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Historical Items

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Item 53714

Hillel Silver Jubilee, 1949

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1949 Media: Ink on paper

Item 13138

Post Office foundation, Westbrook, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print, slide

Item 148219

Foundation for MCRR depot, Union Station, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-07-09 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 83232

Assessor's Record, 146-158 Walton Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Frank F. Ford, Jr. Use: Foundation

Item 87242

141-145 Woodlawn Avenue Lots 99,100, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Clarence E Carter Use: Foundation

Item 61706

Assessor's Record, 98-100 Mabel Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: E. W. Jones Use: Foundation

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110485

Asticou Azalea Garden shore plan, Mount Desert, 1982-1992

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982–1992 Location: Mount Desert Client: The Island Foundation Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Item 109272

Fred D. Jordan foundation & garage addition, Bangor, 1944

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944 Location: Bangor Client: Fred D. Jordan Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 110486

Asti-Kim Corp. property plan, Mount Desert, 1981-1982

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981–1982 Location: Mount Desert; Mount Desert Client: Asti-Kim Corporation Architect: Landscape Design Associates

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Northern Threads: Bustle era fashions

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 1870s and 80s era bustle silhouettes.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical

Organized by themed vignettes, Northern Threads shares stories about Maine people, while exploring how the clothing they wore reveals social, economic, and environmental histories. This re-examination of Maine Historical Society's permanent collection is an opportunity to consider the relevance of historic clothing in museums, the ebb and flow of fashion styles, and the complexities of diverse representation spanning 200 years of collecting.

Exhibit

Gunpowder for the Civil War

The gunpowder mills at Gambo Falls in Windham and Gorham produced about a quarter of the gunpowder used by Union forces during the Civil War. The complex contained as many as 50 buildings.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite Hallowell viewed from Chelsea, Hallowell Chelsea Bridge, ca."

Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies Hallowell celebrates proudly!Hubbard Free Library Hallowell Celebrates It 250th Anniversary! The City…"

Site Page

Music in Maine - Music in Maine

"Cohen Foundation, Wescustogo Foundation, BHA Foundation Fund, Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust, William Sloane Jelin Foundation, and the Phineas…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

My career as a wildlife biologist
by Ron Joseph

Rural Maine provided the foundation of a rewarding career as a wildlife biologist.

Story

Rug Hooking Project with a Story
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin

My grandmother taught me the Maine craft of rug hooking when I was a child.

Story

From Pee Wee to Pro The Maine Way
by Danny Bolduc

I am the very first person from Maine to have played hockey in the Olympics and in the NHL.

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Primary Sources: Museum Practices for Students

Grade Level: K-2, 3-5 Content Area: Social Studies
Included here are some basics about general museum etiquette and ways to enable your students a greater understanding of museums, artifacts and their significance in illustrating history.

Lesson Plan

Portland History: Lemuel Moody and the Portland Observatory

Grade Level: 3-5 Content Area: Social Studies
Lemuel Moody and the Portland Observatory Included are interesting facts to share with your students and for students, an interactive slide show available on-line at Maine Memory Network. The "Images" slide show allows students to place historical images of the Observatory in a timeline. Utilizing their observation skills students will place these images in chronological order by looking for changes within the built environment for clues. Also available is the "Maps" slide show, a series of maps from key eras in Portland's history. Students will answer the questions in the slide show to better understand the topography of Portland, the need for an Observatory and the changes in the landscape and the population centers.

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.