Keywords: memorial coins
Item 18385
Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 2005 Location: Lewiston Media: Brass
Item 11793
Indian head cuff links, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Abel J. Morneault Memorial Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Van Buren Media: Copper
Exhibit
Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
Exhibit
Visitors to the Maine woods in the early twentieth century often recorded their adventures in private diaries or journals and in photographs. Their remembrances of canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing helped equate Maine with wilderness.
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Guilford, Maine - Special Events
"Guilford Centennial 1916 Commemorative Coins X Armistice Day Burning the Kaiser, Armistice Day, Guilford, 1918Guilford Historical Society…"
Lesson Plan
Portland History: The Portland Observatory and Thermometrics
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
Thermometrics is a term coined by Moody to describe his weather recording activities. Included here are some cross-curricula lesson plans and activities for students to use their knowledge in science, math and social studies while acting as weather forecasters. Check out the web-sites listed in this section for information on building your own barometer and anemometer.