Keywords: hancock county
Item 66383
Waldo-Hancock Bridge, Bucksport, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Bucksport Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 17466
Hancock County Court House, Ellsworth, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Ellsworth Media: Postcard
Item 109133
Hancock County Cold Storage Inc. poultry processing plant, Ellsworth, 1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Ellsworth Client: Hancock County Cold Storage Inc. Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Exhibit
John Hancock's Relation to Maine
The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.
Exhibit
The Waldo-Hancock Bridge is in the process of being dismantled after over 70 years of service. The Maine State Archives has a number of records related to the history of this famous bridge that are presented in this exhibition.
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair
"… farmers and their animals from throughout Hancock County. There were cisterns (remains of which can still be found in the woods), sheds and…"
Site Page
Trenton Cemetery & Keeping Society
View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.
Story
A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner
With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.
Lesson Plan
Maine Monochromatic Oceanscape
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Visual & Performing Arts
This lesson plan will give students an overview of the creatures that live in the Gulf of Maine, real and imagined. Students will be able to describe the creatures they learn about, first learning simple art skills, and then combining these simple skills to make an Oceanscape picture that is complex.
