November 3, 2014

MHS NEWS

What's Happening This Week

Start your holiday shopping at the annual Museum Shoppers Day on Saturday, November 8 from 9am - 3pm. MHS joins nine area museums to share a wide array of products from their shops, including special seasonal items.

Location: Maine Audubon Society, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth.

Winter Hours at MHS

Gallery & Store
Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm

Brown Library
Wednesday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm

Wadsworth-Longfellow House
During this holiday season, special themed tours will be offered Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays on the hour 12:00pm to 4:00pm between November 28 and December 28. Visit us online for more information about our Celebrate the Season programs and events!

MHS is Hiring

Maine Historical Society is seeking a dependable, skilled, part-time facilities assistant. Please view the job posting on our website.

Save the Date: 2015 Portland History Docent Training

Love history? Have some time and flexibility to volunteer as a guide at the Wadsworth-Longfellow House or at one of Portland's several other historic sites? If so, we have an opportunity for you--the Portland History Docent (PHD) Training Program! Maine Historical Society is one of seven participating PHD sites. The intensive, fun, and inspiring program lasts nine weeks over March and April.

For more information and a downloadable application, visit us online. Applications are processed through Greater Portland Landmarks, and the review process begins soon.

YOU'RE INVITED

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Please join us on Friday, November 14 at 5:30pm for the opening reception of Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, a national traveling exhibition which focuses on Abraham Lincoln's struggle to meet the constitutional challenges of the Civil War.

MHS is offering three free public programs in connection with the exhibition: Free and Responsible Government: The Long Shadow of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address with speaker Jared Peatman on November 14 (directly following the reception at 7pm); Maine in the Civil War with speaker Lee Webb on November 18 at 12:00pm; and Portland's Irish in the Civil War with speaker Matthew Jude Barker on December 2 at 12:00pm.

This exhibition will be on view in the second floor reading room of the Brown Library, and is open to visitors free of charge on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10am-4pm.

Lincoln: The Constitution & the Civil War is being co-sponsored by Maine Irish Heritage Center, and was organized by the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association Public Programs Office. It has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and is based on an exhibition of the same name developed by the National Constitution Center.

DIGITAL HISTORY

New Submissions to
Your Home, Past & Present


"This is the home of Peter Fifield Sanborn (my great, great grandfather) at 47 Middle Street Hallowell, Maine. The ca. 1870 photograph comes from my family collection, and the modern image I took around 2010. With the exception of some minor landscaping changes in the front, the home has not changed very much!" Submitted by Debora Wilson	67 Alba Street, Portland, Maine 1924 and 2014 Submitted by Cindi Bartlett

In June, our exhibition Home: The Longfellow House and the Emergence of Portland opened with a special display of images from folks like Cindi Bartlett and Debora Wilson (see their recent submission above).

There's still plenty of time to participate in this photography project! We are interested in seeing what your home looked like in the past and how it appears today. Submit your images and we'll install them in our exhibition and share them online. We welcome images from all towns and all states. Your childhood home, the residences of friends and family members, or intriguing houses in your area are all acceptable.

For more information and submission instructions, visit our blog.

SPOTLIGHT ON Local & Legendary Teams

Livermore's Spruce Mountain High School students scan and catalog items at the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center for Maine Memory Network. Teachers created a year-long elective called "Hands-on History" specifically for the Local & Legendary project.

Our Local & Legendary: Maine in the Civil War project in collaboration with Maine Humanities Council is three months into the final project year. The five community teams--Bethel, Livermore, Pittsfield, Rumford, Scarborough--are busy with many activities.

The project requires teams comprised of schools, historical societies, and libraries, to digitize local historical collections related to the Civil War era in their town, turn those into an exhibit on Maine Memory Network, and facilitate a community reading using a Civil War book.

To stay on top of what the teams are doing, check out the Maine Memory Network blog. Recent posts explore how teachers are embedding the project in their curriculum in Livermore, Rumford, and Scarborough.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

All our programs and events are listed online, visit us for details.


Saturday, November 8, 9:00am - 3:00pm Museum Shoppers Day Location: Maine Audubon Society, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth MHS joins nine area museums to share a wide array of products from their shops, including special seasonal items. It's a great opportunity to do your holiday shopping all in one place!	Monday, November 10 - Saturday, November 15 Free museum admission all week to Veterans! The MHS museum and store will be open on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11. Visit us after the Veterans Day parade on Congress Street! We're open 10am - 5pm.	Tuesday, November 11, 3:30pm The Children's Hour: Weekly Story & Craft Activity for Kids For kids ages 4-9 and their caregivers. Book: The Wall by Eve Bunting. Craft: TBD. Location: Meet at the MHS Store, 489 Congress Street, Portland. Free and open to the public. Details online.


Friday, November 14, 5:30 - 6:45pm *Opening Reception for Lincoln: The Constitution & the Civil War* Exhibition** Presented in partnership with the American Library Association and the Maine Irish Heritage Center Location: Second Floor Reading Room, Brown Research Library Free and open to the public. Details online.	Friday, November 14, 7:00pm Lecture: Free and Responsible Government: The Long Shadow of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Speaker: Jared Peatman Location: Shettleworth Lecture Hall Free and open to the public. Details online.	Tuesday, November 18, 12:00pm Lecture: Maine During the Civil War Speaker: Lee Webb Location: Shettleworth Lecture Hall Free and open to the public. Details online.

ONGOING PROGRAMS & EXHIBITIONS

Exhibitions

MHS Gallery
Home: The Longfellow House and the Emergence of Portland

Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Lecture Hall

Wholesome Habitations: Architectural Collections of the Maine Historical Society

Showcase Gallery

Remembering Our Visit: Souvenir China and Mementos of the Longfellow House

Brown Library, Second Floor Reading Room

Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War

Ongoing Programs

The Children's Hour, an after school story and craft program

Upcoming dates: November 11, 18, and 25 at 3:30pm

Children ages 4-9 (with their caregivers) are invited to celebrate reading and literature at Longfellow's childhood home with a new program called The Children's Hour. The hour-long program includes a read-aloud of a favorite children's book in Wadsworth-Longfellow House, and a fun craft-making activity inspired by the story. The program is led by Kathleen Neumann, Manager of School and Interpretative Programs. Details online.

Give the Gift of Membership

This holiday season give friends and family a gift that will last all year long: membership in Maine Historical Society.

Benefits include:

* Invitations to our holiday party, exhibit openings, trips, and special programs

* A 10% discount in the MHS Museum Store and online store, and online at Vintage Maine Images.

* Free Admission to the MHS Museum and Wadsworth-Longfellow House

* Free access to the Research Library and its resources

* Subscriptions to Maine History and to our quarterly newsletter.

Buy memberships online, or call us at 207-774-1822 ext. 216.

STAY CONNECTED

MHS WEBSITES

Maine Historical Society	Museum Store
Maine Memory Network	Museum Catalog
Vintage Maine Images	Library Catalog
Maine History Online	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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