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Online Exhibit:
Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town
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Woods and water played a critical part in establishing early industries in Maine. Princeton's story provides a good example. Soon after the first settlers arrived they assumed the responsibility of making a living using the resources surrounding them. In this new exhibit by Princeton Historical Society, learn more about how the town's natural and economic histories have long been intertwined. View this image online.
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 Wednesday, October 9, 12:00pm
Intro to MHS: Library Catalog Instruction
MHS Research Librarian Jamie Kingman Rice provides in-depth instruction of our library catalog, Minerva, including recent interface changes, how to search and access records, and other databases available for research.
Free, but registration is required in advance. Call 207-774-1822.
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Dunker Church, Antietam, 1862 (attributed to Alexander Gardner)
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Thursday, October 10, 7:00pm
The Shadow and the Substance: Civil War Photography
Speaker: Libby Bischof, Associate Professor of History, University of Southern Maine Photography was still in its infancy during the Civil War, but it was artfully employed as a new and powerful tool to tell the story of the battlefields and beyond. Bischof delivers a visually-rich presentation about the impact of this new technology on American perception of war and death.
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Wednesday, October 16, 12:00pm
Intro to MHS: Museum Collections: Recent Acquisitions and PastPerfect Online
 MHS Museum Registrar Holly Hurd-Forsyth provides a show-and-tell of recent or topical museum collection items, discusses how accessions are researched and processed, and trains participants how to search and use the PastPerfect Online database. Free, but registration is required in advance. Call 207-774-1822.
Thursday, October 17, 7:00pm
Book Event: Another City Upon A Hill
Speaker: Joseph Conforti, Distinguished Professor of American and New England Studies Emeritus, University of Southern Maine
Conforti joins us to give his first talk in Maine about his recently published memoir, Another City Upon a Hill. The book is both a personal story and a portrait of a distinctive New England place--Fall River, Massachusetts, once the cotton cloth capital of America. He shares the multi-generational story of immigrant groups making their way in a once mighty textile city that had fallen on hard times in the 1920s. A book sale and signing will follow the talk.
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Join us for this great fall workshop.
Register now and save your spot by calling 207-774-1822.
Saturday, November 2, 9am-3pm
Preservation Issues for Small Museums and Family Custodians
 Presented in partnership with the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) and Maine Archives and Museums, the content this one-day is designed for small historical organizations, small museums, and local historical societies, as well as individuals who are the custodians of important family papers and heirlooms. Registration is required. Cost: $55 MHS members / $65 non-members. Visit us online for details.
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