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Digital History: Stories from Maine Memory Network
Online Exhibit: The Jews of Maine
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Shabbat Service, Camp Lown, Oakland, 1947
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This substantial new online exhibit, created by a team including Professor David Freidenreich of Colby College, his students, and MHS staff, explores the long, rich, and varied experience of Jews in Maine. Jews have been an important part of Maine life since the colonial era, and make major contributions to the culture and economy of communities from Portland to Calais, while at the same time maintaining, adapting, nurturing, and expressing their own religious and cultural traditions and identity. Visit the online exhibit to learn more. MHS is working closely with a number of organizations across Maine to explore, capture, and celebrate this history. Maine Memory Item #56912
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This Week: Celebrate the Season
Offered Daily...
Holiday House Tours
Visit the Longfellow House for a special holiday experience. This year's seasonal decoration and interpretation, based on family letters and documents, focuses on 1861. Objects have been added to illustrate both the emergence of Christmas as the holiday we recognize today, and the impact of the Civil War on the residents of the house.
Shop for the holidays at the MHS Museum Store! The museum store is renowned for its incredible selection of Maine related books, DVDs, and gifts. We have expanded the store for the holidays and filled it with a wide variety of seasonal items. MHS members receive a 10% discount on all purchases in our museum store and online.
Click here for dates, times, directions, and more about Celebrate the Season at MHS.
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Now Available in the MHS Museum Store and Online: A Maine Prodigy
A Maine Prodigy is the story of Skowhegan native Mary Elise Fellows White, compiled from her autobiography, diaries, and other primary sources (now in the MHS library). A violin prodigy, Elise went to Boston in 1883 to study at the New England Conservatory. A Maine Prodigy evokes the joys and struggles of a woman who sought refinement, artistic recognition, and financial security throughout her life. Her sharp eye and articulate voice echo throughout the book: "Surely someone must find my diaries worth keeping...I have put myself into them, heart and soul. All the life I have known is depicted in them..."
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Perfect Last Minute Gift? MHS Membership
If you haven't finished your holiday shopping, individual and family memberships make a great gift! There are many benefits--free admission to the museum, library, and Longfellow House; invitations to exciting lectures and programs; a subscription to the journal Maine History; and discounts on merchandise, trips, and programs. Join or purchase a gift membership.
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This Week at MHS is your online source for exhibits, programs, and events.
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