BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20161106T010000 RDATE:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T010000 RDATE:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 RDATE:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 RDATE:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 RDATE:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 RDATE:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20161103T000000 RDATE:20161106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 RDATE:20171105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 RDATE:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 RDATE:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 RDATE:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 RDATE:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fb2fba6befa2bdf6ca33227fd4208de3 CATEGORIES:Arts, Entertainment, Libraries & Museums CREATED:19691231T190000 SUMMARY:Over There and Down Home: Mainers and World War I LOCATION:Maine State Museum\, State House Complex\, State Street\, Augusta\, ME DESCRIPTION:
The Maine State Museum in Augusta opens its newest exhibiti on, Over There and Down Home: Mainers and World War I on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Museum admission is free of charge all day. A special performance of traditional and period military music by the 195th Army Band at 11:15 a .m. will highlight the day’s activities.
Over There and Down Home: Ma iners and World War I features the efforts of Maine industries, communities , and individuals in support of the Allied Forces as the United States stru ggled to define her place in the increasingly global conflict. The exhibit chronicles the United States’ journey from neutral country to a member of t he Allied Forces through the lives and contributions of Mainers. From colle ctive efforts of feeding and outfitting Allied troops before the U.S. entry into the war, to later supporting Liberty Bonds on the home front, Maine w as an active participant in World War I. A particular focus of the new exhi bition is on the experiences of the Maine National Guard, the Old 2nd Maine , as the unit transitioned to the 103rd Infantry in the 26th Division, know n as the “Yankee Division.” The exhibition features many objects and storie s from individual soldiers who belonged to that unit.
“People will be surprised at how involved Maine was in World War I, a war we should not fo rget,” comments Museum Director Bernard Fishman. “We mobilized tens of thou sands of men and women, boosted our industries, and felt a rush of patrioti sm for our country and cause that is profoundly impressive. The objects fro m that strange war, and the many personal stories from home and from the fr ont, will fascinate anyone who is interested in Maine and in the people of Maine.”
“In my research, I found the personal stories of Mainers arou nd the state to be most compelling,” comments the exhibit’s curator, Angela Goebel-Bain. “With photographs and artifacts, the exhibit tells about thes e people, such as Leroy Hoskins of Milo, who enlisted before the national d raft so he could serve with his two uncles already in the Maine National Gu ard. Franklyn “Nemo” Burbank of Livermore Falls led his men and personally captured a German machine gun, first invented by Maine’s Hiram Maxim. Back home, years before America entered the conflict, farmers of Aroostook Count y rallied to feed Belgian refugees, while women from twenty-six Maine commu nities sent “comfort bags” to wounded French soldiers. Once the United Stat es declared war, Mainers launched an all-out effort to support the U.S. sol diers through the Red Cross and the purchase of Liberty Loan Bonds.”
Over There and Down Home: Mainers and World War I continues at the Maine St ate Museum through November 11, 2018, the 100th anniversary of the armistic e between the Allied and Central Powers that ended the war. To further high light the new exhibition and honor veterans, the Maine State Museum will al so be open free of charge this year on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, 2017.
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All museum staff may also be contacted through the museum's main phone number, 207-287-2301, by e-mail at Maine.Museum@Maine.gov, or to schedule a group reservation, plea se complete the online group reservation form.
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