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1L - History Meets Technology in the Modern Age – History Projects Coming to Life

Moderator:

Lee Webb, Senior Policy Fellow, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine

Lee Webb, a resident of Union, is a Senior Fellow at the Margaret Chase Smith Center at the University of Maine at Orono. He is the former director of the Public Policy Center in Washington, as well as a former professor, and administrator for the state, hospitals and University. Lee has his Master’s Degree in Economics and a Ph. D. in public administration and is currently in the process of receiving his Ph.D. in history from the University of Maine at Orono.

Speakers:

Niles Parker, Executive Director, Penobscot Marine Museum

Niles Parker has been the executive director of the Penobscot Marine Museum since August 2006.  For the seven years prior to coming to the PMM, he was the Chief Curator and Acting Director of the Nantucket Historical Association in Nantucket, Massachusetts.  Before Nantucket, he was the Curator and Director of Exhibitions at the New York State Historical Association in Cooperstown, New York.  He received his Masters in Museum Studies from the State University of New York/Cooperstown Program and is a graduate of Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

Bruce Thornton, Warren Historical Society

Richard D'Abate, Director Maine Historical Society

Richard D’Abate is the Executive Director of the Maine Historical Society, a post he’s held since 1996.  Richard has overseen significant growth at MHS, including the development of the Maine Memory Network (www.mainememory.net); the expansion of MHS programs and services into schools, historical societies, and libraries in every corner of the state; major initiatives that have significantly improved the care of and public access to MHS library and museum collections; and the recently-completed renovation and expansion of MHS’s historic Brown Research Library in Portland.  Before joining MHS, Richard served as Associate Director of the Maine Humanities Council.  His degrees are from Columbia and Cornell, where he trained as a literary and intellectual historian.  He arrived in Maine in 1971 and has lived in the back woods of Wells ever since.
   
David Cheever, Maine State Archives

Dave Cheever’s employment background is a mix of media, education and government positions, and he has an extensive association with cultural non-profits, including Maine Preservation, the Maine Arts Sponsors Association, and the Maine Community Cultural Alliance. He currently serves on the board of Old Fort Western.