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Agreeable News: Twenty Years of Collections Progress Winter 2008-2009 MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Connecting Maine • AGREE A BLE NEWS : TWE nt Y YE A RS Engaging Minds • OF CO LLE ct I on S PR O GRESS Also in this issue: MHS Than KS to Dono RS Preserving History MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Generosity in Times of Trouble INCORPORATED 1822 OFFICERS Let’s start with the cover of this issue. Why drive an ox cart of potatoes to Philip H. Jordan Jr, President Washington D.C. in 1931? It was a stunt, of course, but Mr. Hawkes was making E. Christopher Livesay, 1st Vice President Roger Gilmore, 2nd Vice President a point. In the midst of a great depression, when cities, industries, and sophisticated James F. Millinger, Secretary financial institutions are failing left and right, the rural world continues to do its Robert P. BaRoss, Treasurer dependable work, feeding the nation. In times of trouble, in other words, you must TRUSTEES depend on the generosity and values of the heartland. (Call it the “potato standard.”) Eric Baxter Mary P. Nelson Suhail Bisharat Katherine Stoddard Pope This sentiment, whether a political cliché or not, resonated throughout the 1930s, David Cimino James M. Richardson and it helped give Maine (among other American heartlands) a new regional pride. Linda M.Cronkhite Neil R. Rolde Priscilla B.Doucette Donna M. Ryan Harland H. Eastman Imelda A. Schaefer Today our troubles seem every bit as serious as the 1930s, but no one is making Joseph R. Hanslip Lendall Smith the same argument. We live in a different world, except perhaps for one point. Horace W. Horton Frederic L. Thompson Generosity, especially in Maine, is still alive in a time of trouble. For evidence of this Peter G. McPheeters Jotham A. Trafton MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Preston R. Miller Jr. Paul A. Wescott I present Exhibit A, our donor list for the fiscal year 2007-2008 (starting on p. 11). Margaret Crane Morfit Charles D. Whittier II Hundreds and hundreds of people—please take a moment to scan the names— have Jane McKay Morrell Jean T. Wilkinson made generous donations throughout the year to support the ongoing work of MHS Eldon L. Morrison Nicholas H. Witte Carolyn B. Murray (not to mention donors to our ongoing capital campaign—hundreds more—who will receive separate recognition next year when the campaign concludes). Why do they STAFF ADMINISTRATION give in the face of financial difficulty and social turmoil? It must be that they believe Richard D’Abate Executive Director Stephen Bromage Assistant Director in our work, believe that the preservation of history and the building of strong com- Sara Archbald Administrative munities go hand in hand. Call it an enduring value, or better yet, the “potato stan- Assistant to the Director Steven Atripaldi Facilities Manager dard”: recession proof, depression proof, and good when baked or boiled. Jacqueline Fenlason Director of Finance & Administration Cynthia Murphy Finance: Human Resource Richard D’Abate Assistant Leslie E. Hahn Director of Development — Executive Director Jane Foden Marketing/Public Relations Coordinator Diana Fish Development Administrator Elizabeth Nash Development Officer Bonnie Vance Development Officer Laurie Puzio Development Assistant ON THE COVER: EDUCATION Carolin Collins Director of Education A page from the Hawkes scrapbook, 1931. Marieke VanDerSteenhoven Americorps Education Assistant In 1931, Lenville Hawkes of Falmouth Kristie Littlefield School Partnership Coordinator Stephanie Philbrick Community Partnership drove a team of oxen through New York Coordinator City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. LIBRARY where he delivered a cart of Maine pota- Nicholas Noyes Head Of Library Services toes to President Herbert Hoover. His William D. Barry Library Reference Assistant Nancy Noble Archivist/Cataloger widow Audrey Morrill Hawkes recently Jamie Rice Public Services Librarian donated a scrapbook and several objects Tracy Lamaestra Library Assistant associated with his expedition. Sophie Mendoza Corporate Archivist MUSEUM John Mayer Curator of the Museum Holly Hurd-Forsyth Registrar Dana Twiss Inventory Manager TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 6: Page 10: Beau Harris Inventory Project Technician Page 3: PEOPLE AND EVENTS SPOTLIGHT ON MMN Randall Regier Curatorial Assistant Melissa Spoerl Museum Store Manager AGREEABLE NEWS: MHS Maps CONTRIBUTING PARTNER- Robert Kemp Visitor Services Coordinator TwENTY YEARS OF Maine History Teacher of Portland Harbor Museum Allan Levinsky Visitor Services Coordinator PROGRESS AT MAINE the Year MAINE MEMORY NETWORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Page 11-15: Kathleen Amoroso Director of Digital Services Page 7: BUILDING FOR THE Candace Kanes Curator Page 4: THE LIBRARY: SEARCHING YOUR ROOTS FUTURE