Category: Public Events & Celebrations, Anniversaries, Birthdays
Item 19277
Birthday letter to Burton Winslow, 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Lewiston; Saco Media: Ink on paper
Item 36872
Marjorie Pike's birthday party, Lubec, ca. 1898, ca. 1898
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.
Exhibit
MHS in Pictures: exploring our first 200 years
Two years after separating from Massachusetts, Maine leaders—many who were part of the push for statehood—also separated from Massachusetts Historical Society, creating the Maine Historical Society in 1822. The legislation signed on February 5, 1822 positioned MHS as the third-oldest state dedicated historical organization in the nation. The exhibition features MHS's five locations over the institution's two centuries, alongside images of leaders who have steered the organization through pivotal times.
