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Historical Items

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Item 12303

Kitchen Scale

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1890 Location: Brunswick Media: Steel, paint

Item 80984

Toledo Scale, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Livermore Falls Media: Metal, aluminum and plastic

Item 11940

Laboratory scale

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Chicago; Littleton Media: Metal

Tax Records

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Item 86736

Office Scale House, Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Union Wharf Proprietors Use: Office Scale House

Item 86887

72-84 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Randall and McAllister Use: Office abd Scale House

Item 37441

550-566 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Co. Use: Track Scales

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109589

Scale drawings of Blacony house for Col. F.M. Drew, Lewiston, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896 Location: Lewiston Client: F. M. Drew Architect: Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects

Item 148156

Scale drawing of cross for St. Joseph's Church, Lewiston, ca. 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1888 Location: Lewiston Client: St. Joseph's Church Architect: George M. Coombs

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

How Sweet It Is

Desserts have always been a special treat. For centuries, Mainers have enjoyed something sweet as a nice conclusion to a meal or celebrate a special occasion. But many things have changed over the years: how cooks learn to make desserts, what foods and tools were available, what was important to people.

Exhibit

Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook

Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.

Exhibit

Great Cranberry Island's Preble House

The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… Images from the Guilford Historical Society Scales Building X The John Scales Building was built in 1892."

Site Page

Lubec Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Site Page

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"SCALES BLOCK AND BANK SQUARE Scales Buildings, Guilford, ca. 1880Guilford Historical Society This photograph shows the beginning of the Scales…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

For Sale
by ALD

2022 Pen on paper 9 x 12 in

Story

ROCK AND ROLL CONCERTS OF SOUTHERN MAINE
by Ford Reiche

A story about Rock and Roll in Maine, 1955-1977

Story

What does a warming climate mean for Maine?
by David Reidmiller

Climate change affects all aspects of life. What does this mean for Maine?

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Why is Maine the Pine Tree State?

Grade Level: K-2 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students in early elementary grades a foundation for identifying the recognizable animals and natural resources of Maine. In this lesson, students will learn about and identify animals and plants significant to the state, and will identify what types of environments are best suited to different types of plant and animal life. Students will have the opportunity to put their own community wildlife into a large-scale perspective.