Estey House Museum to offer free admission to military personnel

    PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Presque Isle Historical Society’s Vera Estey House Museum — through the Blue Star Museums program — is offering free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families now through Labor Day.
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,800 museums across the nation to offer free admission.
“The Historical Society is honored to be able to show our support of our military through our participation in this program,” said Craig Green, president of the Historical Society’s board of directors. “To our knowledge, the Estey House Museum is the only museum north of Bangor participating this year. This is an especially important partnership to us as we celebrate our 50th anniversary this year.”
The free admission program is available to any bearer of a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), a DD Form 1173 ID card, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card, which includes active duty U.S. military — Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, as well as members of the National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and NOAA Commissioned Corps — and up to five family members.
“Blue Star Museums is something that service members and their families look forward to every year and we are thrilled with the continued growth of the program,” said Blue Star Families CEO Kathy Roth-Douquet. “Through this distinctive collaboration between Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts and more than 1,800 museums across the United States, service members and their families can connect with our national treasures with this unparalleled opportunity to visit some of the country’s finest museums for free.”
Founded in 1963, the mission of the Presque Isle Historical Society is to present a living history of Presque Isle through school and community-related educational programs.
The 1875 Vera Estey House Museum is located at 16 Third St. in Presque Isle. Admission is $2 per person and the museum is open to the public for tours June 29, July 27, Aug. 24 and Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. Reservations are suggested as space is limited. Tours may also be arranged by appointment for groups and organizations.
For more information on the Historical Society, visit www.pihistory.org or call 762-1151. For additional information on the Blue Star Museum Program, log onto www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.