Detail of Giveen’s annotations showing his ship Humphrey Purington on route from Newport (Wales) for Portland in 1848. Above, a notation for his ship Charles S. Pennell that reads, ’20 days out from New York’. [MSM2024.59] Sixteen nautical charts,...
Moxie Horsemobile Sign, 1937 The Maine State Museum recently acquired two rare Moxie advertising signs. Designated as Maine’s official state soft drink in 2005, this infamous drink has acquired a cult following over the last 139 years. Originally called Moxie Nerve...
“Win with Hathaway” bumper sticker Remembering the C. F. Hathaway Company, Waterville Maine National media celebrated the C. F. Hathaway Company as America’s oldest and last major shirt manufacturer when it closed its Waterville factory in 2002. Over...
On exhibit in The Berlin Wall: A World Divided are several items on loan from the Maine State Museum including the uniform worn by Samantha during her visit to the Artek Soviet Youth Camp and a selection of images. The Maine State Museum has recently joined with...
Curator Angela Goebel-Bain (right front) examining a coat with a visiting researcher. Members of the public frequently contact museum staff with inquiries about items in the collection. Often, the resulting research leads to the discovery of new, exciting information....
Governor Percival Baxter and Garry II, 1926 Joseph B. Kahill, artist MSM 72.19.87 Garry’s scratch marks, preserved and explained on Governor Baxter’s office door in the State House. June 1, 2023 is the 100th anniversary of the death of then-Governor Percival Baxter’s...
Maine Tourmaline Necklace, MSM 77.33.1. Photograph by J. Scovil. One necklace in Maine shows great vision for the future as well as some degree of short-sightedness. The necklace, officially titled the Maine Tourmaline Necklace, was beautifully crafted by Maine...
Potato basket made by Richard Silliboy. MSM 2022.44.1 “It’s sad to see the fields all grown up today where there used to be farms,” said Richard Silliboy, a Mi’kmaq artisan who specializes in making utility baskets. Basketmaking goes back for generations in...
A Timely Addition to the Museum’s Collection Governor Brewster’s guestbook and the 1925 Governor’s Conference book will be on view at the Blaine House in Augusta throughout the month of July 2022. Click here to book a tour. Thanks to a donation by the Friends of the...
Thomas Bruce MSM 68.5.104 The Bates College Athletics department recently published an article featuring six Black student-athletes in the college’s early years. A photograph of one of the students, Thomas Bruce, also appears in the Maine State Museum’s...
