Keywords: Home economics
Item 70431
Home economics cottage, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1940 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print
Item 70656
Home Economics students grilling, University of Maine at Farmington, ca. 1971
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1971 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print
Item 109529
Additions to Store House, Lewiston, 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Lewiston Client: Thomas Upton Coe Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects
Item 109545
Store House for Cowen Woolen Co., Lewiston, 1908
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908 Location: Lewiston Client: Cowen Woolen Co. Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects
Exhibit
Land Claims, Economic Opportunities?
The landmark 1980 Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act provided $81.6 million to Maine Indians for economic development, land purchase and other purposes. The money and increased land holdings, however, have not solved economic and employment issues for Maine Indians.
Exhibit
Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland
The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823
"John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904)…"
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses
"Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses View the Wrappers, Tea Gowns & At Home Dresses Slide Show Wrapper is the traditional term used for the…"
Story
A Smart Horse
by Lynn Peasley Sanborn
The horse brings the hay home while the boys are swimming.
Story
John Conroy: proud heir of a 4-generation business
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The evolution of a family business providing funeral services
Lesson Plan
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride Companion Curriculum
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
These lesson plans were developed by Maine Historical Society for the Seashore Trolley Museum as a companion curriculum for the historical fiction YA novel "Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride" by Jean. M. Flahive (2019). The novel tells the story of Millie Thayer, a young girl who dreams of leaving the family farm, working in the city, and fighting for women's suffrage. Millie's life begins to change when a "flying carpet" shows up in the form of an electric trolley that cuts across her farm and when a fortune-teller predicts that Millie's path will cross that of someone famous. Suddenly, Millie finds herself caught up in events that shake the nation, Maine, and her family. The lesson plans in this companion curriculum explore a variety of topics including the history of the trolley use in early 20th century Maine, farm and rural life at the turn of the century, the story of Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Maine, WWI, and the flu pandemic of 1918-1920.
