December 22, 2014 
MHS NEWS
Last House Tours offered this weekend

Don't let this unique tour be a story of Christmas past! Holiday tours of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House are offered through this weekend. Buy your tickets online and use promo code GLADTIDINGS to get $5 off your ticket order! 

Eventbrite - Holiday Guided Tours in the Wadsworth-Longfellow House

Final Tour Dates and Times: 

 

Friday, Dec. 26: 12 pm - 5 pm
 
Saturday, Dec. 27: 12 pm - 5 pm

Sunday, Dec. 28: 12 pm - 5 pm

 

Your online ticket purchase is a 'General Admission' ticket and can be used at any of the above listed tour days and times; it also good for $1 off in the MHS store! For specific date availability, please call 207-774-1822.  
Holiday Hours
Gallery & Store
December: Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5 pm and
Sunday 12pm - 5pm
December 24: 10am - 2pm 
December 25: Closed 
December 31: 10am - 2pm
January 1: Closed

Brown Library
Wednesday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm
Closed for the holidays December 21 - January 6.

Wadsworth-Longfellow House
December 26, 27 & 28, tours on the hour 12:00pm to 4:00pm. Buy tickets online. 
Winter 2015 Programs Announced

We are starting the new year with fantastic public programs. Mark your calendars for dates in January and February for book talks, lectures, presentations, Brown LIbrary tours, story time for kids, and more! 

First up: January 8, 2015 
Book talk with author Emerson "Tad" Baker
A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience

See a listing of all programs and events here. 
DIGITAL HISTORY
Christmas Trees from Maine

By the mid-19th century Christmas trees were available for American households to purchase to decorate their homes during the holiday season. In New York City, one could purchase trees grown in Maine.


 

Collections at our library regarding Thomas W. Jackson Jr. and his son Herbert A. Jackson, nurserymen in Stroudwater (now Portland), confirm the availability of Maine trees grown to sell in New York. An advertisement states: "20,000 Christmas trees from the State of Maine, 4 to 25 feet high will be sold very low for cash. Twenty years experience collecting Christmas trees for the New York market." 


 

Continue reading this blog post by Nancy Noble, MHS Archivist & Cataloger. 
SHOP
Stocking Stuffers & 40% off in our Store

Visit our store for last minute gifts and stocking stuffers! 

- Made in Maine products
- Mugs & Coasters
- Books for all ages
- Games
- T-Shirts & Hats
- Stuffed Animals
- DVDs
- Vintage Photographs

Holiday merchandise is discounted by 40%. 

Vintage Maine Images Sale Ends 12/24 at Midnight!

Bring a piece of history home!

 

Shop online and browse more than 26,000 images, including the 1924 Portland Tax Records. Buy an image of your home or office from all Portland neighborhoods and Casco Bay islands. 

 

Get 20% off when you order five products or more! MHS members receive 10% discounts on their total orders. 

 

 

Psst...Did you know that for every purchase of an image contributed by a partnering historical society, library, school, or museum we send a check for 50% of the profit to that organization for local history preservation projects throughout Maine? Feel good about shopping this holiday season with MHS, a Buy Local member. 
CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN
We're counting down the last 10 days until Christmas with a gift to you from our archives and collections. 

Follow the countdown on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for a chance to win a $10 coupon to Portland Stage Company's A Christmas Carol.
Day 4 of the Countdown: This image of St. Joseph's Orphanage in 1946, comes to us from the Franco-American Collection at the University of Southern Maine.

This photograph shows a rare highlight in the lives of the residents of the Lewiston Orphanage - Christmas. At this time of year, the residents of the orphanage received gifts from local societies and businesses, especially the Marchands de Bonneheur, a local charitable group.

The downcast expression on the faces of many of the children may reflect the fact that for much of the year, the children received few or no gifts. One prior boarder has described receiving an orange for Christmas, drying the rind and chewing it for months to come.
THE BUZZ
Did you see our Docent, Joyce, and Director of Institutional Advancement, Nan, on the morning WMTW-TV news yesterday? They were up before the sun to do a live broadcast from the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, and shared all the great reasons why you and your family should visit the House this season. See a clip here: 
WMTW's Morgan Sturdivant with Joyce Mongeau
ONGOING PROGRAMS & EXHIBITIONS

 

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

 
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