Keywords: Sweden Street
Item 10915
Sweden Street, Caribou, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print
Item 1163
Sweden Street, Caribou, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
"Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"
Concern about immigrants and their loyalty in the post World War I era led to programs to "Americanize" them -- an effort to help them learn English and otherwise adjust to life in the United States. Clara Soule ran one such program for the Portland Public Schools, hoping it would help the immigrants be accepted.
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.
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Project Partners
"It serves students from New Sweden, Stockholm, Westmanland, and Madawaska Lake. As part of the New Sweden School's Maine History, Local History unit…"