Junior Docent Camp

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Ever wonder what life was like before video games? Looking for a chance to step back in time? Want to be a history detective? Then we have the summer camp for you! Participants in the Junior Docent Camp will explore life in 18th and 19th century Portland and go behind the scenes of Maine’s oldest historic house museum. The camp is based at the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, boyhood home of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The mix of indoor and outdoor activities will include 18th and 19th century games, crafts, cooking, and storytelling. We will learn how Henry and his siblings played, dined, studied, cleaned up, and even how they got into trouble!

Participants will have the opportunity to meet with library and museum staff and conduct research on a topic or object of their choice. At the end of the week, all participants will be fully trained and prepared to give a tour of the house to family members and guests. After the tour, families and campers are encouraged to join us in the Longfellow Garden for a brown bag lunch and Henry’s favorite treat!

Camp is open to students entering 4th-6th grades; advance registration is required. Cost is $75 for members, $100 for non-members.

To register or to request more information, contact Kathleen Neumann, Manager of Student and Interpretive Programs, at kneumann@mainehistory.org or 207-774-1822, ext. 214.

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Camp is open to students entering 4th-6th grades; advance registration is required. Cost is $75 for members, $100 for non-members.

To register or to request more information, contact Kathleen Neumann, Manager of Student and Interpretive Programs, at kneumann@mainehistory.org or 207-774-1822, ext. 214.

Location

489 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101

Directions/Transportation/Parking

From the North

Take Route 95 south (Maine Turnpike) to Route 295 in Gardner (exit 51, formerly 28). From I–295 in Portland, take exit 7, Franklin Street. Travel up Franklin Street to the fourth light and turn right onto Congress Street.

Take Congress Street past 5 blocks to the Portland Public Library on your right, and then past Preble Street. The Maine Historical Society is on the right, at 489 Congress Street, on the corner of Congress and Brown Streets. You will see the brick Wadsworth–Longfellow House on your right.

From the South

Take Route 95 (Maine Turnpike) to I–295, exit 44 (formerly 6A). Take I–295 to exit 7, Franklin Street. Go up Franklin Street to the fourth light, then turn right onto Congress Street.

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Maine Historical Society

For more information

http://www.mainehistory.org/programs_events.shtml