MDI Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby held at the museum
We’ve never seen anything quite like it here at the Seal Cove Auto Museum – over 100 people, one-third of them MDI Cub Scouts (Pack 98), gathered on March 1 to compete in the annual Pinewood Derby. Last fall, derby organizer Clay Gilley asked us if we had...
Curator Highlights from the 2019 Season
The 2019 season, my first as Curator of Education, was stuffed to its hilt with beautiful days (and busy, rainy days!), great visitors, and fun events and programming at the museum. We are now in our off-season, and I thought it appropriate to reflect on some of the...
1904 Pope Hartford
Albert Augustus Pope emerged from the Civil War at the age of 22, with the brevetted rank of Colonel, commendations for bravery, and a small amount of carefully-saved military pay. Setting up shop in Boston, he began trading in shoe decorations, air pistols, and...
Picture Books for Young Innovators
Selected by Jenna Beaulieu, Curator of Education Nothing beats a bedtime story – except perhaps a daytime story, after-lunch story, on-a-road-trip story…wait – maybe stories are just great all the way around! Picture books are an amazing way to...