Keywords: Preparation
Item 12416
Demolition preparation, High Street, Portland, 1926
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1926-02-20 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 102428
Fort Levett military training drills, Cushing Island, ca. 1917
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here
From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.
Exhibit
Civil Defense: Fear and Safety
In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.
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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection
"… the excitement of watching MacMillan and his crew prepare to depart for their historic trips. Biographer E.S."
Story
How to prepare "Paquet de poisson a la vapeur"
by Titi de Baccarat
Making Gabonese cuisine in Portland Maine
Story
Finding and cooking fiddleheads with my parents
by Brian J. Theriault
My father has been picking and eating fiddleheads almost all his life, Mom prepares and stores them
Lesson Plan
Immigration: The Not So Open Door
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about immigration in the United States using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: Longfellow Meets German Radical Poet Ferdinand Freiligrath
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
During Longfellow's 1842 travels in Germany he made the acquaintance of the politically radical Ferdinand Freiligrath, one of the influential voices calling for social revolution in his country. It is suggested that this association with Freiligrath along with his return visit with Charles Dickens influenced Longfellow's slavery poems. This essay traces Longfellow's interest in the German poet, Freiligrath's development as a radical poetic voice, and Longfellow's subsequent visit with Charles Dickens. Samples of verse and prose are provided to illustrate each writer's social conscience.
