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Croquet, Blue Hill, 1907

 

Online Exhibit:

In Search of the Rustic Life  

 

Whether coming to camp, sail, hike, or just to breathe the Maine air, euphoric people from around the country are making their way back to Maine for their summer idyll. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, "rusticators" were a particular breed of wealthy visitor, bringing their resources, passions, and love for our state to communities all along the coast. This exhibit, created by a student at George Stevens Academy, explores what rusticators found when they came to Blue Hill.  View the exhibit. 

This Week  

    

Friday, July 1, 5-8pm  

Dressing Up: First Friday Art Walk at MHS Curators 

 

Spend a wonderful summer evening at MHS. See the amazing accessories, costumes, and other accoutrement on display in Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine, 1750-1950, our brand new exhibit, and then take a stroll through the magnificent, serene Longfellow Garden.  

 

Visitors are invited to take and email us photographs of themselves in front the Dressing Up studio backdrop, and to contribute their own audio stories to our exhibit cell phone tour. 

 

Refreshments will be served.  

   

 

Monday, July 4, 12pm    

A Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence

Speaker: Former State Rep. Herb Adams 

 

Join MHS to celebrate the Fourth of July with a public reading of the Declaration of Independence. An annual tradition not to be missed! Reading held in front of the Longfellow House at 489 Congress Street.  Learn more.  

DOI-Herb 

 

   

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Summer Programs  

Summer Programs Now Online  

Summer is here and we've got lots of great programs in store!  Visit our website for a full list, mark your calendars, and check back regularly: more programs are in the works.   

Messages for Dave Astor

Dave Astor Show

 

Earlier this month, we held The Dave Astor Show Reunion at Port City Music Hall. We're compiling a book of memories and messages for Dave Astor. We would love to include your message! Please send a memory or story via e-mail to sbromage@mainehistory.org by July 8th to be included in the book.  

 

Reminder: MHS will be screening The Dave Astor Show Visits Jordan's Meats, the only remaining episode of the show, each Saturday afternoon this summer, as part of our BEAT THE HEAT: Movies at MHS summer program. The first screening will be this Saturday, July 2 at 2pm.  


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