Keywords: Crafts schools
Item 109085
The Kingdom, Montville, ca. 1909
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1909 Location: Montville Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 27571
Schoolwork, North New Portland, ca. 1920
Contributed by: New Portland Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: New Portland Media: Colored pictures and black and white printing
Exhibit
Horace W. Shaylor: Portland Penman
Horace W. Shaylor, a native of Ohio, settled in Portland and turned his focus to handwriting, developing several unique books of handwriting instruction. He also was a talented artist.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools
"For many years, Central Elementary school housed New Portland students from grades K-8. When Maine district 74 constructed Carrabec Community School…"
Site Page
New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland Community Library
"… a day care, a town library, and a farming or craft co-op. The latter never got off the ground and the day care was active for several years before…"
Story
My artwork help process memories of Vietnam
by Brian Barry
My Eagle drawing won first place in the Togus Arts and Crafts show, third in the Nationals.
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
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: "The Slave's Dream"
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
In December of 1842 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Poems on Slavery was published. "The Slave's Dream" is one of eight anti-slavery poems in the collection. A beautifully crafted and emotionally moving poem, it mesmerizes the reader with the last thoughts of an African King bound to slavery, as he lies dying in a field of rice. The 'landscape of his dreams' include the lordly Niger flowing, his green-eyed Queen, the Caffre huts and all of the sights and sounds of his homeland until at last 'Death illuminates his Land of Sleep.'
