February 18 - April 5, 2025
The Amesbury Maples: Celebrating a Century on Ice commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Amesbury Maples Hockey Team, an amateur men's team originally comprised primarily of players from French-Canadian immigrant families. Context about the social and cultural factors leading the team's success are explored including, youth and women's programs, winter recreation, and hockey's Canadian roots. This exhibition features photographs, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and sporting equipment from 1920 to the 1980s. The exhibition will be on display on the main level of the Amesbury Public Library from February 18 – April 5, 2025, open during regular library hours.
Project support provided by the Amesbury Public Library Charitable Trust.
