The Fifth Maine Museum is excited to announce an

Open Call for new members of our Board!

For nearly 140 years, the Fifth Maine Museum has preserved and shared the history of the Fifth Maine Regiment while serving as an important gathering place for the Peaks Island community. As we look to the future, one of our priorities is to build a strong and engaged Board that brings together a range of perspectives, experiences, and connections to our community.

This Open Call seeks to welcome new voices and experiences to our Board to support the Museum’s mission, programs, building preservation, and continued role in the Peaks Island community.

To express your interest in serving on the Board, please fill out our online form by January 1st.

Please reach out with any questions by contacting the President of the Board, Mike Langella, at [email protected] or at (239) 789-7859

We had an incredible turn out for our Book Talk event with author Martin Dobrow at the Fifth Maine Museum last Saturday evening. Thank you to everyone who attended! Here are some words of praise from one attendee of the Book Talk, Fifth Maine member Geoff Phillips McEnany:

Congratulations to Professor Marty Dobrow for his excellent and compelling presentation at the 5th Maine Museum [on Saturday] evening. For the last 20 years, Marty has dedicated himself to writing about the (mainly untold) story of the critical role that St. Augustine, Florida played in the civil rights movement. In our country's oldest city, history was forged there by Martin Luther King, aided by select people in that city, with countered attempts to foil the growth of civil rights by powerful political and social factors. Marty's efforts to document the details of this story culminated in the publication of his book... His presentation shared spellbinding vignettes from his book (which was written in part on Peaks Island), coupled with an engaging discussion of his process while engaged in the writing. It was an exceptional presentation. We anxiously await the publication of the book next month.

Martin Dobrow’s book, Original City, Original Sin, can be pre-ordered on the Cambridge University Press website and the publisher is offering 20% off with the code CITY20