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Historical Items

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Item 8969

Maying party, Skowhegan, 1894

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1894-05-01 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 11946

May Fellows, Age 12

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1885 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Item 28015

Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903

Contributed by: Farmington Public Library Date: 1903 Location: Farmington; Strong Media: Ink on paper

Tax Records

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Item 49968

Assessor's Record, 34 Ellsworth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: May Porter Use: Garage

Item 49966

34-38 Ellsworth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: May Porter Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 49967

34-38 Ellsworth Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: May Porter Use: Garage

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109785

House for S.E. May, Lewiston, 1877-1878

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1877–1878 Location: Lewiston Client: Seth May Architect: Stevens and Coombs Architects

Item 109784

May Estate Block & Alterations in House, Lewiston, 1891-1899

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891–1899 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Client: S. E. May Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects

Item 109250

Bangor House addition, Bangor, 1946-1968

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946–1968 Location: Bangor; Bangor; Bangor Clients: Horace C. Chapman; H.C. Chapman Hotel Company Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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Writing Women

Published women authors with ties to Maine are too numerous to count. They have made their marks in all types of literature.

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Student Exhibit: Rebecca Sophie Clarke

Sophie May, whose real name was Rebecca Clarke, was the author of over 40 books between 1861 and 1903. She wrote the "Little Prudy Series" based on the little town of Norridgewock.

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May Baskets, a Dog, and a Party for Children

Two women thinking intruders were coming into their Biddeford Pool home, let the dog out to chase them away. Later, they discovered the truth about the noise at their door.

Site Pages

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903

"Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903 Contributed by Farmington Public Library Description Collection of poems composed by Julia Harris…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"The May sisters, Julia and Sara, operated a private school for girls in Farmington, known as Wendall Institute, for 13 years until 1881."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"William and Delia M. May. Their father was the local Congregational pastor, and the importance of faith, decorum, and education was stressed."

My Maine Stories

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Reflecting on 38 years at Mercy Hospital
by Terry Clifford

Terry Clifford began her career at Mercy Hospital on May 11, 1981

Story

The New Normal
by Darlene Reardon

COVID-19 Poem

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My Vietnam service detailed in Life Magazine
by Henry B. Severance III

My company's service was documented by war photographer Catherine Leroy in Life Magazine.

Lesson Plans

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Longfellow Studies: The Elms - Stephen Longfellow's Gorham Farm

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
On April 3, 1761 Stephen Longfellow II signed the deed for the first 100 acre purchase of land that he would own in Gorham, Maine. His son Stephen III (Judge Longfellow) would build a home on that property which still stands to this day. Judge Longfellow would become one of the most prominent citizens in Gorham’s history and one of the earliest influences on his grandson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's work as a poet. This exhibit examines why the Longfellows arrived in Gorham, Judge Longfellow's role in the history of the town, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's vacations in the country which may have influenced his greatest work, and the remains of the Longfellow estate still standing in Gorham today.

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Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Primary Sources: Daily Life in 1820

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to explore and analyze primary source documents from the years before, during, and immediately after Maine became the 23rd state in the Union. Through close looking at documents, objects, and art from Maine during and around 1820, students will ask questions and draw informed conclusions about life at the time of statehood.

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Longfellow Studies: The Exile of the People of Longfellow's "Evangeline"

Grade Level: 6-8 Content Area: Social Studies
Other materials needed: - Copy of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Evangeline" - Print media and Internet access for research - Deportation Orders (may use primary document with a secondary source interpretation) Throughout the course of history there have been many events in which great suffering was inflicted upon innocent people. The story of the Acadian expulsion is one such event. Britain and France, the two most powerful nations of Europe, were at war off and on throughout the 18th century. North America became a coveted prize for both warring nations. The French Acadians of present day Nova Scotia fell victim to great suffering. Even under an oath of allegiance to England, the Acadians were advised that their families were to be deported and their lands confiscated by the English. This event was immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem "Evangeline", which was published in 1847.