Keywords: Marshes
Item 29358
Marsh Staddle, Scarborough, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Scarborough Media: Postcard
Item 31061
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: 1870 Location: Scarborough Media: Wood, iron
Item 56390
41 Glenwood Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Rebecca G. Marsh Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 56391
Assessor's Record, 41 Glenwood Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Rebecca G. Marsh Use: Garage
Item 109338
Marsh house & addition, Scarborough, 1976-1984
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1976–1984 Location: Scarborough Client: Marsh Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 109217
Forest B. Marsh apartments, Bangor, 1947
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947 Location: Bangor Client: Forest B. Marsh Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Exhibit
Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion
During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.
Exhibit
Scarborough: They Answered the Call
Scarborough met every quota set by the state for supplying Civil War soldiers for Union regiments. Some of those who responded became prominent citizens of the town.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4
"Click to view Salt Marsh Tools Salt hay continued to be important to the people of Scarborough well into the 1800s, as it became a source of income…"
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4
"The Scarborough Marsh is now owned and managed by the MDIFW. In 1972 Maine Audubon initiated a partnership with the MDIFW to create a nature center…"
Story
Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall
We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.
Story
Welimahskil: Sweet grass
by Suzanne Greenlaw
Weaving Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and western science around Sweetgrass
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the fur trade in Maine with a focus on the 17th and 18th centuries, on how fashion influenced that trade, and how that trade impacted Indigenous peoples and the environment.
