Keywords: Prize
Item 79313
Seventh Annual Prize Speaking Contest Program, Dixfield, 1917
Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: 1917-02-16 Location: Dixfield Media: Ink on paper
Item 36275
Order for 'Young Teazer' prize money, Portland, 1813
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1813 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.
Exhibit
The Waldo-Hancock Bridge is in the process of being dismantled after over 70 years of service. The Maine State Archives has a number of records related to the history of this famous bridge that are presented in this exhibition.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - General Henry Knox Museum
"… educators, encouraged and advised by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough, a frequent presenter."
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century
"… century of Thomaston’s development that so many prize architectural examples remain. Industries of all types were on the rise – lime quarrying…"
Story
How Mom caught Dad
by Jane E. Woodman
How Ruth and Piney met in Wilton and started a life together
Story
Sister Therese Bouthot:Life of service as a Good Shepherd sister
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From humble beginnings to playing a leadership role in the service of others
Lesson Plan
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.
