Keywords: Maine businesses
Item 69896
Local businesses, Ogunquit, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Ogunquit Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 30920
Elm Street Businesses, Guilford, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print
Item 86105
346 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Boston and Maine Railroad Use: Auto Repair Shop
Item 86108
378-380 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Boston and Maine Railroad Use: Boat Shop
Item 110128
Candelabrum Maine Savings Bank, Portland, 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925 Location: Portland Client: Maine Savings Bank Architect: John P. Thomas
Item 110130
Drawings associated with Maine Savings Bank, 1926-1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1926–1936 Client: Maine Savings Bank Architect: John P. Thomas
Exhibit
Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.
Exhibit
John Hancock's Relation to Maine
The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.
Site Page
"… Power of Potential View the Maine Women's Business Convention Slideshow Delegates from the National Federation of Business and Professional…"
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront
"… regular column on what was going on on Portland's busy working waterfront entitled "Along the Waterfront", often with accompanying photographs."
Story
30 years of business in Maine
by Raj & Bina Sharma
30 years of business, raising a family, & showcasing our culture in Maine
Story
John Conroy: proud heir of a 4-generation business
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The evolution of a family business providing funeral services
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.
Lesson Plan
Black History and the History of Slavery in Maine
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the Black community in Maine and the U.S., including Black people who were enslaved in Maine, Maine’s connections to slavery and the slave trade, a look into the racism and discrimination many Black people in Maine have experienced, and highlights selected histories of Black people, demonstrating the longevity of their experiences and contributions to the community and culture in Maine.
