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Historical Items

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Item 8403

Pier builders, Penobscot River, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Costigan Media: Photographic print

Item 36583

Ship Builders trade banner, Portland, 1841

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1841 Location: Portland Media: Oil on linen

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Item 10679

Schooner Savannah and builders, Kennebunkport, 1901

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1901 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 36888

167-169 Clark Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles E Sawyer Use: Shops

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111587

Schudroff residence study elevation, Kennebunk, 1966-2016

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1966–2016 Location: Kennebunk; Kennebunk Clients: Michael Schudroff; Bebe Schudroff Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Item 111271

Wyman Station, Bingham, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929–1931 Location: Bingham Client: Central Maine Power Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 116467

House for Jessie Wright, Cape Elizabeth, 1913-1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1913–1924 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Jessie Wright Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House

The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?

Exhibit

Big Timber: the Mast Trade

Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.

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Moosehead Steamboats

After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Today

"They continue to validate the Town Seal and to uphold Thomaston’s reputation as a builder of world-renowned vessels. <-Prev."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Humphrey House

"… Historical Society Howland Rogers was another builder brought to Thomaston by General Knox. He built the impressive Monk Humphrey House on…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect William Keith

"… on Main Street, was a successful merchant and builder. Perhaps two of his most outstanding house designs are the one in which he lived on Main…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Jennie Aranovitch - honoring family legacy and Jewish identity
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Her great-grandparents journey from Belarus through current day Jewish experience in Biddeford.

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Portland History: Signalizing and Non-Verbal Communications at the Portland Observatory

Grade Level: 3-5 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual & Performing Arts
This lesson is an overview of Captain Lemuel Moody's (builder of the Observatory) signaling system used at the Portland Observatory. Activities range from flag making to mapping and journal writing. The "Signals" slide show allows students to look at Captain Moody's general and private signals notebooks. Students are asked a series of questions about the notebooks and Moody's signaling system allowing for a better understanding of the principles behind the Observatory.