Maine Historical Society
March 10, 2014
DIGITAL HISTORY
Stories from Maine Memory Network
 
Online Exhibit:
Margaret and Ralph Pulitzer bookplate, 1928  MMN #98541
Internationally-known opera singer Annie Louise Cary was born in Wayne, Maine, and kept ties to the town throughout her life. To honor Cary, Wayne summer resident Elizabeth Mast began collecting bookplates in the 1920s and '30s from important figures of the day. Eventually, that collection grew to some 3,600 plates, now owned by the Cary Memorial Library in Wayne. A selection of some of the bookplates, many of them artistically significant and with ties to Maine, are featured in this exhibit, which also includes a narrative on Cary's career.

View the Pulitzer bookplate online.  
THIS WEEK

Tuesday, March 11, 12:00pm

Amateur Newspapers: A Digitization Project

Speaker: Renee DesRoberts    

   

Renee DesRoberts, archivist at the McArthur Public Library in Biddeford and longtime Maine Memory Network contributor, joins us to talk about the library's recent launch of Amateur Newspapers from the Walter Perkins Collection, a major digitization project . 


The library's collection showcases papers collected by a Biddeford boy in the late 19th century. "Amateur newspapers" are defined as periodicals created by individuals with a desire to publish, rather than profit, and are primarily for the pleasure of both reader and writer. Renee will discuss how these early efforts mimic today's emphasis on the democratization of information in the form of self-publishing and use of social media.
NEXT WEEK

 
Thursday, March 20, 7:00pm
Veterans Issues: From the Civil War to Today
With a Special Introduction by Congressman Mike Michaud, Ranking Member, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

How to care for veterans, and contend with the many issues resulting from war-related service and combat, has been a theme throughout history. Maine was a leader in providing services to veterans immediately following the Civil War. Togus, now Maine's VA Hospital, originated as a veterans' home in 1866. A panel of experts draws the threads from Civil War-era veterans' affairs to what today's servicemen and women returning home face. Learn more here.

NOTE: There is limited seating for this event, please register online. Please arrive by 6:45pm to secure your reserved seat. 
SUPPORT YOUR HISTORY
Enjoy An Evening in the 1920s!

 

Picture yourself in the 1920s! The Maine Historical Society's annual fundraising event, An Evening in the 1920s, celebrates the decade that is known for prohibition, jazz, roadsters, dancing, and parties.

Bring your friends and enjoy:

Cocktails, dinner, and dancing to the music of The Fogcutters--a new kind of Big Band. Plus, an auction, roaring '20s photobooth, and tours of the historic Portland Masonic Temple. Don't miss our one-night-only 1920s-themed exhibition drawn from the MHS collections!
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