Cabot Mill Baseball Team, Brunswick, ca. 1930. MMN #9236
It's that time of year again; we're heading out to the stadiums to watch our favorite baseball teams in action, be it the Red Sox or a local Little League chapter. We revel in the smells, the sounds, and the history. Baseball has been part of American society for several centuries. It is that universal appeal that makes baseball so much a part of many peoples' experiences of summer. This online exhibit features images from many Maine Memory contributing partners throughout our state, all of whom share the spirit of the game. View online exhibit.
Join us on Saturday, June 30th at Fort Williams park for an exciting 19th century baseball game series. The Essex Base Ball Organization team of Massachusetts will square up against Augusta's Dirigo Base Ball club. Learn more about this program here.
Speakers: Harald E. L. Prins & Bunny McBride, Kansas State University
The noted anthropologists will explore the story behind a mid-19th century engraving of Mary Louise, a beautiful Penobscot Indian woman, originally published as a "Fashion Plate" in a popular women's magazine. This is the seventh and final program in the Richard D'Abate Lectures: Conversations About History, Art, and Literature. Series details.
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.
Seen at MHS
Our annual gala, the Mad Hatter Affair, was a great success this year. Friends enjoyed a festive evening and we paid tribute to Richard D'Abate, who leaves his post as Executive Director of MHS on June 2.
Photographer Rene Minnis captured some great shots of everyone! Visit this link to view her photos of the event.
