Keywords: Addresses
Item 80394
Elliott hand cranked addressing machine, ca. 1925
Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Livermore Falls Media: Metal
Item 76597
Program for Louisiana inauguration, 1864
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 59787
55 Kennebec Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Stove Foundry Company Use: Warehouse
Item 32430
192-194 Ashmont Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Clarence A Baker Style: National Folk Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 110148
Middle Dutch Church, Lafayette (now Astor) Place, New York, New York City, NY, 1837
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1837 Location: New York City; New York City Client: Middle Dutch Church Architect: Isaiah Rogers
Item 109440
Insane Hospital buildings, Augusta; Vinylhaven, 1893-1907
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893–1907 Location: Vinylhaven; Augusta; Vinylhaven Client: State of Maine Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
Valentines Day cards have long been a way to express feelings of romance or love for family or friends. These early Valentines Day cards suggest the ways in which the expression of those sentiments has changed over time.
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Story
In 1970 I served in Vietnam, and sent my parents a package
by Peter P. Joyce Jr.
My Parents' war story
Story
63 year Presque Isle High School Class Reunion
by Kathryn E Joy
What happens when there are no more reunions planned.
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Healthcare History in Maine
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to read and analyze letters, literature, and other primary documents and articles of material culture from the MHS collections relating to how people in Maine have given and received healthcare throughout history. Students will discuss the giving and receiving of medicines and treatments from the 18th-21st centuries, the evolving role of hospitals since the 19th century, and how the nursing profession has changed since the Civil War. Students will also look at how people and healthcare facilities in Maine have addressed epidemics in the past, such as influenza and tuberculosis, and what we can learn today from studying the history of healthcare and medicine.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Maine's quest for statehood began in the years immediately following the American Revolution. Though the state of Massachusetts consented to the separation in 1819 and Maine would ultimately achieve statehood in 1820, Maine’s split from Massachusetts was not without controversy and was not universally supported by people living in Maine. Using primary sources, students will explore the arguments for and against Maine statehood. Students will gather evidence and arguments to debate the statement: It is in the best interests of the people of Maine for Maine to become its own state.
