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Historical Items

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Item 82240

Munjoy Hill Reservoir, Portland, 1921

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1921 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide

Item 82231

Munjoy Hill Reservoir Break, Portland, 1893

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: 1893 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide

Item 82218

Munjoy Hill Reservoir, Portland, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide

Tax Records

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Item 64635

20-22 Munjoy Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Marcia H. Hill Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 64723

97 Munjoy Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Joseph Winslow Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 64632

16 Munjoy Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George R. Thomas Use: Dwelling - Single family

Online Exhibits

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Back to School

Public education has been a part of Maine since Euro-American settlement began to stabilize in the early eighteenth century. But not until the end of the nineteenth century was public education really compulsory in Maine.

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The Irish on the Docks of Portland

Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.

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Giving Thanks

Cultures from the ancient Greeks and Chinese to contemporary societies have set aside time to give thanks, especially for the harvest. In 1941, the United States set a permanent date for the observance.

Site Pages

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The Cedars

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Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 2 of 2

"… carpentry for houses and buildings from 1856 to 1871. The Weeks family resided on such Munjoy Hill streets as Beckett, Merrill, and Vesper."

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Greater Portland Landmarks

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My Maine Stories

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My Peace on Earth
by Dana Eidsness

She left Maine for school and vowed she'd never move back.

Story

Amato's Italian Sandwiches
by Charles V. Stanhope

Amato's Italian Sandwiches

Story

Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich

Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Portland History: "My Lost Youth" - Longfellow's Portland, Then and Now

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow loved his boyhood home of Portland, Maine. Born on Fore Street, the family moved to his maternal grandparents' home on Congress Street when Henry was eight months old. While he would go on to Bowdoin College and travel extensively abroad, ultimately living most of his adult years in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he never forgot his beloved Portland. Years after his childhood, in 1855, he wrote "My Lost Youth" about his undiminished love for and memories of growing up in Portland. This exhibit, using the poem as its focus, will present the Portland of Longfellow's boyhood. In many cases the old photos will be followed by contemporary images of what that site looked like 2004. Following the exhibit of 68 slides are five suggested lessons that can be adapted for any grade level, 3–12.