And Yet, They Achieved: Eight Maine Women Who Changed Our World
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, MEJoin us as we explore the lives of achieving female Mainers, as their individual stories are told by local actresses in the beautiful setting of Victoria Mansion, once home to the Victoria Society of Maine Women of Achievement. Select the event time on the calendar below, and click "Get Tickets" to begin reserving. Tickets: $20 […]
Votes for Women, Votes for Maine: An Afternoon with Anne B. Gass
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, MEJoin Victoria Mansion for a talk by Anne B. Gass, author of Voting Down the Rose and great-granddaughter of Florence Brooks Whitehouse, noted Maine suffragette. Enjoy an afternoon on the lawn (weather permitting) with light refreshments while Anne shares stories from her great-grandmother's writings about this pivotal time in our country's history. The author will […]
The Spiritualist's Toolkit
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, MEFollowing the mass death brought on by the Civil War, US citizens were desperate for evidence of a spirit world to glimpse or communicate with friends and family they had lost. With the advent of technologies like the phonograph and photography, as well as the increasing availability of electricity throughout the country, many alleged Spiritualists, […]