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Keywords: Furnishings

Historical Items

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Item 11255

Queen Anne Chair, York, ca. 1750

Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1750 Location: York Media: Walnut, pine, cotton, wool, silk

Item 10098

Henry Knox wardrobe, Thomaston, ca. 1790

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: 1790 Location: Thomaston Media: Mahogany primary, pine and cedar seconday woods

Item 10109

Knox Windsor chair, Thomaston, 1794

Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: 1794 Location: Thomaston; Philadelphia Media: Mahogany

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111601

Burkey/Zembsch residence elevations, South Portland, 2017-2019

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2017–2019 Location: South Portland Clients: David Burkey; Linda Zembsch Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Item 111542

Nixon residence plans and elevations, Brunswick, 2016-2017

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2016–2017 Location: Brunswick Clients: Brooke Nixon; Andy Nixon Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

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

Online Exhibits

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A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

Exhibit

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Exhibit

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Site Pages

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Boothbay Region Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Phillips Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War & Biddeford

"… commencement of the present civil war, we have furnished from our own population upwards of seven hundred men, not only meeting promptly every…"

My Maine Stories

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The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea

This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily

Story

A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker

Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference

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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down

Lesson Plans

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Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Primary Sources: Daily Life in 1820

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to explore and analyze primary source documents from the years before, during, and immediately after Maine became the 23rd state in the Union. Through close looking at documents, objects, and art from Maine during and around 1820, students will ask questions and draw informed conclusions about life at the time of statehood.