MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPRING2016 Vision in Action

Preserving History • Engaging Minds • Connecting Maine MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPRING2016 Vision in Action

Who is a Mainer? If you have visited MHS or followed the local news this winter, you have noticed MHS’s participation in a critical commu- MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY nity conversation. Across the state, people are grappling with significant INCORPORATED 1822 economic stress. As has happened regularly throughout Maine history, immigration has become a flashpoint.

Our recent exhibition 400 Years of New Mainers, curated by Tilly Laskey and Reza Jalali (Coordinator of Multicultural Student Affairs at the University of Southern Maine) under Kate McBrien’s leadership, demonstrates the invaluable role that history can OFFICERS play in Maine. It also exemplifies the MHS “laboratory” that we are using to test new ideas Preston R. Miller, Chair and ways of practicing history, and our vision for MHS going forward. Joseph E. Gray, 1st Vice President Jean Gulliver, 2nd Vice President The exhibition came together quickly in response to what MHS staff observed: troubling, Tyler Judkins, Secretary Carl L. Chatto, Treasurer vitriolic exchanges in the media about the supposed negative impact of immigrants in Maine. Using the photographs and stories of recent immigrants featured in the book that Jalali pro- MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TRUSTEES duced with Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest and Pat Nyhan as a jumping off point, the team Eleanor Ames Theodore L. Oldham wove together a story that features the experiences and contributions of various groups who Richard E. Barnes Betsy Pelikan have arrived in Maine over the centuries. The exhibition both affirms the common experi- Eric Baxter Tobey Scott ences all Mainers have shared as new arrivals, and is unflinching in acknowledging negative Penny Carson Eileen Skinner Thomas Cattell Kathryn Schneider Smith reactions to immigration. Nancy Cline Lendall L. Smith John Doughty Charles V. Stanhope As part of the initiative, street artist Pigeon installed posters from his “Mainer” project on Jan Eakins Alan B. Stearns the front of the MHS building, helping enliven MHS’s physical presence and, more impor- Bob Greene Meredith Strang Burgess Horace W. Horton Andy Verzosa tantly, bringing the dialog in the exhibit out onto the street and into the community. Patrick T. Jackson Lee D. Webb David Lakari Charles D. Whittier The question “Are you a Mainer” can be asked playfully. It can also be loaded, exclusionary, Peter Merrill and have consequences that we don’t intend. One of the richest programs I’ve been part of in my near fifteen years at MHS was a panel in March that featured four Maine women, each of ADMINISTRATION whom arrived here over the past two decades, describing their lives in Maine. Stephen Bromage Executive Director Cindy Murphy Business Manager What stood out was not where they came from (Cambodia, Iraq, Zambia) or that they Karen Pelletier Director of Finance Nan Cumming Director of Institutional Advancement have been in Maine for years rather than generations, but the universality of what shapes Kate Raymond Donor Relations Manager their lives—the joys and challenges of raising kids, caring for aging parents, trying to fit in Dan D’Ippolito Communications Manager at school, struggling to keep a business afloat in Maine—and what each appreciates about Dani Fazio Creative Manager Maine—the warmth of its people and the communities they’ve become members of.

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Thank you to everyone who has been part of this special initiative. It’s a sign of things to Kate McBrien Chief Curator come. Tilly Laskey Outreach Curator Kathleen Neumann Education/Interpretive Programs Manager John Babin Visitor Services Manager There’s much to look forward to in the months ahead—including an exhibition and events Melissa Spoerl Museum Store Manager related to Acadia National Park’s centennial, an exhibition commemorating the great Port- Robert Kemp Retail Associate land fire of 1866, a wonderful partnership with the Biddeford Mills Museum, new content on Maine Memory Network, and The Magical History Tour which will include several sites RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP that feature immigration stories. Jamie Rice Director of Library Services Nicholas Noyes Curator of Library Collections William D. Barry Research Historian Finally, please join us for MHS’s 194th Annual Meeting at the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor Nancy Noble Archivist & Cataloger on June 4! Thanks so much for your interest and support. Holly Hurd-Forsyth Collections Manager & Registrar Tiffany Link Research Librarian Steve Bromage Patrick Ford Project Archivist Isabel Turk Library Assistant Executive Director

DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT Kathleen Amoroso Director of Digital Engagement Sofia Yalouris Image Services Coordinator ABOUT THE COVER: Khadija Guled, 2009 © Jan Pieter van Voorst van Beest. Photograph featured in MHS’s exhibition, 400 Years of New Mainers.

2 MHS MUSEUM KNOWLEDGE IS POWER KNOWLEDGE Interest from schools in 400 Years of New Mainers has been significant and the response - from teachers and students has been overwhelm ingly positive. Educators appreciate that the exhibit the social examines an important topic that is both part of students’ studies curriculum, and is also relevant to many personal stories. and The exhibit has value for diverse ages, backgrounds, school interests. Portland and Scarborough elementary students participating in MHS’s Local History, Local Schools program explored and discussed immigration in the with a museum educator in their classrooms and with exhibit itself, responding to what they learned original poetry and artwork. they They excitedly pointed out friends and neighbors exhibit, recognized in the photographs featured in the such as and delighted in the exhibit’s interactive aspects, had to sharing what they would bring with them if they leave their country with only one suitcase. A documentary to class from Harpswell Coastal Academy was curious presented, see how Maine stories were documented and and took from their visit some useful tools on non-fiction storytelling. A class from Portland High School, planning to mount their own exhibit about immigration, visited MHS to gain insight on the immigrant experience in Maine as well as to start generating ideas for their own project. This group also met with MHS staff to discuss the logistics and best practices of exhibit creation. The PHS exhibit will include interviews with Mainers in their native languages about their own immigrant experiences. It’s scheduled to open at the school in spring 2016. Through an intriguing pairing of art and history, and with a thoughtful examination of the past that also points to the present, 400 Years of New Mainers has provided Maine students with historical knowledge, as well as inspiration, a place for lively discussion, and a chance to share their own stories.

Maine Historical Society took on the on the Society took Historical Maine sub- and controversial contemporary in Maine with ject of immigration of exhibitions, 400 Years two recent Mainer and Pigeon’s New Mainers, Project. atten- Since opening in February, is ten times dance to these exhibits in 2015, and that of the same period by 900%. school visits have risen We’ve experienced record crowds experienced record crowds We’ve (in a snow coming during February In January MHS purchased Jason Brown’s Creation cuff. Brown, a Penobscot jeweler, makes contemporary jewelry informed by In January MHS purchased Jason Brown’s Creation cuff. Brown, a Penobscot jeweler, makes contemporary which was historically mined his culture. His bracelet melds traditional Penobscot ash basketry weaving techniques with copper, history, where hero/creator by Wabanaki people in the Bay of Fundy. On this bracelet is a depiction of the Wabanaki creation Glooscap shot an arrow into a brown ash tree and the Wabanaki people emerged. < Creation cuff bracelet by Jason Brown, black ash and copper, MHS 2016.002 Jason Brown performs a welcoming song at the Jason Brown performs a welcoming song at the 400 Years of New Mainers community night.

