Join horticulture specialist Lois Stack to learn tips and techniques for evaluating conditions in your garden site and preparing wisely for next year's growing season. Come with your questions about soil characteristics, weed control, overwintering pests, and favorite crops!
The Randy Alford Memorial Presentation "Brownie the Outlaw" was the title Dr. Edith Marion Patch gave more than a century ago to her story about the Browntail Moth caterpillar whose voracious appetite and toxic hairs were plaguing Maine residents at the time. The insect has made a reappearance in Maine and seems to be working […]
The annual wreath-making workshops will be held this year on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 11-1 and again 5-7; Tuesday, Nov 28, from 5-7 p.m.; and Thursday, Nov. 30 from 6-8 p.m., offering participants an opportunity to enjoy a hands-on start to the holiday season. Local wreath-wrapper, James Smith and Museum Director, Patricia Henner, who has been conducting wreath […]
The annual wreath-making workshops will be held this year on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 11-1 and again 5-7; Tuesday, Nov 28, from 5-7 p.m.; and Thursday, Nov. 30 from 6-8 p.m., offering participants an opportunity to enjoy a hands-on start to the holiday season. Local wreath-wrapper, James Smith and Museum Director, Patricia Henner, who has been conducting wreath […]
The annual wreath-making workshops will be held this year on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 11-1 and again 5-7; Tuesday, Nov 28, from 5-7 p.m.; and Thursday, Nov. 30 from 6-8 p.m., offering participants an opportunity to enjoy a hands-on start to the holiday season. Local wreath-wrapper, James Smith and Museum Director, Patricia Henner, who has been conducting wreath […]
Itching to learn about tiny creatures that cause big problems? Join Vector Biologist and University of Maine Assistant Professor Allison Gardner to find out about current research on the ways […]
The Museum will be closed. Congratulations to Museum staff member, Nicole Marques, for attaining her Bachelor of Arts, Psychology and Child Development-Family Relations with a minor in Education.
REILLY’S GARDEN PARTY Join us in the garden for a tour, croquet, badminton, and Graces. Tea and light refreshments will be served. Saturday, August 25, 2018 3:00PM to 5:00PM 12 Portage Road, Orono RSVP: 581-4100 or email pagemuseum@maine.edu
Children historically have participated in the production of folk art and household crafts. Their projects functioned to fulfill multiple needs. Sometimes, their productions served to provide children with toys. Other times, household crafts and folk art taught children important skills that they would need in adulthood. Folk art was also an important part of self-expression […]
Join the Friends of Dr. Edith Marion Patch to celebrate the opening of the Dr. Edith Marion Patch Exhibit. Edith Marion Patch was the first woman scientist employed by the University of Maine. She arrived in Orono in 1903 to start the entomology department at the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, but had to work for a […]