Frances Pollitt Cataloger, Photo Curator Dani Fazio Image Services Coordinator MOVING BACK IN Genealogy Conferences: - MHS Thanks Its Donors A Great Deal MAINE COMMUNITY HERITAGE PROJECT - Page 8, 9: What’s new? MAINE MEMORY NETWORK Page 5: MHS LIBRARY Maine and the Space Age MAINE HISTORY JOURNAL 2 ONLINE Agreeable News — Twenty Years of Progress at Maine Historical Society MHS In 1987, four collaborating institutions – the Brick Store Museum, Old York Historical Society, the York MUSEUM Institute (now Saco Museum), and Maine Historical Tour group at WLH, 2007: The recent restoration of the Cover, Agreeable Society – worked together and published Agreeable Situ- WLH, the expanded exhibit schedule, and new types of Situations: Agreeable ations, a ground-breaking catalog of the decorative arts programs effectively reach new audiences. Situations was published in Southern Maine. in 1987 and remains a valuable catalog of For Maine Historical Society, the project was a starting introduce an exhibit gallery, a program auditorium, a gift Southern Maine point for a twenty-year period of institutional develop- shop, staff offices, and collections storage. In many ways collections. ment that continues today. 489 formalized and made tangible the operations of a public museum. Over this period there has been an impressive -- even mind-boggling -- resume of achievements for the Society. The scope of these projects shows a progressive pattern 1999 – Launched Maine Memory Network. of growth and accomplishment. Each has been guided by the leadership and creative energy of staff, trustees, and many others and with a thoughtful commitment to pro- Cutting edge and clever, the MMN has been a vibrant and fessional standards for museum and library practice. effective strategy to reach a statewide audience. It has proven to be a powerful tool that brings information and historical Here is a list of the major accomplishments – content to users, and gives partner organizations a way to share collections. Today there are nearly 180 contributing 1989 – Completed Historic Structures Report of the Wadsworth Longfellow House – partners and hundreds of thousands of annual users. Just as Agreeable Situations cataloged the collections – the HSR defined the history of 2002 – Completed the Restoration of the 1785 Wadsworth the Longfellow House and established priorities for preservation. This document was Longfellow House. a vital resource that guided work to preserve the structure, and inform the reinterpre- tation and furnishing plan for the house. Guided by the Historic Structures Report and supported through a capital campaign, this project involved a thorough 1994 – Purchased 489 Congress St. and Created the Center for Maine History. refurbishing of interior rooms, conservation of collections, and a new interpretive approach to the House and the Since 1907, MHS had operated in the Longfellow House and the Research Library. Maine Historical Society PastPerfect-Online Database Page 1 of 1 Longfellow story. The acquisition of 489 Congress St. was a bold and challenging step. This build- ing provided new space for the organization, and with it came the opportunity to 2007 – Began the Restoration and Expansion of the Research Maine Historical Society PastPerfect-Online Database Page 1 of 1 Library. This major campaign will restore the historic library and provide a new wing that will provide much needed collec- tion storage and staff spaces. The project is underway today. The restored building will re-open early in 2009, while funds Object Record continue to be raised to complete the campaign. Object # 2006.146 Object Record Of course there are many other accomplishments not on this Object Model, Ship Name list ranging from initiatives to provide electronic access to the Object # 2006.146 Other collection to the introduction of new programs for school-age Object Model of Battleship Georgia Name Model, Ship Name and adult audiences. Other Description Model of the Battleship ”Georgia.” Model of Battleship Georgia Name Two masts, three smokestacks with black tops (made of paper?), Every now and then it is interesting and useful to stop, take Description Model ofand the gun/cannon Battleship ”Georgia.” turrets at front, Two masts,back, three and smokestackssides. Some string stock, and look at where we have come. Twenty years is not with blackrigging. tops (madeTop painted of paper?), yellow, sides and gun/cannonwhite and turrets red. Carvedat front, as if it were such a long period – yet the growth of the organization over back, andin thesides. water Some with string blue and white rigging.waves. Top painted ”Georgia” yellow, written sides on stern. this time has been significant. If the past twenty years are white andBlack red. stencilled Carved as letters if it were on bottom, in the waterperhaps with ablue reused and white packing crate? any indication, when
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