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Keywords: Homesteads

Historical Items

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Item 34145

Old Homesteads in Scarborough, ca. 1950s

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Scarborough; Scarborough Media: Ink on paper, photograph

Item 34147

Eldred Harmon Homestead, Scarborough, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Bruce Thurlow through Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 87981

W. R. Allan Residence, Dennysville, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Dennysville Media: Glass Negative

Tax Records

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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 85196

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111543

Cottage for Major W. M. Dunn on Cushing Island, Portland, ca. 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Portland Client: William McKee Dunn Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 109301

William A. Richardson residence & guest house, Penobscot, 1972

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1972 Location: Penobscot Client: William A. Richardson Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Item 109349

Residence for Mrs. Brooks Leavitt, Wilton, 1935-1951

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935–1951 Location: Wilton; Wilton Client: Elizabeth Leavitt Architect: John Howard Stevens; John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Independence and Challenges: The Life of Hannah Pierce

Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) of West Baldwin, who remained single, was the educated daughter of a moderately wealthy landowner and businessman. She stayed at the family farm throughout her life, operating the farm and her various investments -- always in close touch with her siblings.

Exhibit

Great Cranberry Island's Preble House

The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.

Exhibit

Inside the Yellow House

Photographer Elijah Cobb's 1985 portfolio of the Laura E. Richards House, with text by Rosalind Cobb Wiggins and Laura E. Putnam.

Site Pages

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Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin homestead, Bangor, ca. 1864

"John Martin homestead, Bangor, ca. 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904)…"

Site Page

Blue Hill, Maine - The Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907

"The Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description The Homestead and tennis court at Parker Point, Blue…"

Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"… and topics in Part I are: George Snow Ideal homestead "Self-propelling road carriage" Council Tree, Charleston, S.C."

My Maine Stories

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Story

The stories my parents told
by Henry Gartley

Stories from my immigrant parents, WWII, and my love of history.

Story

Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall

Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.

Story

"Mama sings 'get your hands up'": Maria's Diary June 2020
by Maria

Maria, 7 years old, records impressions of staying with her grandparents in Somesville in June 2020.

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Bicentennial 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.