Keywords: English explorer
Item 27192
Waymouth Memorial Dedication at Mall, Thomaston, 1905
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1905-07-06 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 40466
Maine Centennial parade, Fort St. George float, Portland, 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-07-05 Location: Portland; Phippsburg Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
George Popham and a group of fellow Englishmen arrived at the mouth of the Kennebec River, hoping to trade with Native Americans, find gold and other valuable minerals, and discover a Northwest passage. In 18 months, the fledgling colony was gone.
Exhibit
The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
Site Page
"Gorges, an English aristocrat and member of the Plymouth Company, was determined to overcome the difficulties that had plagued the Popham Colony…"
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"
"… in Portland had provided coursework in the English language and citizenship before, this effort, led by veteran teacher Clara L."
Story
30 years of business in Maine
by Raj & Bina Sharma
30 years of business, raising a family, & showcasing our culture in Maine
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?
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: The Village Blacksmith - The Reality of a Poem
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
"The Village Blacksmith" was a much celebrated poem. Written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poem appeared to celebrate the work ethic and mannerisms of a working man, the icon of every rural community, the Blacksmith. However, what was the poem really saying?