3 more understanding in our state. restating the similarities between immigrant stories over four centuries and working toward restating the similarities between immigrant stories over four centuries and working came to Maine 400 years ago alongside those who have been here a few months, we are came to Maine 400 years ago alongside those who have been here a few months, we Wabanaki people as the first people of Maine, and telling the stories of immigrants who people as the first people of Maine, and telling the stories Wabanaki Exhibiting contemporary topics may be unexpected for a historical society. By citing the Exhibiting contemporary topics may be unexpected for a historical society. Lyman Moore Middle School, with mentors from Casco Bay High School. Moore Middle School, with mentors from Casco Lyman flags of 70 countries by immigrant and refugee students in the Make it Happen! program at on MHS’s Congress Street façade, and buoys painted with the Mainer Project on MHS’s tions of Pigeon’s We physically brought the conversation outside of our building as well—through the installa- We audiences, and called into question perceptions on who can call themselves a “Mainer”. audiences, and called into question perceptions on who can call themselves a “Mainer”. histories. Through social media and a noon-time talk, street artist Pigeon has expanded MHS’s MHS’s histories. Through social media and a noon-time talk, street artist Pigeon has expanded en, where Mufalo Chitam, Maryam Hassoon, Bushra Islam, and Makara Meng shared their en, where Mufalo Chitam, Maryam Hassoon, Bushra Islam, and Makara Meng shared “Making a Home in Maine” was a panel discussion about the experiences of immigrant wom- “Making a Home in Maine” was a panel discussion about the experiences of immigrant New Mainers: Portraits of our Immigrant Neighbors (2009) to another rapt audience. book, New Mainers: Portraits of our Immigrant Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, author Pat Nyhan, and contributor Reza Jalali talked about their Van Voorst Pieter Van followed by the all-girl Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus led by Con Fullam. Photographer Jan followed by the all-girl Pihcintu Multicultural Jason Brown (Penobscot) tured a welcoming song by community night that fea- overflow crowd attended a not formerly reached. An communities that we have connected MHS with Reza Jalali’s efforts have Reza Jalali’s new perspectives at MHS. dialogue and encouraging lic programs are initiating These exhibitions and pub- Horchler, a.k.a Pigeon (pictured, top right). a.k.a Pigeon (pictured, Horchler, Pigeon’s Mainer Project with street artist and activist Orson Mainer cultural Student Affairs, and Pigeon’s tor, writer, and scholar, who manages the University of Southern Maine’s Office of Multi- Maine’s who manages the University of Southern and scholar, writer, tor, 400 Years of New Mainers with Reza Jalali, an educa- of exhibitions with community members; 400 Years This success can be traced to collaboration. Outreach Curator Tilly Laskey co-curated both Outreach Curator Tilly This success can be traced to collaboration. Portland Phoenix. and The The Bangor Daily News, The Forecaster, articles in The Portland Press Herald, storm!) and March First Friday Art Walks, and the projects have been featured in major news the projects have been featured in major and Friday Art Walks, storm!) and March First

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The outdoors is an essential part of Maine’s history and identity, and Acadia National Park (ANP) has a special presence in the imagination of both Mainers and visitors from around the world.

While we often travel to Acadia and other national parks to experience and enjoy nature, that experience has been designed and planned for us. When ANP was created, it was on land that had been used for centuries by Native Americans, local farmers and fisherman, and, more recently, wealthy rusticators. The purposeful design sought to create vistas, sight lines, and diverse oppor- MHS PROVIDES tunities for visitors to experience Mount Desert Island’s special and varied landscape. From the ACCESS TO JSTOR, breathtaking view to the roads and trails we use, each part of the park was carefully considered to IN-HOUSE & REMOTE! both protect the environment and to enhance the visitor experience. It is that deliberate design that visitors continue to enjoy today. The Brown Research Library is proud to provide access to JSTOR, a premier digital library dedicated to providing full-text access to academic journals and scholarly content. Brown Library patrons may access JSTOR in-house via the patron computer terminals, and MHS Members may access JSTOR remotely by logging in using their institutional MHS username and password.

