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WATERVILLE — The Waterville Public Library is hosting a 3-part event series titled “Photography and Migration Project.” All events are free and open to the public. Whether you arrived in central Maine in 1917 or 2017, you are welcome to attend these celebrations of cultural heritage!
Participants may bring historical family photos for digitization and share their migration stories. Although the first event has already taken place, two others are still on the schedule. Free food, local music, photo preservation workshops, portrait sessions, and more are included. This event is presented by Colby College, Waterville Creates! and the Waterville Public Library.
Upccoming in the series —
Tuesday, April 4, 7 p.m., Railroad Square Cinema, 17 Railroad Square: MEScreening of the new documentary film, ”The Home Road,” 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’s Franco-American ancestor made between Canada and Maine; see http://www.thehomeroad.com.
Saturday, April 22, noon to 4 p.m., Waterville Public Library, 73 Elm Street: Community photo-sharing event hosted by the public library and Colby College. Bring your historical family photos to the library for digitization and share your migration stories. The afternoon will include free local music, food, workshops on preserving family photos, conversations with local historians, and demonstrations of early photographic processes.
For more information about the Photography and Migration Project and a complete list of sponsors go to web.colby.edu/photomigration/events and www.facebook.com/photomigration.
