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Category: Maritime, Industries, Fishing

Historical Items

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Item 67523

James Joyce II, Swan's Island, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 79581

Mending nets, South Bristol, ca. 1950

Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: South Bristol Media: Photographic print

Item 80350

Sherman Tecumseh Jameson, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Friendship Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"People Who Called Scarborough Home Rufus King Rufus King of Scarborough, ca. 1820Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Rufus King, the…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"People Who Called Scarborough Home Indian Jane Wackwarreska, Scarborough, ca. 1651Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Uphannum was the…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"People Who Called Scarborough Home Text by Charlene Fenlason Images from Scarborough Historical Society & Museum and Rodney Laughton A number of…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall

We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.

Story

Cleaning Fish or How Grandfather and Grandmother got by
by Randy Randall

Grandfather and Grandmother subsisted on the fish Grandfather caught, not always legally.

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Warming Oceans
by David Reidmiller, Gulf of Maine Research Institute

The rate of warming in the Gulf of Maine is faster than that of more than 95% of the world’s oceans

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Primary Sources: The Maine Shipyard

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students a close-up look at historical operations behind Maine's famed shipbuilding and shipping industries. Students will examine primary sources including letters, bills of lading, images, and objects, and draw informed hypotheses about the evolution of the seafaring industry and its impact on Maine’s communities over time.