A leader in high-quality digital content, JSTOR provides access to interdisci- plinary journals on such topics as the arts, business, economics, education, history, humanities, political and social sciences, as well as numerous other areas of the larger academic and research community. Maine Histori- cal Society’s institutional membership includes access to nearly 1,500 full-text journals, fully searchable by convention- PROGRAMS al methods (author, title, subject) as well as keyword. While JSTOR is constantly ^ Postcard of Cadillac Mountain road, Acadia National Park, ca. 1935. digitizing and adding new holdings, Collections of Maine Historical Society. Item #17469 on Maine Memory Network. traditionally journal issues three years or older are available through the service. Designing Acadia celebrates the centennial anniversary of ANP by exploring the concept, design, and layout of the park. A series of historical maps of both Mount Desert Island (MDI) and the Aca- All MHS members in good standing dia land area will help the visitor to understand the changing use of MDI and the acquisition of land may access JSTOR via the Society’s for the national park; landscape design drawings and blueprints, along with photographs of con- Online Resources webpage: maine- struction, will provide evidence of the planned design of each visitor area to the park; and supple- history.org/online_resources.shtml. mentary artifacts such as tools of the era, archaeological evidence from the island, and examples of Under the Member’s Only Section, trail signs will enhance the exhibit. select JSTOR and follow links to log in. The username and password will be The exhibition will be supplemented by public programs and educational activities. Charles provided. You must first log in to the Birnbaum, President of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, will deliver MHS’s annual Olmsted Member’s Only section with your own address on May 19, 2016. credentials prior to retrieving the JSTOR username and password. If you need assistance with establishing a Member login, please contact the MHS Donor Relations Manager at oin us! 207-774-1822 x216. 6 J SPOTLIGHT ON MAINE MEMORY CONTRIBUTING PARTNER NETWORK CONTRIBUTING PARTNER, BRIDGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY Narramissic ^ Peabody-Fitch farm, ca. 1910

Narramissic, also known as the Peabody-Fitch ceramics, all similar or identical to objects in farm, sits on an open hillside in Bridgton, with the Wadsworth-Longfellow House collection, a spectacular mountain view. This well-doc- tell the story of a household on the inland umented and relatively untouched farmstead Maine frontier enjoying a lifestyle similar to embodies the story of northern New England that of prominent coastal families. hill farms. The house was built in 1797 by William and Sally Peabody. Their son-in-law, In addition to the remarkably intact collection George Fitch, and his wife Mary, built the ell, of original artifacts, we have a vivid picture carriage shed, blacksmith shop, and barn. Be- of life on this farm in the mid-19th century, ing a strong temperance man, George refrained thanks to Edwin Peabody Fitch. Born in 1840, from supplying the usual barrel of rum at the he grew up in the house and fought in the Civil barn-raising, and for generations it has been War. After being captured and exchanged, he ^ Edwin Peabody Fitch ca. 1860 known locally as the “Temperance Barn.” returned home, married Hannah Powers, his The farm prospered throughout much of the childhood sweetheart, and headed west. They 19th century, but with time suffered declining ended up in California and at his children’s fortunes. In 1938 it passed from the Peabody- request, just a year before he died, he wrote Fitch family to Margaret Monroe of Provi- (or dictated) his memories of growing up on dence, Rhode Island, who named it Narramis- a Maine farm. Published along with his Civil sic, a word she found in an Abenaki dictionary War diary, Ninety Years of Living contains meaning “hard to find.” The Monroes used it fascinating stories of everyday life: how his primarily as a seasonal home until she passed father raised the barn up six feet with a home- away in 1986, leaving the property to Bridgton made wooden jack screw; how Edwin worked Historical Society (BHS). with his brothers planting beans and corn; and how a 290-pound woman came each year to In 1991 the society was contacted by the spin their wool and stink up the house with her Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association in pipe, just to name a few. ^ A loom inside the house, one of many original artifacts on display Deerfield, Massachusetts, which was deac- cessioning a number of items they purchased After discovering major problems with the restoration is expected to be completed over the from the Fitch family in 1916. BHS purchased foundations of the barn and house, Maine following three to five years. most of them, which are collectively known Preservation placed Narramissic on its list as the Peabody Collection. A commemorative of most endangered historic places. The first Ned Allen pitcher showing the Portland Observatory, a phase of the remedy, a major project to redirect Executive Director candle stand attributed to the Radford Broth- the water that is at the root of the problem, Bridgton Historical Society ers of Portland, a Federal-era tea set and other will be completed this spring, and the full

