2023 Old House Forum & Annual Meeting
HEld on WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 AT 5PM via zoom
We are pleased to present the 2023 Old House Forum & Annual Meeting program celebrating and exploring Maine's community spaces, recreational outposts, and roadside attractions.
©Michelle Hauser, Somerset Grange no 18, Norridgewock, Maine
Archival Digital Pigment Print on Canson Infinity Rag
30.5” square. Date: 2022
Meeting Hall Maine
Michelle Hauser
Michelle Hauser’s photographic project Meeting Hall Maine records for posterity the documentation of hundreds of meeting halls found throughout the state. This civic architecture built–primarily by volunteer societies–represents the collective power of local people banding together into groups to achieve shared interests. This project aims to instill a desire in others to preserve Maine’s historic network of halls as democratic forums for generations to come.
Sleeping Cabins at Grant’s Kennebago Camps, Rangeley, Maine (established 1904).
Sporting and Leisure Camps of Central and Western Maine
Catherine Cyr
Catherine Cyr completed her Master’s Thesis in 2022 on the architecture and histories of early Maine sporting and leisure camps. Compiling information from fieldwork visits, historic photographs, and camp ephemera, her work has identified the unique architectural elements of Maine camps and advocated for continued preservation efforts.
The Maine Roadshow
Tim O’Brien
“The Maine Roadshow: A Roadside Tour of the State’s History, Culture, Food, Funk & Oddities,” is a lavishly illustrated guide book created by photo-journalist Tim O’Brien. The five-year project covered more than 7,000 miles in which he traveled to all corners of the state visiting each of the 400-plus locations and personally taking each of the 450 photos taken that are featured in the book.
