by hope | Aug 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
We were happy to welcome members as well as some new friends to our Annual Meeting at the beginning of August. Past President Liz McMullan spoke of our recent accomplishments, including: Two national awards for our Auto Wars: Then & Now exhibit. An unrestricted...
by hope | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
Peter Brown, the museum’s Head Mechanic, is currently making his way from Buffalo, NY, to Halifax, NS, for the Hemmings Motor News Great Race, a ten-day time-speed-endurance rally for pre-1972 cars. Peter is driving a 1930 Ford Model A boat-tailed speedster,...
by hope | Jun 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Seal Cove Auto Museum is the recipient of an Award of Merit from American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) for their Auto Wars: Then & Now exhibit. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards, now in its 73rd year, is the most prestigious recognition...
by hope | May 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
NASHVILLE, TN—The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces that the Seal Cove Auto Museum is the recipient of an Award of Merit for their Auto Wars: Then & Now exhibit. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards, now in its 73rd year,...
by hope | May 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Roberto Rodriguez The opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition on April 30, 1904 was easily the most anticipated day ever in St. Louis. The Fair was a huge success, bringing some 20 million visitors through its gates over its seven-month run, and included...
by hope | May 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Seal Cove, Maine, will host a lunch stop on the 2018 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Hagerty Thursday, June 28, race organizers have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old car rally, will bring 120 of the world’s finest antique automobiles to...
by hope | Jan 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ten days, 17 cities, and over 2,000 miles; the 2018 Hemmings Motor News Great Race is an intense competition for vintage cars, and it is coming to the Seal Cove Auto Museum this June. In its 35th year, this long-distance, time-speed-endurance rally tests the abilities...
by hope | Nov 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
We recently received communications from a family that visited the Museum this past August, about their first visit to the Museum in August of 1980. At the time, the Auto Museum was owned by its founder Richard Paine. Martin Britt’s story about his visit 37...
by hope | Jul 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
While researching the 1910 Hudson currently on loan, the Seal Cove Auto Museum’s Director of Education, Bill Barter, discovered a fascinating connection to the Jackson Laboratory, the renowned research facility on the other side of the island in Bar Harbor. This...
by hope | Mar 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Seal Cove Auto Museum has been recognized for its significant work in the world of automobile museums, further establishing the institution as a cultural leader in ensuring that an important era from our collective past is shared and not forgotten, in Maine and...
