January 12, 2015

MHS NEWS

Love is in the Air...at the Longfellow House

Love in the Longfellow House: Couples Guided Tour

19th century valentine. MMN #4137

"The heart hath its own memory,

like the mind,

And in it are enshrined

The precious keepsakes,

into which is wrought

The giver's loving thought."

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,

From My Arm-Chair, 1879

Bring your special someone to a love-themed tour of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House in celebration of Valentine's Day. Come hear about 19th century courtship rituals and the family's many romances, heartbreaks, marriages, and more-including Henry's honeymoon!

Prior to the tour, enjoy locally-made chocolates and a glass of champagne or sparkling cider, and leave with a reproduction print of a vintage valentine from our collection.

Tour Dates:

February 5, 6, 12, 13 and 14 from 6:00 - 7:30pm.

Reservations are required and each tour is limited to six couples.

Cost: $40 per couple for MHS members; $50 per couple for non-members.

Buy your ticket online or contact John Babin, Visitor Services Manager, at jbabin@mainehistory.org or 774-1822 ext. 212.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

FEATURE PROGRAM: Thursday, January 22, 5:30 pm

John Cullum, A Map of the City of Portland with its Latest Improvements (Portland, 1836). Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, University of Southern Maine.

In partnership with Osher Map Library:
The Emergence of Portland: Early Homes and Early Maps

This illustrated lecture shares from the collections of MHS and the University of Maine's Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education.

Come here the analysis of urban maps as cultural documents and interpret Portland's spatial history from the colonial era through the nineteenth century.

Join us in the Brown Research Library at 5:30pm for a light reception followed by the discussion in the Shettleworth Lecture Hall at 6:30pm.

This is a free program, but reservations are required, RSVP here.


Tuesday, January 13, 12:00pm Program: Taste of the Humanities: William Butler Yeats In partnership with Maine Humanities Council. Facilitator: John Ward, formerly of Centre and Kenyon Colleges Location: MHS Lecture Hall Price: Free Reservations: Encouraged. Save your spot online now. Details: Online.	Tuesday, January 13, 3:30 - 4:30pm Program: The Children's Hour. Story time & crafts for kids ages 4-9. Facilitator: Kathleen Neumann, Manager of School and Interpretative Programs Book: The Mitten by Jan Brett. Craft: Paper animal mittens Location: MHS Lecture Hall Price: Free Reservations: Encouraged. Call Kathleen today at 774-1822 ext. 214. Details: Online.	Thursday, January 22, 5:30pm Program: The Emergence of Portland: Early Homes and Early Maps In partnership with Osher Map Library. Facilitator: Speaker: Matthew Edney, Osher Professor in the History of Cartography, USM Location: MHS Lecture Hall Price: Free Reservations: Encouraged. Save your spot online now. Details: See above content, and online.

DIGITAL HISTORY

Skiing Pleasant Mountain

Pleasant Mountain's T-bar, the first in Maine, was installed in 1953.

Whether you live in Maine, or visit from away, skiing here is undoubtably part of what makes this state great. Do you have memories of skiing at Pleasant Mountain (now known as Shawnee Peak)?

This online exhibit was contributed by our partner, the Ski Museum of Maine, and showcases some wonderful history about the winter sport we all know and love.

"During the 1950s and 1960s, millions of casual skiers -- including large numbers of women -- flocked to mountains every winter weekend, spurred on by the technological advances, new equipment at the slopes, and publicity generated by the ski areas."

Check out this online exhibit on the Maine Memory Network for more images and stories!

MHS BOOK GROUP

Join us this January through May for our sixth annual MHS reading group--a great opportunity to engage in literary discussions about history and connect with members of the MHS community.

Our theme this year is "Home is Where the Heart Is," - inspired by our current exhibition, Home: The Longfellow House and the Emergence of Portland.

Session readings explore themes of home, family, place, immigration, and community in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry with a historical resonance.

Our first session is Tuesday, January 27 at 6:30 pm in the Lecture Hall. Registration deadline is January 23 and the cost is $20 for MHS members and $30 for non-members.

To sign up please email lvpicard@mainehistory.org or on-site at the MHS store. Find out more information on our programs page.

WINTER HOURS

Wadsworth-Longfellow House in Winter, ca. 1920. MMN #11418

Gallery & Store

Monday: Closed

Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm

Sunday: Closed

Brown Library

Wednesday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm

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

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

MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101

207-774-1822

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