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Historical Items

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Item 104360

Nurses outside Central Maine General Hospital, Lewiston, ca. 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1923 Location: Lewiston; Auburn Media: Photographic print

Item 104043

Mercy Hospital student nurses, Portland, ca. 1960

Contributed by: Northern Light Mercy Hospital Date: circa 1960 Location: Portland Media: photographic print

Item 7389

Jeanette Allen, Maine General Hospital Training School for Nurses student, Portland, ca. 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1891 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Practical Nursing in Waterville

The Maine School of Practical Nursing opened a facility in Waterville in 1957 and continued teaching practical nursing there until about 1980 when changes in the profession and in the state's educational structure led to its demise.

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Westbrook Seminary: Educating Women

Westbrook Seminary, built on Stevens Plain in 1831, was founded to educate young men and young women. Seminaries traditionally were a form of advanced secondary education. Westbrook Seminary served an important function in admitting women students, for whom education was less available in the early and mid nineteenth century.

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Doing Good: Medical Stories of Maine

Throughout Maine’s history, individuals have worked to improve and expand medical care, not only for the health of those living in Maine, but for many around the world who need care and help.

Site Pages

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Class Photos

"In 1965, all of the nursing school facilities were consolidated into their St. John Street location, creating one space for classrooms, a library…"

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing Candid Photography

"Mercy continually received praise for the quality of its nursing program. A grateful patient writing in 1967 singled out “Miss Cyr Junior Student”…"

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"Maine nurses participated in this process, and in 1914 the Maine State Nurses Association was incorporated."

My Maine Stories

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars

Story

My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne

Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima

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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR

Lesson Plans

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Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Primary Sources: Healthcare History in Maine

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 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 how people in Maine have given and received healthcare throughout history. Students will discuss the giving and receiving of medicines and treatments from the 18th-21st centuries, the evolving role of hospitals since the 19th century, and how the nursing profession has changed since the Civil War. Students will also look at how people and healthcare facilities in Maine have addressed epidemics in the past, such as influenza and tuberculosis, and what we can learn today from studying the history of healthcare and medicine.