Courtesy of Museum L-A
TITLE: 6 P.M. April 23, 1909. A sweeper in the Hill Mfg. Co., Lewiston, ME
CREATOR: Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940
Courtesy of Museum L-A
A one-week seminar for high school students who enjoy history
Dates: July 27 - 31, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 2:30
Place: Museum L-A, Lewiston
Time: 9:00 - 2:30
Place: Museum L-A, Lewiston
Have you ever wondered...
- Why are you here? (We're not speaking existentially, just asking how you or your ancestors came to Maine)
- What has drawn immigrants to Maine?
- Should immigrants try to maintain their culture or assimilate to American culture?
Then come to History Camp and...
- Find out what historians see as the Maine story of immigration
- Explore the 19th century mill at Museum LA
- Visit “Petit Canada,“ once a cultural enclave
- Hear from former mill workers about their lives as immigrants
History Camp Staff
- Gisele Cyr, Director
Humanities, Lewiston Public Schools - Nancy Ponzetti, Assistant to the Director
Social Studies Department Chair
Catherine McAuley High School
Presenters
- Annette Vance Dorey
Museum Educator, Museum L-A - Michel Courchesne, 2004 MEA Teacher of the Year. French Teacher, Franco-American Cultural Preservationist
- John Henderson, Irish Historian and Irish Cultural Preservationist
- Rhea Cote Robbins, Editor, Writer and Franco-American Preservationist
- Elizabeth Eames, Professor, Anthropology, Bates College
