Agreeable News: Twenty Years of Collections Progress

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Also in this issue: MHS Than k s to Dono r s Preserving History maine historical society 2 Marieke Margaret Harland eter G. Peter Jane Preston riscilla B.Doucette Priscilla orace W. Horace Stephanie arolyn B. Carolyn VanDerSteenhoven Holly Kathleen Linda E. MAINE Joseph Eldon Sophie Maine William D. Barry D. William Tracy andace Kanes Candace Nicholas Jacqueline Fenlason Jacqueline Christopher Kristie oger Gilmore, 2nd Gilmore, Roger Melissa uhail Bisharat Suhail McKay Randall Staff Carolin Allan Frances David Nancy tephen Bromage Stephen 1822 Incorporated obert Kemp Robert Crane Hurd-Forsyth ichard D’Abate Richard M.Cronkhite James F. James Beau John Philip Cynthia Dana Steven H. R. Robert McPheeters L. Dani Fazio Dani Elizabeth ric Baxter Eric Jamie Sara R. Lamaestra Leslie Bonnie Mendoza Amoroso Morrison iller Jr. Miller Littlefield Levinsky Eastman Philbrick Laurie Hanslip Murray Cimino HISTORICAL Jane Foden Jane Morrell Mayer Horton Spoerl Regier Collins Noyes Memory Diana Fish Diana Harris Noble Education Morfit . Jordan Jr, Jordan H. Twiss Pollitt Administration Archbald Atripaldi Officers Trustees . BaRoss, P. Rice E. Museum Murphy ivesay, 1st Livesay, Library Millinger, Vance Puzio Hahn Nash urator of the of Curator Inventory Registrar Inventory Curatorial Museum Visitor Visitor Curator Digital of Director Cataloger, Image Library Head Archivist/Cataloger Public Library Corporate Mary Katherine James Neil Donna Imelda Lendall Frederic Jotham Paul harles D. Whittier D. Charles Jean Nicholas Director of Director Americorps School Coordinator Community Vice Treasurer Secretary Network President

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In 1987, four collaborating institutions – the Brick Store Museum, Old York Historical Society, the York 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 building 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 collection 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 2028 arrives Maine Historical Society waves. ”Georgia” written on stern. Black stencilled letters on bottom, will be leading the way with new and creative ways to bring Date perhaps1904 a reused circa packing crate? Maine history to our audiences. Date Image 1904 circa012\2006146.JPG Image 012\2006146.JPG John Mayer PastPerfect Online: Over the past twenty years, inventory and cataloging projects have made both library and museum collections accessible on the world wide — Museum Curator web. PastPerfect Online allows internet users to search the museum collections from the “Online Resources” section of the MHS website.

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The Handsome in Nick Noyes - Head of Library Services Society. Historical The expansion and renovation of the MSH ResearchThe expansion and renovation the Brown ResearchLibrary—soon to be called on schedule. We anticipateLibrary—is proceeding early January 2009, followed“building delivery” in enable library staff and vol- by a six week period to our great collections. unteers to move and re-shelve suspension of all libraryThis means a temporary of January and February. Theservices in the months new building will contain state-of-the-art collections storage on three levels with offices, a conference Memory Maine the and room, projects special room, eleva- Network. Most exciting: a staircase hall with andtor! The original building will have renovated restored reading rooms, technical services processing three newareas, a photo studio, painting storage, and bathrooms. There will be climate control throughout. toA tunnel under the Garden will eventually connect will bethe Museum building. The Longfellow Garden planreplanted in the spring according to the original and the wall will also be replaced. days drawLook for further announcements as moving publicnear. Plans are in motion for dedications and celebrations in late spring. Moving Back Back Moving New and to a Library Renewed Consider taking (or giving) a chair! Maine A named chair can memorialize a friend, campaign as you Challenge! Co., is creating a new chair especially for Have a seat at history’s table! For this and other opportunities, call the development office at Huston and History: $500

