Keywords: Revolutionary War
Item 81326
Memorial Service for Revolutionary War Veteran, Monson, 1954
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: 1954-08-29 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
Item 14034
Revolutionary War Time Cannon Ball, ca. 1776
Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: circa 1776 Location: Bucksport Media: Iron
Exhibit
World War I and the Maine Experience
With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.
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
Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford
"IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford J.G. Deering & Son Lumber Co., Biddeford, ca."
Site Page
"… Collection, the images of two aged Revolutionary War veterans are contrasted with those of several young men who served in the Civil War. Simon…"
Story
An allegory about the Vietnam war
by Bill Hinderer
An allegory about my service in the Vietnam War
Story
My life as a revolutionary knitter
by Katharine Cobey
Moving to Maine and confronting knitting stereotypes
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Maine Women's Causes and Influence before 1920
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to read and analyze letters, literature, and other primary documents and articles of material culture from the MHS collections relating to the women of Maine between the end of the Revolutionary War through the national vote for women’s suffrage in 1920. Students will discuss issues including war relief (Civil War and World War I), suffrage, abolition, and temperance, and how the women of Maine mobilized for or in some cases helped to lead these movements.
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.
