Keywords: Tragedy
Item 20163
Ballad concerning drowning in Portland Harbor, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 152258
"Horrid Murder" pamphlet, Boston, 1818
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1818 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.
Exhibit
The rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth has sent many vessels to their watery graves.
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 2 of 2
"The Gardner Lake Tragedy The fifth graders observations “One day in 1936 school children went to spend the end of the year by going on a boat at…"
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2
"The Gardner Lake Tragedy Miriam Kelley as a young woman X Images from the family of Miriam Kelley Doherty Research and text by Seth Doherty…"
Story
In the midst of the tragedy of war, there are humorous moments
by Roger Ek, Seawolf 25
Never leave beer with the PBRs
Story
A Fight Worth Fighting
by Philip McIntyre
Philip McIntyre argues that current incarceration practices lead to recidivism.
Lesson Plan
Maine's Acadian Community: "Evangeline," Le Grand Dérangement, and Cultural Survival
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the history of the forced expulsion of thousands of people from Acadia, the Romantic look back at the tragedy in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous epic poem Evangeline and the heroine's adoption as an Acadian cultural figure, and Maine's Acadian community today, along with their relations with Acadian New Brunswick and Nova Scotia residents and others in the Acadian Diaspora. Students will read and discuss primary documents, compare and contrast Le Grand Dérangement to other forced expulsions in Maine history and discuss the significance of cultural survival amidst hardships brought on by treaties, wars, and legislation.