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Chair in rich oak and leather, there will be 43 new chairs in the main reading room. a loved one, or yourself. 207-774-1822. Maine furniture designer, There are many naming opportunities left for generous donors to the campaign. make your year-end plans for 2008. Yes, these are not easy times, but as our director, Richard D’Abate, notes in this issue, giving in troubled times has always been part of the Maine way. Please be as generous as possible. Maine history is a part of us! For more information about the campaign, pledge cards, or credit card transactions, please call Leslie Hahn, 207-774- 1822, or simply send your check directly to MHS Library Campaign, 489 Congress St. Portland ME 04101. Thank you! A We encourage you to consider giving to the MHS Library To date we have raised approximately $8M in gifts and pledges from nearly two hundred individuals, corporations, and foundations. It is a very significant sum, but not yet where we need to be. The Kresge Foundation has issued a challenge and given us to the end of the year to make it: raise up to $600,000 by December 31st, 2008, and Kresge will leverage those gifts with an additional $400,000, bringing us to $9M. Raise $9.5M and we can eliminate the cost of long-term financing. The freedom to plan our future requires meeting our goals today. To do this we must have your help. As you can see from this page, the renovation and expansion of the MHS research library is nearing completion and plans are underway for moving back in the first two months of the new year. It’s a very exciting time; librarians are already imagining what it will be like to ride that strange new luxury, an elevator. Nonetheless there’s still some very important business to do, and it’s pressing. We must finish the campaign. $9M by Year End — Library Campaign Goal: PEOPLE AND EVENTS 6 Thompson, ca.1819. and HillIslands,byDavidSamuel North shoreofLakeHuronshowingBilberry 42. Thenameofthejournalhas changedovertheyears: cooperation withtheDepartment ofHistoryattheUniversityMaine.Thisdatabasecontainsfully searchablepagesfromVolumes9through Maine Historyistheonlyperiodicaldevotedto scholarshiponMainehistory.Itispublishedthreetimesayear by theMaineHistoricalSocietyin Online Resourcessectionofwww.mainehistory.org andloginwithyourusernamepassword(orcreateanaccountifyoudon’t haveone). load –morethan8000pages!Onecanalsodownloadtheseparate indexfromthesiteandgotospecificpageinquestion.Clickon website, www.mainehistory.org.Thejournals,Volumes9-42,are fullytext-searchableandavailablefordown- Back issuesoftheMHSjournal,MaineHistory, - EssentialResearchToolGoesOnline Important NewBenefitforMHS Members 26) related to the important Canadian mapmaker, David Thompson. The 26) relatedtotheimportantCanadianmapmaker,DavidThompson.The Congress topresentapaperonpartoftheThomasBarclaycollection(Coll. national FederationofLibraryAssociationsWorldandInformation Library staffmemberFrancesPollitttraveledtoQuebecCityfortheInter- Interest toCanadians MHS MapsofGreat for mappresentation traveled toQuebecCity Collection Cataloger, Fran Pollitt,MHSMap Maine Historical Society Quarterly; Volume 13 (1973)-Volume 33(1994): Maine Historical SocietyNewsletter; Volume 9(1969) -Volume12(1973): Boundary Commissioners. son andhisson,Samuel,presentedtothe and printedmapsdrawnbyDavidThomp- in thecollectionarebeautifulmanuscripts Commissioner for the boundary work. Also Commissioner fortheboundarywork.Also Anthony Barclay(1792-1877),theBritish or soveryrarelettersbyThompsonto Woods. TheSocietyholdsonehundred the GreatLakeswestwardtoLakeof British surveyor for the boundary along David Thompson(1770-1857)wasthe Research Library. website: http://www.ifla.org or at the MHS read onlineattheIFLAAnnualConference David Thompson,1817-1826”andmaybe the UnitedStates:lettersandmapsof al boundarybetweenBritishCanadaand paper isentitled,“Mappingtheinternation- are now available to members through the MHS

vidual PDF files to members on the MHS website. vidual PDF filestomembers ontheMHS website. Volume 43and subsequent issueswillbeavailable asindi- Volume 34(1994) -Volume42(2006):MaineHistory . presented byMr.McCormickandHanley. her achievementswerenotedinalegislativecertificate that Ms.Dionne-MorangreceivedfromGilderLehrman, collection ofbooksfortheschoollibrary,and$1000 Representative Stephen Hanley. In addition to the plaque, along withStateSenatorEarleMcCormickand Dionne-Morang fromGardinerAreaMiddleSchool, the Year.Picturedisthisyear’sawardrecipient,Dianna Preserve AmericatoawardtheMaineHistoryTeacherof the GilderLehrmanInstituteforAmericanHistoryand Once again,MaineHistoricalSocietyteamedupwith Teacher oftheYear Maine History SEARCHING YOUR ROOTS 7 .

