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Summer, 2008
Historic self-guided walking tour now open to the public.
The long-forgotten site of the experimental radio station belonging to the Radio Corporation of America is now a self-guided walking tour. Radio history was made on March 14, 1925, when the experimental station in Belfast received and relayed the first live, trans- Atlantic , long wave radio broadcast. There are eleven sites with numbered markers. An anchor base for one of the 150' antenna masts and a guy-wire anchor with clamp are on the tour. Access to the site is off Congress Street , near the Route One by-pass. Enter at the Volunteers of America- Edward Reynolds Housing Project on Booth Drive. Parking is available in the housing complex lot. Pick up the free map brochures in the entryway of The Belfast Museum , 10 Market Street.

Press Release

April, 2008 | BHSM choosen by AASLH
In a few years, thousands of history museums and organizations across the country will benefit from a new national program to be tested by the Belfast Historical Society and Museum in Belfast, Maine. The Belfast Historical Society and Museum has been selected as one of six New England museums (and 45 nationally) to participate in a pilot project for the development of national standards for small- and medium-sized history organizations. The program, titled “Standards for History Museums and History Organizations”, is being developed by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), headquartered in Nashville, TN. Funding for the project was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a primary source of federal support for museums and libraries.

The Belfast Historical Society and Museum, working with the New England Museum Association (NEMA), based in Arlington, MA, will focus on a project related to the audience research section of the standards. NEMA will help the Belfast Historical Society obtain the training and other resources needed to successfully complete its project by the end of September. “This is a real honor”, according to Historical Society President Megan Pinette, “and a recognition of our efforts to achieve museum excellence.”

When introduced to museums nationwide in mid-2009, the new standards program will provide small-to mid-sized history organizations with the information and resources needed to learn more about national museum standards.

June 16, 2007 | A recent article about the Belfast Historical Society & Museum's latest exhibits and additions to their collection are detailed in the Bangor Daily News. To read this informative article click here

Historical Society Updates
Your Old House
The Belfast Historical Society has partnered with Ould Colony Artisans of Farmington, Maine to make house plaques. The cost of $72 includes shipping and a 2009 membership in the Society. This is an attractive product and the company has made historic house markers in communities throughout New England. This offer is for everyone, not just houses in the Historic District . The Museum may be able to help you date your house and identify the original owner. A sample house marker can be seen on the Museum building. Download the order form...click here.

Upcoming Historical Society Programs
Scheduled monthly meetings and programs for 2009 currently being planned, and will again be held at the Belfast Free Library. Program Meetings begin at 7:00 pm, 4th Monday. Check back soon for schedule.