Keywords: City homestead
Item 34819
City Farm (Poor Farm), Biddeford, ca. 1910
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1910 Location: Biddeford; Biddeford Media: Postcard
Item 79398
The William C. Perry Homestead, Mexico, ca. 1904
Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: circa 1904 Location: Mexico Media: Glass Negative
Item 58150
4 Homestead Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Roy A. Meserre Use: Dwelling - Single House
Item 58151
Assessor's Record, 4 Homestead Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Roy A. Meserre Use: Garage
Item 109722
Sketch of Proposed Alms House for City of Lewiston, Lewiston, ca. 1888
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1888 Location: Lewiston Client: City of Lewiston Architect: George M. Coombs
Item 110032
Primary school house for the City of Westbrook, Westbrook, ca. 1913
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Location: Westbrook Client: City of Westbrook Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Exhibit
Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland
The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.
Exhibit
One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC
In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868
"Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868 John Martin: "Terpsichorian of the Old School" John Martin, Bangor, ca."
Site Page
Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Census, Timeline
"View Selective Time of Portland The selected timeline of Portland with population figures also provides insight into the growth and changes in the…"
Story
Paul Gagne: Living a life fully engaged in his community
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A man with a wide range of skills and talents shares them for the benefit of his community
Story
Mike Remillard shares his in-depth knowledge of our community
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
You will learn a lot from Mike's fascination with many topics from church organs to submarines.
Lesson Plan
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride Companion Curriculum
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
These lesson plans were developed by Maine Historical Society for the Seashore Trolley Museum as a companion curriculum for the historical fiction YA novel "Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride" by Jean. M. Flahive (2019). The novel tells the story of Millie Thayer, a young girl who dreams of leaving the family farm, working in the city, and fighting for women's suffrage. Millie's life begins to change when a "flying carpet" shows up in the form of an electric trolley that cuts across her farm and when a fortune-teller predicts that Millie's path will cross that of someone famous. Suddenly, Millie finds herself caught up in events that shake the nation, Maine, and her family. The lesson plans in this companion curriculum explore a variety of topics including the history of the trolley use in early 20th century Maine, farm and rural life at the turn of the century, the story of Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Maine, WWI, and the flu pandemic of 1918-1920.
