Maine’s oldest film shown at history conference, AP reports
The Associated Press reported a clip of the oldest known film to be shot in Maine was shown by Northeast Historic Film during the 2015 history conference hosted by the Penobscot Marine Museum. The clip was shot in 1901 and shows a pair of men hauling a lobster trap, according to the article. The conference, which was held at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast, brought together the Maine Folklife Center, Northeast Historic Film, and historians and writers to discuss Maine’s sense of place and how it has been communicated, preserved or changed over the last 100 years, the article states. WABI (Channel 5), The Tribune and Idaho Statesman carried the AP report.