Keywords: Maine Maritime Museum
Item 102242
John Hancock Wharf Museum, York, 1990
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1740 Location: York Media: Postcard
Item 10667
Wreck of the schooner Empress, Kennebunkport, 1891
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1891-10-28 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print
Item 151407
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, ca. 1990
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1990 Location: Searsport Client: Penobscot Marine Museum Architect: Carol A. Wilson; UJMN and Carol A. Wilson Architects
Exhibit
John Hancock's Relation to Maine
The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.
Exhibit
The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
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Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
Story
An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
