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Historical Image:
Sack Races, Scarborough, 1920
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In 1920, the Portland Kiwanis Club hosted their second annual club outing at Eagles Nest in Scarborough. Members participated in a number of games, such as this sack race, leap frog, a wheelbarrow race, tree climbing, tire races, and tug-of-war. They also played baseball, had a clambake, and went to Old Orchard Beach for airplane rides. Prizes given out at these games included a Kiwanis pencil, a 10-pound bag of sugar, wool soap, a silk necktie, a fancy billiard cue, a sack of potatoes, a can of graham crackers, and a cut glass vase. To see more images of this day's events, click here.
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Wednesday, August 21, 12pm
Intro to MHS: Maine Memory Network Demonstration Director of Digital Projects Kathy Amoroso provides an in-depth review of content and search functions on Maine's premier statewide digital museum. Bring a laptop or tablet and search as you go. Free; registration required. Call 207-774-1822 to sign up.
Thursday, August 22, 5:30pm
Book Event: Art of Katahdin with author David Little
David Little has written a new book on Maine's beloved highest peak. With more than 200 illustrations and 15 essays, Art of Katahdin is a chronicle of the many artists who found inspiration in Katahdin including Marsden Hartley, Frederic Church, John Marin, and many others--including Little himself. The book includes early renderings and maps, as well as numerous contemporary views. The talk and slideshow will be followed by a book signing. For more on David Little click here.
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August 28 - 31, 10am-5pm
Our Museum Store will host its Annual Sidewalk Sale. Come by and shop for books, gifts, and more--all at great discounts!
While there are no scheduled programs for the week of August 26, there is still lots to do at MHS!
- Visit our Museum and the exhibit This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War (be sure to check out the Civil War Memorial Wall)
- Tour the historic Wadsworth-Longfellow House and see where Portland's beloved poet grew up and was inspired to write many of his works
- Go on a Historic Walking Tour of Portland's Old Port
- Research your family's genealogy at the Brown Library
- Take a picnic lunch to the Longfellow Garden
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Mark your calendars for special programming the week of September 2 related to the 200th anniversary of the maritime battle between the HMS Boxer and the USS Enterprise. Join us for a dual book talk on September 3, a War of 1812 Historians' Roundtable on September 4, a graveside memorial for the captains on September 5, and the exhibit opening of Thundered Over the Tide on September 6. For details click here.
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