The Maine Bicentennial Moments are 30-second public service announcements featuring Maine history. Each PSA includes images and documents from the Archives and other sources to highlight a particular person, place or event in Maine history. These PSAs will be aired on broadcast television throughout the State during the bicentennial commemoration period in addition to being posted online. Batches of PSAs will be released seasonally during the bicentennial commemoration period, taking viewers from Maine’s Act of Admission to the Union all the way up to modern times. Each PSA is meant to pique viewers’ interest and encourage further exploration of the topic.
Submissions from 2020
William Clark Noble/ Lady of Wisdom
Clyde Sukeforth/ Major League Baseball
Florence Whitehouse/ Women's Suffrage
Hugh Chisholm/International Paper Co.
Joseph Sayward/Maine Turnpike Authority
Llewlyn Edwards' Cobwork Bridge
Old Orchard Beach Pier/ Herbert Hildreth
Benjamin Bates (Mill, College)
Submissions from 2019
Myron Avery/ Appalachian Trail
University of Maine - Samuel Cony
The Bulfinch-designed Capitol Building
Vice President Hannibal Hamlin
Welcome to Maine's Bicentennial Commemoration