{"id":622,"date":"2017-05-10T09:29:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T13:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/photomigration\/?page_id=622"},"modified":"2018-01-09T13:45:05","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T18:45:05","slug":"spring-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/photomigration\/events\/spring-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the spring of 2017, the\u00a0Photography and Migration Project hosted a\u00a0series of free public events in Waterville, Maine. These celebrations of cultural heritage\u00a0reached out to the entire community–from\u00a0recently arrived immigrants to the state,\u00a0to families who have called Maine home for centuries.\u00a0To learn more about the photo-sharing event organized by the Photography and Migration seminar, check out the\u00a0video documentary<\/a> created by Colby faculty member Erin Murphy.<\/p>\n

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\nFriday, March 3, 12-1:30pm<\/strong>, <\/span>Special Collections, Miller Library, Colby College
\n<\/span>Event to honor the Picher\/LaVerdiere, Bernier\/Small, and Miller\/Levine families, who recently donated their family photograph collections to Colby, with presentations by Colby students and responses from family members. Followed by lunch in the Wormser Room.<\/span><\/div>\n
<\/a>Tuesday, April 4, 7pm<\/strong>, Railroad Square Cinema, 17 Railroad Square, Waterville
\nScreening of the new documentary film, The Home Road<\/i>, and discussion with director Tonya Shevenell about the role photography played in this migration story, followed by a reception. The film retraces the migration by foot that Shevenell\u2019s Franco-American ancestor made between Canada and Maine; see http:\/\/www.thehomeroad.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
S\"\"<\/a>aturday, April 22, 12-4pm,\u00a0<\/strong>Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm Street, Waterville
\nCommunity photo-sharing event hosted\u00a0by the public library and Colby College. Bring your\u00a0historical family photos to the library for digitization and share your\u00a0migration stories. The afternoon includes free local music, food, workshops on preserving family photos, conversations with local historians, and\u00a0demonstrations\u00a0of early\u00a0photographic processes.<\/div>\n\n
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