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Digital History: Stories from Maine Memory Network
Historical Poster: Food--Don't Waste It
This poster tells many stories. It was created during World War I as part of a broad campaign to educate the public about steps they should take to support the war effort and keep the country safe. There are 25 such posters on Maine Memory. This poster has been rediscovered. Last year, a customer in Europe purchased a print of this image from our e-commerce website Vintage Maine Images to hang in her kitchen. In turn, the kitchen was photographed for a notable design magazine. Readers noticed, leading to a flurry of international orders. The simply-designed poster from 1917 captures a contemporary spirit: a movement towards heightened awareness about our food--where it comes from, how it's produced, what's in it, and how it reflects our values.  Like the image? MHS also offers an exclusive MHS tote bag with this image screen printed on the front. The tote can be purchased at our Museum Store or online.
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This Week
Tuesday, March 20, 7pm
In Partnership with Greater Portland Landmarks
Panel and Discussion
Downtown Corridors: Franklin and Spring Streets
Moderator: Alan Stearns, Executive Director, Royal River Conservation Trust
Panelists: Alex Jaegerman, Director of Planning, City of Portland; Markos Miller, Chair, Franklin Street Redesign Study; Mark Johnson, Portland Society of Architects; and David Marshall, Portland City Councilor
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House Moving, Portland, 1971
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Downtown corridors move us through Portland's urban landscape. But certain corridors--like Franklin and Spring Streets--are the source of dissatisfaction. What are our options moving forward? Stakeholders will share their ideas, discuss current initiatives, and consider what future development along these routes might look like. Suggested donation: $10 ($5 for MHS/GPL members).
Program 2 of 4: (Re) Designing the Greater Portland Landscape: Issues in Contemporary Design and Development
To see a full list of upcoming programs, please click here.
Public programs at MHS are sponsored, in part, by the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust.
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Coming soon!
Tuesday, April 3, 12pmSpeakers: Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., Maine State Historian; and, William Bunting, Historian, Author, and Master Storyteller Join us for a glimpse into one of the most important and revealing photographic collections in the state: the collections of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. Shettleworth and Bunting will pay particular attention to and share selections from a large collection of stereoviews that includes wonderful images of Mainers at work. The Richard D'Abate Lectures: Conversations About History, Art, and Literature (Program 3 of 7) Series details. Thursday, April 5, 7pmSpeaker: Rosamond Purcell, Photographer Rosamond Purcell wrote the book Owls Head: On the Nature of Lost Things in order to understand how and why thirteen acres mounded high with scrap intermingled with antique machinery and historical ephemera had taken over the landscape. The answers came from William Buckminster, owner of this culturally over-charged place who, one day, in passing, mentioned that the only person he would like to have acquire the two-centuries-old brass foundry that he had found in a pile of hay would be the Director of Maine Historical Society, Richard D'Abate, who, according to a recent magazine article, "seems like a decent sort of fella." On Bucky's behalf, Purcell took up the song. Join us to hear about the connection between Buckminster, Purcell, and MHS. The Richard D'Abate Lectures: Conversations About History, Art, and Literature (Program 4 of 7) Series details. |
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