Keywords: Person
Item 20409
Lars Person family, New Sweden, ca. 1920
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print
Item 18683
Olof Person farm, New Sweden, ca. 1922
Contributed by: Nylander Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print
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
Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms
According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Politicians & Personalities
… Illustrations: Politicians & Personalities
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson
Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson Jonathan FisherItem Contributed byJonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc.
Story
2020 Sheltering in Place Random Notes During COVID-19
by Phyllis Merriam, LCSW
Sheltering-in-Place personal experiences in mid-coast Maine (Rockland) during March and April 2020
Story
Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: The Maine Shipyard
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students a close-up look at historical operations behind Maine's famed shipbuilding and shipping industries. Students will examine primary sources including letters, bills of lading, images, and objects, and draw informed hypotheses about the evolution of the seafaring industry and its impact on Maine’s communities over time.
Lesson Plan
Portland History: Construction, Preservation and Restoration of the Portland Observatory
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
Included here are activities based in economics, mathematics, physics, social studies, civics and language arts. Students can debate the issues surrounding preservation and urban development as well as the changing value of money.