www.nerge.org Kathy Amoroso - Director of Digital Projects Manchester, New England Regional New HAmpshire 22-26 April 2009 Genealogical Conference Great Deal Genealogy Genealogy Conferences: A skills and make connections with otherWant to polish research way is to attend a genealogy conference.genealogists? One great think that conferences will be too ad- Beginners often mistakenly many lectures and workshops at these 1-4vanced for them, but toward them. Everyone who doesn’tday gatherings are geared a particular kind of record or geographichave experience with more advanced genealogists will find ses- area is a beginner. The and methodologies. sions about new technologies reasons to attend genealogy conferences: There are three main how to do research with certainThe first is to learn – learn and learnrecord types, learn how to use genealogy software, lived.about the historic times when your ancestors meet other peopleThe second is to network. It’s a great way to friends andwho are researching their family’s history. Close but at confer- family are not always interested in our research, with enthusiasticences discoveries and excitement can be shared meet the profes- people. Conferences are also a great way to are always open tosionals, speakers, and authors of books who questions and give great advice. exhibitions! Re- The third reason to attend a conference is the from book sellers,gional and national conferences have displays and genealogicalsoftware and website companies, publishers, Master Genealogist,and historical societies (Ancestry.com, The Genealogi- FamilySearch.org, Proquest, Quintin Publications, Family Treecal Publishing Co., National Genealogical Society, Society, to nameMagazine, New England Historic Genealogical the professionals,a few). There’s an open invitation to chat with in addition to getting great discounts. and nationally, soConferences are held year-round, regionally it’s easy to find one nearby. For a list of genealogy conferences in New England, check www.mainehistory.org/genevents Street in com- Publishing Museum. Main The images—which Maine in the midst of Marine Illustrating and Enjoy Christmas the with Longfellows (Last tour leaves at 4 p.m.) Penobscot Eastern House Tours

December 1-December 30 Upcoming Exhibit… Children’s Activities & Book Fair Maine between 1910 and 1940. 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Wadsworth-Longfellow House our the Longfellow House at Maine Historical Society this December and and December this Society Historical Maine at House Longfellow the our A Longfellow Family Christmas, circa 1850

experience a traditional Christmas of the 1850s. The house will be decorated decorated be will house The 1850s. the of Christmas traditional a experience and open for tours daily from Monday, December 1 through Tuesday, Decem-

Main Street, Fairfield, ME circa 1920s. Businesses seen include the Star ME circa 1920s. Businesses seen include Main Street, Fairfield, pool hall, picture theater, as well as a bakery, Theater, an early moving supplied appliance store. The Kennebec River pharmacy, and electrical lum- for such industries as textiles, furniture, Fairfield with water power of the Penobscot Marine Museum ber, and paper. Courtesy Downtown Views from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company Feb 12-May 31, 2009 This exhibit features remarkable scenes of life along munities across were made by employees of the Company, a producer of postcards—capture change: automobiles arriving in quiet rural outposts, horses disappear- ing from bustling small towns, and communities, as always, on the move. This exhibit was organized by the Main Street, ine: Ma

