Keywords: Phips proclamation
Item 108789
Blanket Coat by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune, Indian Island, 2021
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1755 Location: Old Town; Thomaston Media: Wool, silk, glass bead
Item 20113
Public thanksgiving proclamation, 1755
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1755-12-04 Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
A Riot of Words: Ballads, Posters, Proclamations and Broadsides
Imagine a day 150 years ago. Looking down a side street, you see the buildings are covered with posters and signs.
Exhibit
Cultures from the ancient Greeks and Chinese to contemporary societies have set aside time to give thanks, especially for the harvest. In 1941, the United States set a permanent date for the observance.
Story
Margaret Moxa's Blanket Coat
by Jennifer Neptune
A contemporary artwork in memory of Penobscots murdered for scalp bounties.
