Work Day at the Maine State Museum Collection

Monday February 20, 2023; 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

MSM Annex, 10 Water St. Hallowell, Maine

Come to the Maine State Museum (MSM) Annex and help curate the collection. The collection needs sorting out at all levels - from samples that have not been sorted even to order, specimens that need to be added into the collection, and unit trays and drawers shuffled due to the expanding collection. There are specimens that need identifying to any level some has expertise in and proper labels added to many specimens. There is sure to be a job for you and others to work with on a project that never ends!  

 Come for whatever your schedule allows that day. There is no food or drink allowed in the annex so plan on heading out to a nearby restaurant for lunch. Wear warm clothes as the Annex is cool and dry (to reduce insect and fungal infestations in the collections).

 Please let Charlene Donahue know (via e-mail: donahuecp15@gmail.com or 485-0960 if you plan on attending.

 Directions: The MSM Annex is in the back part of the Maine Lottery building.

From the North: Take exit 109A from I-95 S heading toward Augusta on Western Avenue. After 0.5 mile, at the light by the Fire Station (before Burger King), turn right onto Armory Street. Merge left onto Capitol Street. In 0.8 mi turn right onto State Street. In another 0.8 mi. turn left into the parking lot of the temporary home of the Maine State Museum staff and warehouse. (If you pass the cemetery, you have gone too far.)

From the South: Go through Hallowell on Route 201. Pass the Hallowell Cemetery, which will be on your right. Take the next driveway into the first parking lot on the right. (If you pass the old Dairy Queen, you have gone too far.)

 The outer door will be locked so call Charlene when you get there and we will come open it. Enter the building by the wooden steps next to the tractor trailer, where the sign says “ENTRANCE.”