ber 30, 2008. mid-19th the of With poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Cambridge and his sister Anne Longfel- celebrations yuletide the convey letters family Portland, in Pierce low pudding plum and turkey century. Warm quilts adorn the beds, children’s games and other toys entertain, ever- roast oysters, of dinner a and halls, the deck ivy and greens awaits the Wadsworth Longfellow family and their friends this winter holiday. annual the and Activities Children’s enjoy to invited are guests tour, the Following Museum MHS the to Holiday Book and Gift Fair (opening Saturday, December 6) next door at the Maine entrance includes house the to Admission Society. Historical exhibit, ‘Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine.’ T maine memory network 8 Comsat radomereceiver station,Andover,1980 area inthespaceage. new highschoolwasnamed“Telstar”tohonortheroleof for CommunicatingbySatelliteonthecover.In1968,Bethel’s tories in1962featuredanartist’ssketchoftheEarthStation It wassuchasignificanteventthatallMainetelephonedirec- revolution. tional television,hadbegunwithMaineattheforefrontof The eraofsatellitecommunications,includingliveinterna- the EarthStationtosimilarstationsinFranceandEngland. Johnson, andsendinganimage of theAmerican flag in front of Telstar, broadcastingthevoiceofVicePresidentLyndonB. July 11,theantennainAndoverpickedupandsentsignalsto launched fromCapeCanaveral,Florida.At6:29p.m.on On July10,thefirstprivatelyownedsatellite,TelstarI,was Andover cametonationalprominenceonJuly11,1962. complex.” earth, andthat’swhyitwasthefirstplaceforanearthstation frequency interference,isthequietestplaceonfaceof of strategicmarketing,said,“Andover,Maine,interms from AT&Tin1987,RobertOhneiser,MCIseniormanager from othermicrowavesignals.WhenMCIboughtthestation because ofitsproximitytoEuropeandthelackinterference Andover becamethehomeoffirstU.S.earthstation improved withlatersatellites. minutes internationallyineachtwo-plushourorbit.Times catch thesignal.Transmittingtimeswerelimited–about20 had tobeablemoveinvariousdirectionswithprecision liptical orbit,whichmadetrackingitchallenging.Theantenna Telstar satellitewithwhichitcommunicatedtraveledonanel- The antennaanditshousinghadtobesolargebecausethe station intheUnitedStates. antenna –thefirstearthstationorsatellitecommunication The bubble,calledtheradome,houseda340-ton,7-story A Maine andtheSpaceAge 25,000 visitorsayearinthe1960s. trees ofAndoverinwesternMainedrewsome of placeamongthemountains,ponds,andpine 16-story inflatablefabricbubblethatseemedout signals, Andover,1962 Horn antennaforreceivingTelstar lite communicationswasallbut forgotten. updated –andsmallerequipment. Maine’sprominenceintheeraofsatel- The radomeandhornantennawere dismantledin1985,andreplacedwith sion, hadagreatereffectonpeople’s livesthanthemannedspaceprogram. Telstar, peoplenotedonthe40 All ofthatandmorehappenedwithcommunicationssatellites. rebroadcast. not havetoberecordedatabreakingnewseventthenflownoverseas for Satellites mightmakenewsreportingmoretimelyasmagnetictape would limited livetransmissionsfromthe1964summerOlympicsinTokyo, Japan. than $30million,plus$3milliontolaunchthesatellite.Therewas talkof cost oftheproject:TelstarandsatellitegroundstationsAT&T more The promiseofsatellitecommunicationswasimmense,emphasized bythe — MaineMemory NetworkCurator Candace Kanes th anniversaryofthefirstsatellitetransmis- MAINE MEMORY NETWORK 9 Aerial view of Earth Station, Andover, 1962 All images contributed by Maine Historical Society

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archive o aine. societies, libraries, museums, and archives across the state of M Maine Memory Network, www.MaineMemory.net Spotlight on Maine Memory Network Contributing Partner Portland Harbor Museum — A Historical Mystery Earle and Sylvia Angell of South Portland donated more than 500 glass negatives to the Portland Harbor Museum in 1992. Earle, an amateur historian, reportedly recovered some of the negatives from the trash. Willard Express, South Portland, ca. 1910. Who took the photographs? Why were they in the trash? Where were some of them Charles Willard behind the wheel of a Model T taken? The museum has worked to solve these mysteries – but has not arrived at a Ford on Deake Street in South Portland. The car definitive answer. is loaded with Christmas presents. A sign on the side identifies it as the “Willard Express.” Different theories have been advanced regarding the identity of the photographer or photographers. An examination of the various images and the styles of photography within the collection suggests that more than one photographer captured the images. Even with the mystery intact about the origins of the photos, they are valuable because they provide a visual record of life in and around Portland during the late contri b utin g partners nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Many relate to the maritime culture of Portland – but many other subjects are covered from architecture to domestic life. The photographs are documentary in nature, but are compositionally and aesthetically striking as well.

The glass plate negatives date from the 1870s to the 1910s, with the majority of the photos taken between 1890 and 1915 in Portland, South Portland, and Cape Elizabeth.

Fort Preble, South Portland, 1901. A view of the southernmost mouth of Portland The Moulton Boys, Harbor, looking toward the tents and buildings Cushing’s Point, ca. 1900 of Fort Preble in the background. The fort, built Albert, Bryant and Manning in 1808, served as a guard to the main channel Moulton at Cushing’s Point of the inner harbor. In the foreground is the near what is now Bug Light current location of Southern Maine Community Park in South Portland, with College, where the Portland Harbor Museum also their dog and horse-drawn is located. cart. All three boys became doctors. Bryant became a psychiatrist and Albert and Manning ophthalmologists.

