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A Newsletter by the City of Saco, MaineAugust, 2007Return to newsletter index


Civil War exhibit at Saco Museum
The exhibition Merit is better than fame: The Civil War and the Women & Men of Maine on view at the Saco Museum through Sunday, November 11, 2007. This extraordinary exhibition features items from both the museum collection and the Dyer Library Archives, and numerous objects on loan from other institutions and private individuals.

Utilizing artifacts, letters, poems, daguerreotypes, diaries, uniforms and weapons, the exhibition will explore the role of Maine's men and women in the Civil War on both the homefront and the battlefield. A journal kept by Private John W. Haley will be one of the featured items in the exhibit. Haley's journal is both an engaging and heart wrenching account of the Civil War, the most popular subject in American history. Haley, who was born on March 3, 1840 in Biddeford and later became a Saco resident, kept a detailed account of his time serving in the 17th Maine Regiment during the war. Remarkably, his entire diary is housed in the Dyer Library Archives and was published as the book The Rebel Yell & The Yankee Hurrah.

Several programs are being offered in conjunction with the exhibition, including the following:
  • Thursday, Sept. 20: Lecture by Roy Fairfield, author and historian, discussing Private John W. Haley, 17th Maine Regiment; Lecture begins at 7 pm in the Deering Room at the Dyer Library.
  • Thursday, Sept. 27: Lecture by Tom Desjardins, author of These Honored Dead: How the Story of Gettysburg Shaped American Memory and Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine: The 20th Maine and the Gettysburg Campaign. Mr. Desjardins will be discussing Joshua Chamberlain. Lecture begins at 7 pm in the Deering Room.
  • Sunday, Sept. 30: Civil War Fashion Show by members of the 3rd Maine Regiment.Show begins at 2 pm in the Deering Room.
  • Thursday, Oct. 4: Lecture by Lynda Sudlow, author of A Vast Army of Women: Maine's Uncounted Forces in the American Civil War. Ms. Sudlow will be discussing Maine women's involvement in the Civil War. Lecture begins at 7 pm in the Deering Room.
Museum Information:
The Saco Museum is located at 371 Main Street. The museum's open hours are: Noon - 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and Noon - 8 p.m. on Thursday. Museum admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for students and children, and children under 6 are free. The Museum is open FREE of charge on Thursday evenings from 4 - 8 p.m. Special rates available for group tours. (207) 283 - 3861 or www.dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org
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