Keywords: fitness
Item 108975
Farmington State Normal School women's basketball team, 1944
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: 1944 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print
Item 105802
Richard Siver's Mackinaw jacket, Kennebunk, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Kennebunk; Milwaukee Media: wool, metal, fiberglass, plastic, viscose
Item 37277
69-77 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Randall & McAllister Use: Shed - Wagon
Item 37278
69-77 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Randall & McAllister Use: Carpenter's Shop
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.
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 3 of 3
"… is made of mulberry colored heavy satin, with a fitted tailored front pleated skirt and no flare, a sign of the straightening silhouette."
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 2 of 4
"… trimmed walking dress with a short basque (a fitted jacket-like bodice) and flat fronted skirt flaring out at the back."
Story
The future of potato growing
by Dan Blackstone
Informed by six generations of potato farming
Story
2020 Sheltering in Place Random Notes During COVID-19
by Phyllis Merriam, LCSW
Sheltering-in-Place personal experiences in mid-coast Maine (Rockland) during March and April 2020
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The Votes for Statehood
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
Maine became a state in 1820 after separating from Massachusetts, but the call for statehood had begun long before the final vote. Why did it take so long? Was 1820 the right time? In this lesson, students will begin to place where Maine’s statehood fits into the broader narrative of 18th and 19th century American political history. They will have the opportunity to cast their own Missouri Compromise vote after learning about Maine’s long road to statehood.
