The Maine Humanities Council presents

From the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service

April 7, 2005 — October 22, 2005

April 7 - June 8, 2005

The Saco Museum

371 Main Street, Saco, ME 04072
207-283-3861
Hours: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday 12:00-8:00 pm [free admission from 4-8 pm] events
June 15 - August 12, 2005

Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel

U.S. Route 1, Lille, ME 04746
207-895-3339
Hours: Sunday thru Friday 12:00 - 4:00 pm events
August 19 - October 22, 2005

Bethel Historical Society

10-14 Broad Street, Bethel, ME 04217
207-824-2908 or 800-824-2910
Hours: Tuesday thru Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
events

Maine Department of Agriculture

Maine Historic Preservation Commission

Maine Office of Tourism

Maine Preservation

Maine Tourism Association

J. Donald Cyr (Aroostook)

Andrea Strassner (York)

Sally Taylor (Oxford)

Museum on Main Street

Directions

 

The Saco Museum

Originally founded in 1866 as the York Institute Museum, this is the third oldest museum in Maine. The Saco Museum's extensive collections include more than 10,000 artifacts, including superb examples of documented local furniture, clocks, silver, ceramics, textiles, and costumes. Of special note is a rich collection of paintings and portraits from the Saco River region of southern Maine.

Directions:

The Saco Museum

The Town of Saco is easily accessible from I-95 (the Maine Turnpike) Exit 36 (formerly Exit 5) or from U.S. Route One which goes right through the center of town. From the Turnpike, follow signs to downtown Saco. The Saco Museum is located at 371 Main Street, near the junction of Route One (Elm Street), Main Street, and Ferry Road (Route 9). The Dyer Library is also located next door.

 

Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel

Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel

The twin bell towers of this Acadian cultural heritage museum dominate the skyline of Lille, a small village in northern Aroostook County. The building, which dates from 1909, began life as a Catholic church known as Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Today it remains the most intact and architecturally significant of the surviving, historic, wooden Catholic churches constructed in Acadian settlements along the St. John River.

Directions:
In northern Aroostook County, U.S. Route One follows the St. John River along the Canadian border. The village of Lille is located on Route One approximately 10 miles northwest of Van Buren or 2 miles southeast of Grand Isle. The museum is right on Route One — look for the twin bell towers with the angels on top.

 

Bethel Historical Society

Bethel Historial Society

Founded in 1966, the Bethel Historical Society operates its Regional History Center from two adjoining properties on the Common in historic Bethel Hill village — the O'Neil Robinson House (1821) and the Dr. Moses Mason House (1813), both on the National Register of Historic Places. The Society has extensive collections documenting the history of western Maine, the White Mountain region, and northern New England, including a library of outstanding manuscripts, books, and photographs.

Directions:
Located in the mountains of western Maine, Bethel is situated 12 miles east of the New Hampshire border at the junction of Routes 2, 5, 26, and 35. Route 26 provides direct access for the Greater Portland region via I-95 (the Maine Turnpike) and Exit 63 in Gray (formerly Exit 11). The Historical Society properties are located on Broad Street facing the Common near the center of Bethel village.