The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College
A collaboration of the Maine Humanities Council and the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College
A one-week seminar for high school students who enjoy history
Dates: July 13 -17, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 2:30
(except for the day of the field trip)
Place: Bowdoin College, Brunswick
Time: 9:00 - 2:30
(except for the day of the field trip)
Place: Bowdoin College, Brunswick
Have you ever wondered...
- What made Arctic exploration the biggest news of the early 20th century? Is it “frozen in the past” or still relevant today?
- What was it like to be one of the first Arctic explorers?
- How does a museum tell a story from the past?
Then come to History Camp and...
- Interact with Arctic scholars and museum professionals
- Get a behind-the-scenes look at how a museum works
- Cruise out to Eagle Island to visit Robert E. Peary’s summer home
- Talk with Charlie Hildreth, who as a young man traveled to the Arctic with explorer Donald B. Macmillan
History Camp Staff
- Jennifer Crane, Co-Director
Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum - Russ Pierson, Co-Director
Social Studies
Brunswick Junior High School
Presenters
- Patricia Erikson, Ph. D.
USM, Visiting Professor of American and New England Studies
