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 ticks, mosquitoes, and other pests affect humans and wildlife throughout our state. This is a Friends of Dr. Edith Marion Patch Forum.
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 […]
March 23 from 11:00-3:00 is the date/time of our next “Fourth Saturday” gathering. We don’t have a formal fiber program planned, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be learning anything: Jennifer Lund, Maine’s State Apiarist, will be presenting a program on Bees of Maine beginning at 1:00pm. As we spin, knit, quilt, or otherwise fiber-ize […]
Maine National History Day (NHD) is an annual event for teachers and students in grades 6-12 that promotes critical thinking skills through project-based learning. The 2019 contest theme is “Triumph & Tragedy.” The next state contest will be hosted at the University of Maine campus in Orono on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Top award winners in the state […]
Maine Day is all about service In 1935 President Arthur Hauck inaugurated MAINE DAY, a day set aside for “spring clean-up” of our campus. Classes are canceled on that day. The entire campus community – students, faculty, staff, and alumni – pitches in to spruce up the campus. The Museum will be closed for Maine Day. Student […]
