{"id":4733,"date":"2019-01-15T13:31:11","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T18:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/?page_id=4733"},"modified":"2025-06-16T15:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T19:56:06","slug":"conference-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/me-bicentennial\/conference-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-image.kb-image4733_6a1720-ad:not(.kb-specificity-added):not(.kb-extra-specificity-added){margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kb-image4733_6a1720-ad.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image4733_6a1720-ad .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:840px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image4733_6a1720-ad.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image4733_6a1720-ad .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image4733_6a1720-ad{max-width:840px;}.image-is-svg.kb-image4733_6a1720-ad{-webkit-flex:0 1 100%;flex:0 1 100%;}.image-is-svg.kb-image4733_6a1720-ad img{width:100%;}.kb-image4733_6a1720-ad .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:55px;border-top-right-radius:55px;border-bottom-right-radius:55px;border-bottom-left-radius:55px;}.kb-image4733_6a1720-ad img.kb-img, .kb-image4733_6a1720-ad .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:55px;border-top-right-radius:55px;border-bottom-right-radius:55px;border-bottom-left-radius:55px;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4733_6a1720-ad\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/276\/2019\/01\/Bicentennial-Conference-Site-Banner-1268x423.jpg\" alt=\"banner for the bicentennial conference, with the maine state shield\" class=\"kb-img\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/me-bicentennial\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bicentennial Conference Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Liam Riordan (History, Univ. of Maine), chair<br>Robert Bernheim (History, Univ. of Maine Augusta)<br>Libby Bischof (Osher Map Library, Univ. of Southern Maine)<br>Paul Buck (Education and History, Univ. of Maine Fort Kent)<br>Barbara Harrity (Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, Univ. of Maine)<br>Allison Hepler (History, Univ. of Maine Farmington)<br>Margo Lukens (English and McGillicuddy Humanities Center, Univ. of Maine)<br>Kim Sebold (History, Univ. of Maine, Presque Isle)<br>Christopher Strople (Education, Univ. of Maine Farmington)<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4733_de242a-13 .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4733_de242a-13 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4733_de242a-13\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maine History Festival Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Libby Bischof (Osher Map Library, Univ. of Southern Maine), chair<br>Kreg T. Ettenger (Maine Folklife Center, Maine Studies Program, and Anthropology, UMaine)<br>Mary T. Freeman (History, Univ. of Maine)<br>Jamie Rice (Maine Historical Society)<br>Christopher Strople (Education, Univ. of Maine Farmington)<br>John Taylor (State Coordinator, National History Day in Maine and Margaret Chase Smith Library)<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4733_d26660-0a .kt-block-spacer{height:30px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-4733_d26660-0a .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-4733_d26660-0a\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Institutional Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Acadian Archives\/Archives acadiennes, University of Maine Fort Kent<br>Center for Research on Sustainable Forests, University of Maine<br>Cohen Institute for Leadership &amp; Public Service, University of Maine<br>College of Education and Human Development, University of Maine<br>College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Maine<br>Department of Community Studies, University of Maine at Machias<br>Department of History at the University of Maine, University of Maine at Augusta,<br>University of Maine Farmington, and University of Southern Maine<br>Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine<br>Maine Historical Society<br>Maine Humanities Council<br>Maine State Museum, Augusta<br>Maine Studies Program, University of Maine<br>Margaret Chase Smith Library, Skowhegan<br>Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine<br>Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center, University of Maine<br>Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust<br>Native American Programs, University of Maine<br>Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, University of Southern Maine<br>Page Farm and Home Museum, University of Maine<br>President\u2019s Office, University of Maine<br>Senator George J. 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