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Historical Image:
Advertisement in The Wave, Kennebunks, 1905
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Remember when shore dinners were just 50 cents? Few of us would. But here's proof that indeed they were, just one of the many enticements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to tempt tourists into the state. For more on summer tourist travel by rail, check out The Trolley Parks of Maine online exhibit, created by our contributing partner, the Seashore Trolley Museum. View this image here.
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Wednesday, July 31, 5:30pm
Book Talk: Maine's Favorite Birds
Speakers: Jeffrey V. Wells & Allison Childs Wells
Longfellow Garden Series Program
 Join us in the Longfellow Garden for a presentation by the authors of Maine's Favorite Birds, who will share fascinating facts, fun stories, beautiful images, and more about some of Maine's best known and most loved feathered creatures. From lush forests and rocky coastlines to lakes, mountains, and rolling fields, spectacular natural beauty and diverse habitats make Maine a wonderful place for seeing and hearing some of North America's iconic birds. This talk will appeal to anyone who wants to know and better appreciate the birds they are most likely to see in their backyards, parks, and nature preserves.
A book sale and signing will follow the talk. Click here for more information.
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Thursday, August 1, 10am-5pm
Newtown, CT Children's Museum Fundraiser Visit us this Thursday and help raise money for the Newtown, CT Children's Museum. A portion of the proceeds from our museum and Longfellow House admissions will be donated to the cause. Other p articipating museums are the Maine State Museum in Augusta, the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor, Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, and Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport.
Friday, August 2, 5-8pm
First Friday Art Walk & Open House
 Join us for the First Friday Art Walk and visit our Civil War themed exhibits: This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War and Patriotic Imagery. The Art Walk promotes free, self-guided tours of museums and galleries in downtown Portland. MHS will serve refreshments, and the Museum Store will be open late.
This month we're featuring an open house of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Garden from 5-7pm only. Our friendly docents will be in each room to answer your questions about Portland's beloved poet and his boyhood home, and, weather permitting, members of the Longfellow Garden Club will be on hand to talk about plants and the garden's evolution.
Click for more information
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Wednesday, August 7, 12:00pm
Intro to MHS: Library Catalog Instruction
Facilitator: Jamie Kingman Rice, MHS Research Librarian
Click for more information Wednesday, August 7, 5:30pm Hands-On Historic Gardening: A Workshop Presenter: Jeff O'Donal, Owner, O'Donal's Nursery Click for more information
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