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Fall & Holiday Hours
MHS Museum
Through 10/31:
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sundays 12-5pm
11/1 - 11/25:
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm
Holiday Season (11/25-12/31): Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm
Longfellow House Tours
Through 10/31:
Mon-Sat, 10am- 4pm, Sunday 12-4pm
Starting 11/ 1:
Saturday Tours Only: 10am-4pm
Holiday Season (11/25-12/31):
Mon-Sat, 10am- 4pm, Sunday 12-4pm
For hours, directions, and admission coupons visit us online.
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Advertise with MHS this
holiday season!
Generate visibility and promote your business by placing an ad in our popular Celebrate the Season program book.
Your ad will reach thousands of visitors who come to Portland for the holiday season!
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Save the Date!
Members Holiday Party
Thursday, December 8, 2011, 5-7 pm
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Maine
Facts & Trivia
Apple Maine-a!
'Tis the season for apples in Maine! Across the state, you're apt to find apple festivals, farmers harvesting their orchards, and dozens of P-Y-O opportunities.
According to the Maine State Pomological Society, there are more than 8,000 varities of apples grown around the world, and about 100 of them are grown commercially in the U.S. In Maine, there are about eight important varieties (grown in the largest number) and another 70 in smaller numbers for commercial sale.
Maine has 84 orchards, 56 of which are members of the Maine State Pomological Society, and can be found on their website.
In 2008, Maine author John Bunker Jr. wrote a 200 year history of the apples and orchards of Palermo, Maine.
His book Not Far From the Tree is available for purchase in our museum store and our online store. Read a review of the book in The Atlantic.
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Stories from Maine Memory Network
Online Exhibit: Fair Season: Crops, Livestock, and Entertainment  | |
Catalog of Maine State Fair, Portland, 1856. Maine Memory Network #28976
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It's fair season in Maine. Agricultural fairs began early in the 19th century, and were held to promote better farming methods and introduce new techniques. Early fairs featured exhibits of cattle and crops and stressed education. Harness racing became popular after the Civil War, and sideshows, carnival games, and entertainment arrived later in the century. Read more. Tell us your fair story: go to Maine Memory, search "fair", pick an item, and share it with the Maine Historical community with your story on Facebook. |
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MHS News
More Maine Memory Grants Awarded!
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Pulpwood, Eastern Manufacturing Co., Brewer, 1921
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MHS is pleased to announce the latest grants awarded to support local participation in Maine Memory Network. The grant program is designed to help local organizations, teams, and communities build skills and capacity while digitizing collections and creating online exhibits. Next deadline: April 1. Learn more about the program.
Digitization grants were awarded to:
- Camden Public Library--items related to Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Hartford-Sumner Elementary School with Buckfield Historical Society--student project digitizing items related to library founder Zadoc Long
- Robert A. Frost Memorial Library, Limestone--items regarding Nichols Barn and Loring Air Force Base
Grants to develop online exhibits were awarded to:
- Sebago Historical Society--life during the Civil War
- Maine Folklife Center, UMO--Eastern Manufacturing Co. and the evolution of the paper industry
- Mantor Library, UMF--early history of Farmington State Normal School
- Waterville Historical Society--business and economic development, ca. 1910
- Topsham Historical Society--19th century fire muster competitions
- Ski Museum of Maine--World Cup Alpine Ski races held at Sugarloaf, 1971
- Franco-American Collection, USM--experience of Franco-American children
- Kennebec Valley Community College Archive--Gilman Street School in Fairfield, now being redeveloped with Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
This program is supported by a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
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From the Collections
October is Family History Month
MHS Genealogy Forum
If you research family history, you may be familiar with GenForum, Ancestry.com, and other genealogy message boards. Did you know that MHS has its own online genealogy forum?
The MHS Genealogy Forum has been online and contains queries and postings from the past eight years. Topics are organized alphabetically by surname or location (Maine, Non-Maine, and US), and the forum also provides a place for general inquiries. The forum is a great place to post messages and connect with others searching for Maine ancestors! Read more on the MHS blog.
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This Week at MHS
Tuesday, October 4, 12pm
Join us to meet John Hodgkins and learn about his wonderful new memoir of growing up with the Temple Townies in the 1940s and '50s. Hodgkins interviews former team members, recounts his own passion for the Townies, and recounts the central role the Townies played in the life of this western Maine community. Our Game Was Baseball follows A Soldier's Son, Hodgkins' poignant memoir of his childhood in Temple during World War II.
Friday, October 7, 5-8pm
First Friday Art Walk: Dressing Up
Join us during Portland's First Friday Art Walk to see two fabulous fashion-themed shows, Having in Paris a Great Success": French Fashion, 1928-1936, and Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine. Mingle with friends, enjoy refreshments and music, and discover Maine history.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, October 13, 7pm
Book Event: Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light Presenter: Jane Brox, Author
Saturday, October 15, 1-4pm
In Partnership with Northeast Historic Film
Maine Home Movie Day
Wednesday, October 26, 7pm
Book Event: American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
Presenter: Colin Woodard, Author
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Seen at MHS
1822 Society gets a sneak peek at Prohibition
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Left to right, image 1: Ted Oldham with Jeff and Penny Leman. Image 2: MPBN President & CEO Jim Dowe with Mason Morfit. Image 3: Carolyn Murray and Charlton Ames.
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On September 22nd MHS and Maine Public Broadcasting Network hosted members of our 1822 Society (donors who give $1,000 or more annually) and their Beacon Society for a sneak peek at Ken Burns' documentary Prohibition. Participants learned more about the rise and fall of the 18th Amendment in the U.S., a story with deep Maine roots.
Burns' research team visited MHS in 2009 and secured rights to 14 images from our collection for the film. Prohibition airs in three parts on PBS and MPBN October 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
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Annual Fund a Success Thanks to You!
Thank you for your record-breaking support this fiscal year!
Your generous support underwrites:
- Educational programming for more than 3,000 schoolchildren throughout Greater Portland
- Interesting exhibits in our Museum Gallery with related lectures and events
- The Brown Research Library which contains unique materials and documents about Maine's history and people
- Maine Memory Network, our free statewide digital museum, archive, and educational resource that makes the rich treasury of Maine's history available to the public at large
- Critical maintenance and upkeep of Longfellow House and Garden (National Historic Landmarks)
Your participation through financial contributions and membership made all the difference! Thank you again for your special help in preserving Maine's cultural heritage.
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Calling All Foodies!
 Shop the MHS Museum Store and find great
books & gifts for the foodies in your life!
Cookbooks, aprons, coasters and MORE!
Visit our Online Museum Store here. |
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