FOUNDED: Bridgton Historical Society was founded the furnishings and artifacts from the Peabody and Fitch HOURS: in 1953 to encourage an appreciation and understand- families at Narramissic, the museum collections include Museum & Archives, summer hours: ing of the events, customs, and traditions of the Bridgton household artifacts, tools, agricultural and manufacturing Tuesday-Friday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm community by collecting and preserving historically signifi- equipment, furniture, transportation vehicles, an exhibit on Labor Day to Memorial Day: cant material and making it available through programs, the narrow-gauge railroad, quilts and other textiles, fine Tuesday & Thursday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, and by publications, and exhibitions. The society operates and and decorative arts objects and other items that illustrate appointment or chance (visitors always welcome) maintains museums, historical properties, and research the history of the Bridgton community. Narramissic: facilities; advocates for preservation; and consults with July & August, Tuesday-Saturday,1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. town officials and other interested parties on matters that FACILITIES: The Society operates two facilities: a By appointment early summer and fall. Occasionally the effect the town’s identity and sense of place. museum and archive in downtown Bridgton, and “Narra- Narramissic facilities are rented to private parties for missic,” the Peabody-Fitch Farm. The museum and archives weddings and other functions; please call ahead. COLLECTIONS: Bridgton Historical Society’s contain two large exhibition galleries and a research facil- collections include genealogical materials, letters and ity. The farm includes a house, barn, carriage shed and CONTACT: Bridgton Historical Society documents from the late 18th century on, extensive working blacksmith shop, and functions as a historic house 5 Gibbs Ave., PO Box 44, Bridgton, ME 04009 records from the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad and museum as well as a venue for workshops, educational (207) 647-3699 / [email protected] the many mills that operated throughout the 19th and programs, and other events that emphasize early American early 20th centuries, tax assessing records from the late life and crafts. Both the museum and Narramissic are open All images from the Collections of Bridgton Historical 1930s, ephemera and other documents from schools, seasonally on a regular schedule, and the museum is open Society. BHS is a leader in contributing tax records businesses, and other community organizations, and year-round by appointment. The Narramissic grounds are for their town—visit mainememory.net and search well over 10,000 photographic images. In addition to open year-round from dawn to dusk. for Bridgton Historical Society. 7 8 8 ELIZABETH MARGOLIS-PINEO NEWSLETTER DESIGN: HOLLY HURD-FORSYTH COPY EDITOR: DAN D’IPPOLITO MANAGING EDITOR: www.hwlongfellow.org www.vintagemaineimages.com www.mainememory.net www.mainehistory.org WEBSITES: Portland, ME04101 489 CongressSt. Maine HistoricalSociety Mailing Address: E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (207)775-4301 Tel: (207)774-1822 Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:00pm MHS ADMINISTRATIVEOFFICES Tue-Sat, 10:00am-5:00pm Nov 1–Apr30 Sun: 12:00pm-5:00pm Thu: 10:00am-7:00pm Mon, Tue,Wed,Fri,Sat:10:00am-5:00pm Jun 1–Oct31 MUSEUM ANDSHOP from10:00am-5:00pm Garden opentothepublicduringseason Sun: Firsttour12:00pm(last4:00pm) Mon-Sat: Firsttour10:30am(last4:00pm) onthehour May 1–Oct31:Opentopublic,housetours LONGFELLOW HOUSEANDGARDEN and thelasttwoweeksofyear Closed holidaysandsomeholidayweekends, Nov 1–Apr30:Wed-Sat,10:00am-4:00pm May 1–Oct31:Tue-Sat,10:00am-4:00pm BROWN RESEARCHLIBRARY Call aheadforholidayhours VISIT MHS F T 489 Portland, Maine

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