Keywords: Common
Item 28789
Paris Hill Common as it looked ca. 1822
Contributed by: Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum Date: circa 1830 Location: Paris Media: Print of drawing
Item 80506
Mamie and Jesse Adams, Dixfield Common, 1955
Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: 1955 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print
Item 54000
Assessor's Record, 9 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Use in common by abutters. Use: Passage
Item 67818
Assessor's Record, 68 Oak Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Common passage used by abutters Use: Passage
Item 109324
City of Waterville renovations to City Hall, Waterville, 1969-1978
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1969–1978 Location: Waterville Client: City of Waterville Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 111546
Cottage for Francis Cushing on Cushing Island, Portland, ca. 1896
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Portland Client: Francis Cushing Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
Evergreens and a Jolly Old Elf
Santa Claus and evergreens have been common December additions to homes, schools, businesses, and other public places to America since the mid nineteenth century. They are two symbols of the Christian holiday of Christmas whose origins are unrelated to the religious meaning of the day.
Exhibit
Throughout New England, barns attached to houses are fairly common. Why were the buildings connected? What did farmers or families gain by doing this? The phenomenon was captured in the words of a children's song, "Big house, little house, back house, barn," (Thomas C. Hubka <em>Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn, the Connected Farm Buildings of New England,</em> University Press of New England, 1984.)
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Dirigo Writing Book, Farmington, 1887
"… book called the "Dirigo Writing Book for Common Schools" was published in Portland by Loring, Short, and Harmon--Booksellers and Stationers in…"
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Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
Story
Shax and laxoox: tea with milk and Somali bread.
by Kheyro Jama
Lahooh (laxoox) is a food staple in East Africa, enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: "Christmas Bells"
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
The words of this poem are more commonly known as the lyrics to a popular Christmas Carol of the same title. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote "Christmas Bells" in December of 1863 as the Civil War raged. It expresses his perpetual optimism and hope for the future of mankind. The poem's lively rhythm, simple rhyme and upbeat refrain have assured its popularity through the years.
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: Integration of Longfellow's Poetry into American Studies
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
We explored Longfellow's ability to express universality of human emotions/experiences while also looking at the patterns he articulated in history that are applicable well beyond his era. We attempted to link a number of Longfellow's poems with different eras in U.S. History and accompanying literature, so that the poems complemented the various units. With each poem, we want to explore the question: What is American identity?
