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Spirits Alive Event Today | “And the Sea Shall Take Them All—The Wreck of the SS Portland” with Herb Adams at 1:30 pm today
Sponsored by Spirits Alive at Eastern Cemetery Saturday, February 25 from 1:30pm to 2:30pmIn person at the University of Southern Maine, Glickman Library, University Events Room, 7th floor125 years ago, the wreck of the SS Portland, became the largest loss of life at sea in a single storm in New England history. Some 200 souls … Continue reading Spirits Alive Event Today | “And the Sea Shall Take Them All—The Wreck of the SS Portland” with Herb Adams at 1:30 pm today
Place Justice Event | “Fighting Indians” A film screening and conversation on 2/21
Join the Place Justice Project for a virtual screening of "Fighting Indians" followed by a conversation with filmmakers Mark Cooley and Derek Ellis and Passamaquoddy language-keeper Dwayne Tomah, moderated by Erika Arthur
Yale Event Tomorrow | A Tree’s View of History: the longleaf pine’s integral role in the American slave trade on 2/15 at 1pm
Hosted by The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment and Orion Magazine Wednesday, February 15, 20231 p.m. EST Register here Join us tomorrow afternoon for a conversation with Lacy M. Johnson about American history and the longleaf pine. Johnson will be expanding on her essay about the longleaf pine’s integral role in the American slave trade, … Continue reading Yale Event Tomorrow | A Tree’s View of History: the longleaf pine’s integral role in the American slave trade on 2/15 at 1pm
Opportunity at Munson Institute, Mystic | Summer Fellowships to Reimagine New England’s Past
Hosted by the Frank C. Munson Institute at Mystic Seaport Museum For more than 60 years, the Frank C. Munson Institute at Mystic Seaport Museum has drawn graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars to its residential, 6 week-long summer programs in maritime studies. During the summer of 2023, Munson Institute fellows, faculty, and guest speakers … Continue reading Opportunity at Munson Institute, Mystic | Summer Fellowships to Reimagine New England’s Past
Brown Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice | Call for Contributions: Reimagining New England Histories Publications Platform
Overview Reimagining New England Histories: Historical Injustice, Sovereignty, and Freedom project is a public humanities project. A joint venture between Brown University’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ), Williams College, and Mystic Seaport Museum, the project is a collaborative effort with partners from Native Nations and organizations and African American communities and … Continue reading Brown Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice | Call for Contributions: Reimagining New England Histories Publications Platform
Place Justice Event | Four Decades & Four Bills: Dealing with Offensive Names & Symbols in Maine 2/7/23
Until very recently, racial slurs remained inscribed on Maine’s landscapes and racist mascots were cherished by schools and their communities. How did these symbols that disparage and dehumanize Black and Indigenous people come to be? Why have they persisted for so long? And what harmful vestiges remain still today?
Lincoln County Historical Association Event | Malaga Island with Kate McBrien on 2/2/23
Maine State Archivist Kate McBrien explores the history of racism and eugenics behind the fate of a community that lived on Malaga Island, off the coast of Phippsburg, Maine, in the late 1800s.
Maine Conservation Voters Event | Captain Frederick Drinkwater: A Maine Slave Ship Captain, with Dr. Kate McMahon on 2/3/23
Hosted by Maine Conservation Voters Friday, February 3, 2023 at 12:00 pm Register here Captain Frederick Drinkwater was born in Yarmouth, Maine, and rose from relative obscurity to become one of the most notorious slave ship captains of the 1850s and early 1860s. This talk will discuss Maine and the slave trade to Cuba in … Continue reading Maine Conservation Voters Event | Captain Frederick Drinkwater: A Maine Slave Ship Captain, with Dr. Kate McMahon on 2/3/23
Tonight! Atlantic Black Box presents: The Saga of James A. Butler told by his descendant, Charles Shaw, on 1/26/23
Charles Shaw shares the compelling story of James A. Butler, his maternal great, great grandfather who migrated as a young man from the Province of Nova Scotia to Boston in the mid-19th century in search of opportunity. A boat builder by trade and a likely descendant of the Black loyalist evacuation of New York in 1783, Butler arrived in the U.S. with youthful confidence and verve, only to encounter the dark side of the pursuit for the American dream.