CONTRIBUTING Partner profile: PORTLAND HARBOR MUSEUM www.portlandharbormuseum.org

Mission: portland harbor mu- Collections: the museum possesses an Exhibitions: the museum’s current exhibit, Discover seum educates both young and old extensive collection of artifacts, photographs, Portland Harbor, is on display at 510 Congress Street about the local and global signifi- paintings, models, and documents relating to in Portland. In addition, an exhibition of then-and-now cance of portland harbor in history the maritime culture of casco bay and portland photographs, displayed at Ocean Gateway, features and culture. The museum staff harbor. Liberty ship materials – from photo- images from The Angell Collection. engages young people by offering graphs to oral histories, worker paraphernalia free admission, classroom visits, to memorabilia – are plentiful. The museum Exhibit Hours: teacher lesson plans, and museum owns timbers, ship parts, and artifacts from the 510 Congress Street, Portland: tours. The museum’s lectures, clipper ship snow squall. The museum’s small Monday through Saturday, 11:00 – 4:00. excursions, oral history programs, collection of paintings includes two large works and annually changing exhibits that originally hung in the fort williams chapel. Contact: instill knowledge and civic pride in The museum also owns a growing collection of Mark R. Thompson, Executive Director mainers and visitors. artifacts relating to the steamer portland. 207.799.6337 [email protected] 10 maps in the Library Collections. Library the in maps inspecting Barry, Bill historian, and Mayer, John Curator, Museum Nick &LisaWitte Mr. &Mrs.CharlesD.WhittierII John &Molly*White Geraldine K.Waterhouse Cornelia Robinson Deborah S.Reed Katherine Pope& Mr. &Mrs.PrestonR.MillerJr. Mr. &Mrs.E.ChristopherLivesay John &MaryJoKeffer Philip &SheilaJordan Josephine H.Detmer Madeleine G.Corson Margot P.Close Linda Bean Diana B.Bean (Gifts of$5,000ormore) LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Wadsworth Wadsworth chusetts. chusetts. Maine HistoricalSocietyisthethirdoldeststatehistoricalsocietyinUnitedtates,founded1822,justafterseparatedfrom Massa- in the greater greater the in the struggletocreateanewnation(stillfreshandmomentoushistoricalfact)bydesireidentifyMaine’sspecialparticularrole A Webster, andParkerCleveland,friendsofGoethe,intellectualsthroughoutEuropeAmerica. tory, engageminds,andconnectMaine. 1822 Society:thecircleofdonorstodaywhoseextraordinarilygenerousunrestrictedgiftsprovidebedrockMHS’sabilitytopreservehis - butions, andtheannualgalaforperiodfrom10/1/2007–9/30/2008.PleasenotethatgiftstoCentennialLibraryRenovation We areenormouslygratefulforeachandeverygift.Everydollarhelpsintheimportantworktocollect,preserve,shareMaine’s tory; provideeducationprogramsthatmakehistorymeaningful,accessible,andenjoyable;empowerotherstohelppreserve cultural heritage.IndividualgivinglevelsrepresentcumulativeunrestrictedgiftstotheAnnualFund,supportingmembershipcontri- Christopher Harte Christopher Harte mong the many friends who have supported the the supported have who friends many the mong progressive society,wecollect,carefor,andexhibithistoricaltreasures;facilitateresearchintofamily,local,state,nationalhis- We gratefullyacknowledgethefollowingdonorsfortheirgeneroussupportoverpastfiscalyearinhelpingfulfillthismission. communities, andtherecordofMaine’splaceinachangingworld.Becauseanunderstandingpastisvitaltohealthy The MaineHistoricalSocietypreservestheheritageandhistoryofMaine:storiespeople,traditions I ts founders included the first governor of the state, the first chief justice, the president of Bowdoin Bowdoin of president the justice, chief first the state, the of governor first the included founders ts L ongfellow, and many other prominent citizens. citizens. prominent other many and ongfellow, A merican story. story. merican and ExpansionCampaignwillberecognizedinaseparatedocumentattheconclusionofcampaign. Thanks toDonors2007-2008 T heir decision to create create to decision heir Maine HistoricalSociety Mrs. FredericSchaefer Neil Rolde Patricia B.Rice Mason &MargaretMorfit George &CherylHiggins Roger &BettyGilmore Richard &BonnieD’Abate Mr. andMrs.NathanielBates Anonymous ($2,000 ormore) BENEFACTORS LON Frederic &QuinbyThompson Holmes &DidiStockly ($3,000 ormore) DIRECTOR’S COUNCIL GF The 1822 Society 1822 The ELLO M aine aine W interpret thehistoryofourstate. MHS

