The Canton Historical Society Hosts its 50th Anniversary Celebration!
Date/time: Saturday, July 26, 2025, 10 am - 7:30 pm
Where: 25 Turner Street, Canton, Maine
About the event: Join us at the Canton Historical Society to view new exhibits including "Canton's History Through Maps." Enjoy a quilt show featuring historical quilts. Hear a talk about portrait artist Mary Neal Richardson and view many of her works on exhibit. Stay for the outdoor 70s party by the Gazebo from 4-7:30 pm. All are welcome!
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Complete Details:
The museum will open 10:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. for visitors to explore the collections, including new exhibits featuring maps of Canton through history and the paintings of Mary Neal Richardson—a renowned portrait artist from Canton in the 19th and 20th centuries. There will also be a quilt show featuring historical quilts from the collections of both the Canton and Jay Historical Societies.
2 p.m., A Talk by Frederic L. Thompson, author of Mary Neal Richardson: A Universalist Esthetic & Cosmic Interpreter, 1859-1937
4 - 7:30 pm - Join us for a party on the lawn. Cash bar by Boondocks Farm’s Backwoods Affair and food for purchase by Alabama’s BBQ’s Phat Vinnie’s Food Truck. Both vendors accept cash or credit. Those wishing to have alcoholic beverages will be asked to provide identification—and please, no outside beverages.
70s Party Theme: Because our society was founded in 1975, we urge everyone to wear their 1970s garb! Think tie-dye, denim, disco, bell bottoms, miniskirts, maxi dresses, hippy-style, and “flower power.”
Each attendee will receive a 50th Anniversary souvenir gift (while supplies last), PLUS a slice of cake following the cake cutting! The Country Store will be open featuring local crafts and Maine themed gifts.
Admission is FREE. All ages are welcome, and the events are open to the public. The venue is handicap accessible. Parking is curbside or at the Public Boat Launch around the corner. If it rains the party will be moved inside.
The Canton Historical Society is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization devoted to the preservation and celebration of Canton’s heritage and history.
If you would like more information about this event, please email cantonmehistorical@gmail.com, or go to www.cantonmehistory.org or the “Canton Maine Historical Society” Facebook page.
