Keywords: lecture halls
Item 79709
Mechanics Institute Lecture Room, Rumford, 1911
Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: 1911-11-09 Location: Rumford Media: Booklet, ink on paper
Item 74941
Lawrance Thompson lecture announcement, Portland, 1939
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1939 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.
Exhibit
Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages
"Opera houses hosted lectures, plays, live music, and movies, with many hosting actual operas, such as The Merry Widow in Lewiston and Faust in…"
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Market Hall, Bangor, 1846
"… had attended church in that building, as well as lectures, concerts, and other events. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library
"… a children's room, a youth room, a lobby and a lecture hall. Mildred C. Wright donated $150,000 to the library for its construction."
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
