close at 2pm.
 Museum Shop Holiday BazaarOur Museum Shop and Holiday Bazaar has more than just holiday items!
Shop with the family for books, movies, toys, prints, cards, handmade items, genealogy charts, and more!
Holiday Bazaar through December 31, 2010; in the Lecture Hall
Visit our online store here.
| | Stell and William Shevis, Christmas Card, 1963 |
Art of December: Original Holiday Cards by Maine Artists from the Mildred Burrage Collection
Our Lecture Hall Exhibit will be closing on January 3, 2011. Come see this fascinating collection of handmade holiday cards collected by WPA artist Mildred Burrage. More information.
Holiday Hours through January 2, 2011Mon. 12/27 10 - 5 Tues. 12/28 10 - 5 Weds. 12/29 10 - 5 Thur. 12/30 10 - 5 Fri. 12/31 10 - 2 (Closing Early)
Sat. 1/1 Closed
Sun. 1/2 Closed
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A special coupon from
www.VintageMaineImages.com
YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO SAVE!
DISCOUNT OFFERED THROUGH 12/31/10.
Vintage Maine Images is a project of Maine Historical Society.
Visit us online and browse through thousands of historical Maine scenes.
Prints and digital files available.
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Only 1 Week Left to Save!
MHS Annual Trip: Amazing Ocean to River Odyssey
October 2011
View PDF information here
For more information, contact Elizabeth Nash at MHS enash@mainehistory.org
or Eric Baxter at Hewins Travel ebaxter@hewinstravel.com
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