Maine Historical Society Event | The Unwilling Architects Initiative: Interpreting Untold Stories in a Small Historic House Museum on 1/26/23
An in-person talk about who built Victoria Mansion Hosted by Maine Historical Society Thursday, January 26, 6:00 – 7:00 pmSNOW DATE: Thursday, February 2 at 6:00 pm Location: MHS Shettleworth Lecture Hall Register here Built between 1858-1860, Victoria Mansion is a National Historic Landmark in Portland, Maine, known widely for its architecture and stunning intact … Continue reading Maine Historical Society Event | The Unwilling Architects Initiative: Interpreting Untold Stories in a Small Historic House Museum on 1/26/23
Atlantic Black Box presents What Happened Here: The Saga of James A. Butler told by his descendant, Charles Shaw, on 1/26/23
Charles Shaw shares the compelling story of James A. Butler, his maternal great, great grandfather who migrated as a young man from the Province of Nova Scotia to Boston in the mid-19th century in search of opportunity. A boat builder by trade and a likely descendant of the Black loyalist evacuation of New York in 1783, Butler arrived in the U.S. with youthful confidence and verve, only to encounter the dark side of the pursuit for the American dream.
Event | Working While Black: Race, Labor, and Community in Black Bangor, 1880-1950 with Dr. Maureen Elgersman Lee on 2/22/23
Reaching its peak between the late 1800s and World War II, Bangor’s African American community experienced what is simultaneously a microcosm of America’s history and a very special local history within Maine.
Opportunity | Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations Seeks Executive Director
The Permanent Commission is an independent entity with a mission to work toward ending structural racism so all communities can thrive. For too long, Maine and the United States have allowed the institutions and policies that drive structural racism to continue. These structures hurt all of us, including rural Mainers, Black and African American people, … Continue reading Opportunity | Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations Seeks Executive Director
Event | Caesar Freeman: An 18th-century Free Black Man in Bowdoin, Maine on 2/23/23
Jym St. Pierre will present his research on Caesar Freeman, one of the first settlers of the Town of Bowdoin, Maine and a free Black man.
Event | A Window on the Past – West Indies trade is subject of historical society lecture on 1/18/23
Hosted by the South Portland Historical Society With Seth Goldstein Wednesday, Jan. 18th, at 6:30 p.m.South Portland Community Center “Regardless of what was to be a Maine boy’s occupation or profession, an indispensable part of his upbringing was a voyage or two in the West India trade. In the days when the privateers of France … Continue reading Event | A Window on the Past – West Indies trade is subject of historical society lecture on 1/18/23
Event | Indian Law & History Lecture on 11/18/22
Hosted by University of Maine School of Law Friday, November 18, 2022 12:00 PM to 1:30 PMOnline Zoom Webinar Register here The 2nd Annual Indian Law & History Lecture will explore the Doctrine of Discovery, a millennia old legal principle, which forms the foundation for Western property law and was first espoused by the Pope … Continue reading Event | Indian Law & History Lecture on 11/18/22
Event | Overlooked Stories and Histories: African Americans in Maine on 11/10/22
This Great Falls Forum panel will share stories to advance our knowledge of African Americans in Maine. Along with building a more honest and inclusive narrative of the community’s racial-ethnic heritage, panelists offer creative ways to preserve and celebrate told and untold stories of work, community-building, and the region's multifaceted heritage.
Event | New Insights into Indigenous and Enslaved People in Colonial Portland on 11/16/22
Hosted by the Tate House Museum Zoom Lecture presented by:Holly K. Hurd, Executive Director Laura F. Sprague, Consulting CuratorWednesday, November 16 at 5:30 p.m. Register here The lecture will highlight new research about colonial Portland & perspectives on Indigenous and Enslaved people that will expand the interpretation of historic Tate House. The lecture will be moderated by … Continue reading Event | New Insights into Indigenous and Enslaved People in Colonial Portland on 11/16/22
Course | Transitional Justice: Truth, Reconciliation, Reparations & Community Building
This course is geared toward people interested in learning about and exploring the future of creating grassroots truth telling, reparative initiatives across the state of Maine. Register now! Course launches 10/26