H istorical istorical was affirmed by early gifts to the collections from figures like like figures from collections the to gifts early by affirmed was T heir sense of the importance of history was formed by the the by formed was history of importance the of sense heir MISSION S ociety this past year, we want to pay a special tribute to the members of of members the to tribute special a pay to want we year, past this ociety Collier Hands Collier Jr. Hall E. William Eastman H. Harland Douglass B. Alan Mrs. & Mr. Dodge H. W. Charles Mrs. & Mr. Johnson Ashton & Cronkhite Linda Clarke Harris Marie Chappell Katherine & Thomas Carroll Elizabeth & Robert Bunker E. Martin Brownell H. Kenneth Mrs. & Mr. Brett George Mrs. & Mr. Bradford W. John Mrs. & Mr. Berle Roger & Baxter S. Eric Bassett M. Katherine Asherman Adrian* & Ellen Dr.Edward C.Andrews Jr.& Amory A. John Mrs. & Mr. more) or ($500 INVESTORS Mr. &Mrs.RobertA.G.MonksSr. Zareen TajMirza Jim Millinger Sarah S.Meacham Peter &EveMcPheeters Catherine M.Marden Mr. &Mrs.StevenD.Lydenberg Sam &NancyLadd Dorothea Johnson Nancy B.Harvey Christopher T.Emmet Mr. &Mrs.DavidA.Cimino James &AlisonBrown Leila &SuhailBisharat Stanley Bennett Mr. &Mrs.RobertBaRoss Mr. &Mrs.GeorgeH.Anderson ($1,000 ormore) WADSORTH PATRONS Lawrence N. Leeman N. Lawrence Andrews L. Jean Mrs.

C ollege, the father of the poet poet the of father the ollege, Donald F. Winslow F. Donald III Wheeler A. William Wellehan C. Jane Stockly CC & Ayres II Silsby T. Herbert Mrs. & Hon. Ross M. Joan Poole W. William Payson W. John Mrs. & Mr. Oldham L. Theodore Mrs. & Mr. Noyes C. Shelton Mrs. Morse Marta & Morrell McKay Jane Messler Dyke Lynn Wood Robert Mrs. & Dr. Konkel W. Harry Mrs. & Mr. King W. Grace Hunnewell G. Sumner Jr. Hildreth L. Charles Henry G. Merton Hatfield Charlotte Harmon M. Philip Paul &PeggyWescott Elsie P.Viles Marjorie D.Twombly Mr. &Mrs.JothamA.Trafton Margaret P.Stewart Meredith S.Smith Lendall L.Smith&NancyHerter Capt. GranvilleI.Smith Jeffrey &DonnaRyan Gordon D.Russell James M.Richardson Robert L.Raley Apphia J.Pearson Mr. &Mrs.EdwardD.NoyesIII Mary P.&KennethM.Nelson Clare &StephenMoss Norman H.Morse William M.&JaneS.Moody

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you to our to you than k Johann & Linda Gouws Janet L. Brogan Althea F. Green Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Brown Dwight Havey & Jane Havey Mr. & Mrs. Norman G. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Haynes Mary Z. Bryant Dr. H. Draper Hunt Charles E. Burden MD Mr. & Mrs. Scott F. Hutchinson Polly B. Burke Erik C. Jorgensen & Tamara Risser Joyce & G. Robert Butler James D. Julia Janet & Tom Carper Jim Keil Paul D. Carr Mr. & Mrs. John D. Knowlton Dr. & Mrs. Delvyn C. Case Barbara & Jerry Korn Ted & Kitty Chadbourne Russell Grant Leach Amelia E. Chamberlain Shepard & Candice Lee Deborah G. Chandler Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Magnus John & Roberta Chandler Mr. & Mrs. F. William Marshall Lawrence Darr Chapman David H. & Ann Stuart Montgomery Nicole Cherbuliez & Seth Clayter Susan D. Moran Cynthia D. Choate

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