"What's so Funny 'Bout Commemoration?" Past and Present Perspectives on Maine's Bicentennial - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Name: “What’s so Funny ‘Bout Commemoration?” Past and Present Perspectives on Maine’s Bicentennial
Start: 2018-02-05T15:10:00-05:00
End: 2018-02-05T15:10:00-05:00
Location: Soderberg Hall

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

“What’s so Funny ‘Bout Commemoration?” Past and Present Perspectives on Maine’s Bicentennial

February 5, 2018 @ 3:10 pm

This illustrated presentation by Liam Riordan explores the long statehood process in Maine, which culminated in 1820, with formal separation from Massachusetts. That struggle engaged a range of challenging public issues that are still recognizable in contemporary Maine politics and culture. The talk focusses on four themes that bridge 200 years in telling ways: the “two Maines” and sharp partisan conflict, the explosive place of slavery vis-a-vis the Maine-Missouri Compromise, Wabanaki sovereignty, and the uncertain location of the international border to at least 1842. Professor Riordan is planning a scholarly conference (that will be open to the public) in Orono and Augusta in early June 2019. For more information about the bicentennial of the state of Maine, please visit: umaine.edu/mhc/me-bicentennial

Details

Date:: February 5, 2018
Time:: 3:10 pm

Organizer

: History Department
Phone: 207.581.1907
Email: umhist@maine.edu
: View Organizer Website

Venue

: Soderberg Hall

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