Keywords: Manuscripts
Item 10005
50th Anniversary of the Cunner Club, Cape Elizabeth, 1895
Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1895-08-06 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Ink on paper, manuscript
Item 22383
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1727 Location: North Yarmouth; Falmouth; Freeport Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps
The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.
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.
Site Page
Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Search the Collections
"… ongoing, we are digitizing nearly 45,000 pages of manuscript material by the end of the calendar year "2022." For more information on the project…"
Site Page
Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners
"… Zooniverse to create full-text transcriptions of manuscript material dating between 1625-1893. Since partnering with Zooniverse in 2020, nearly…"
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: Longfellow and Dickens - The Story of a Trans-Atlantic Friendship
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
What if you don't teach American Studies but you want to connect to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in meaningful ways? One important connection is Henry's friendship with Charles Dickens. There are many great resources about Dickens and if you teach his novels, you probably already know his biography and the chronology of his works. No listing for his association with Henry appears on most websites and few references will be found in texts. However, journals and diary entries and especially letters reveal a friendship that allowed their mutual respect to influence Henry's work.
