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May is Membership Month!
This is the time of year that the Friends of Evergreen contact our loyal members and enlist new members to join us. To all of our current members, thank you for your support. Your contribution and involvement inspires us to be good stewards of Evergreen Cemetery.
To others who have not joined, annual membership dues make it possible for us to continue to do our work. It's easy to join! Click here for more information!
Member Benefits Include:
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10% discount on Friends of Evergreen merchandise
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Special early invitation to all events hosted by the Friends of Evergreen
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Invitation to Members Only tours of Evergreen Cemetery
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Knowledge that you are helping preserve and protect a special historic landmark for future generations.
"Introduction To Evergreen Tour "
Friends of Evergreen History Docents Mary Anne Wallace and Steve Sesto provided students from Lewiston-Auburn Senior College with an introductory presentation and walking tour of Evergreen Cemetery.
Historic Walking Tours for Portland Students
Friends of Evergreen was excited to provide walking tours for the third grade students of Reiche Elementery School in Portland during their recent visit to Evergreen Cemetery!
Lin Brown, History Docent leads a group of students on a Historic Walking Tour
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Friends of Evergreen Updates
Local and Legendary: Maine in the Civil War Grant
Friends of Evergreen has been awarded $2000 and in-kind assistance from the Maine Historical Society and Maine Humanities Council to develop three projects: a digital history exhibit on Maine Memory Network; a community-wide “One Story, One Community†reading and discussion program,and a theatrical performance based on local Civil War history. Our community partners include Walker Memorial Library and Mission Possible Teen Center, Westbrook and Portland Masonic Civil War Museum and Library.
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History Highlights: Portland Police & Fire Fighter Circle
One of Evergreen’s many appealing aspects is its circles located where several roads and paths converge. One of the circles is dedicated to Portland’s police officers and fire fighters.
photo provided by the author
The police section contains the monuments and markers for five officers who died between 1989 and 2008.
Read the full article here
Our contributor this month is Mary Anne Wallace. Mary Anne is beginning her third year as one of the cemetery's History Docents.
"History Highlights"is an ongoing project created by members of The Friends of Evergreen.
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Advocacy Update
City of Portland CIP FY14 budget Update
A big Thank-you to all of our Friends who have sent letters to the Finance Committee! For those who still have it on your "to-do list"....
There is still time to email the Finance Committee with your concerns! Currently, the final vote on CIP FY14 is scheduled for May 20th-Follow the budget discussions and find local meeting dates and times on the City's website.
It really does make a big difference for folks at the City to hear new voices!!
Why we want the repairs to the stone wall along Stevens Avenue included in the CIP FY14 budget: This is a safety hazard and needs to be addressed. It is also integral to the look of the cemetery, our "Front Door" to the community.
Jill Duson jduson@portlandmaine.gov
David Marshall damarshall@portlandmaine.gov
Nicholas M. Mavodones, Jr nmm@portlandmaine.gov
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We hope you will join us at some of our upcoming activities (info below) and be sure to save room in your schedule for one of our Historic Walking Tours which begin on May 19th-
Every Thursday, 5:00pm and Sunday, 2:00pm beginning May 19th thru October led by our experienced History Docent team! Cost: $7 per person, $5 for members, children under 12 free.
ALL TOURS BEGIN AT VISITOR'S SIGNS -Near the cemetery office
When: Sunday May 19, 2013 at 2:00 PM
What: Historic Walking Tour Season Opening Tour " Art & Symbolism"
Where: Evergreen Cemetery
Our 2013 Historic Walking Tour Season opens with "Art and Symbolism." As burial customs changed from the stark and often neglected graveyards to the tranquility and beauty of rural cemeteries, a new language of symbols - flowers, urns, obelisks, etc. - emerged. Join us as we unlock the hidden language and meaning of the art and symbols on the Victorian era grave markers in Evergreen Cemetery.
When: Thursday May 23, 2013 at 5:00 PM
What: "A Walk Down Western"
Nineteenth century rural garden cemeteries, such as Evergreen, provided a place of remembrance and comfort to families visiting their loved ones’ burial places. The numerous multi-generational family plots on the tour are testimony to the belief it was as important to have the family gathered together in death as it had been for them to be together in life. Visitors will also learn about monument symbolism and be given a brief introduction to Pine Grove, the older cemetery within Evergreen.
Memorial Day Walking Tours
When: Monday May 27, 2013 at 10 AM and 2:00 PM
What: Memorial Day Historic Walking Tours
10:00 AM "Highlights of Evergreen Cemetery"
Meet a political powerhouse, a suffragette, a famous architect, a self-made millionaire, the father of prohibition, a Civil War hero, a seafaring family, and more as we highlight the stories of some of the more interesting residents of early Portland. There is something for everyone in this casual walk through the center of Evergreen Cemetery.
2:00 PM "Notable Women of Evergreen Cemetery"
Portland was home to many exceptional women whose contributions helped shape our community and our country. The tour includes remarkable women such as author and art patron, Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat, and Augusta Hunt who worked for social justice and women’s rights. We will learn about other women who as abolitionists, business leaders, lawyers, doctors, nurses, artists and authors made important contributions to our history.
Friends of Evergreen Historic Walking Tours are developed and led by Friends of Evergreen History Docents
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Upcoming Community Events
Warbler Weeks at Evergreen Cemetery with Maine Audubon
Mon. May 6, 2013 – Thur. May 16, 2013 7:00am – 9:00am
  
Photos courtesy of Maine Audubon
"One of the best places in southern Maine for a close view of migrating songbirds—particularly warblers—is Portland’s Evergreen Cemetery!"
Join Mike Windsor, staff naturalist, Maine Audubon’s Gilsland Farm Center and check out these colorful songbirds. Additional event information here
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For more updates and information, check out the links below:
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