Keywords: interest
Item 1047
Crowd at Norridgewock, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Norridgewock Media: Photographic print
Item 22437
Halidon prospectus, Cumberland Mills, 1912
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Westbrook Media: Ink on paper
Item 86768
6-7 Union Wharf (1/2 interest), Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Clinton L. Baxter Use: Grain Mill Storage
Item 86779
10-12 Union Wharf (1/2 interest), Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Clinton L. Baxter Use: Storage-Sugar
Item 111265
Alterations for Poland Spring House, South Poland, 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1880 Location: Poland Client: unknown Architect: Fasset and Stevens Architects
Item 111589
George B. Morrill house, Portland, 1904-1919
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904–1919 Location: Portland Client: George B. Morrill Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
A Handwritten Community Newspaper
The eight issues of South Freeport's handwritten newspaper, distributed in 1859, provided "general interest and amusement" to the coastal community.
Exhibit
Hiking, Art and Science: Portland's White Mountain Club
In 1873, a group of men, mostly from Portland, formed the second known hiking club in the U.S., the White Mountain Club of Portland, to carry out their scientific interests, their love of hiking and camaraderie, and their artistic interests in painting and drawing the features of several of the White Mountains.
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Human Interest
"Human Interest Two women with whiskey glasses, ca. 1854Maine Historical Society While most early photographers created formal images of their…"
Site Page
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents
"Influential & Interesting Documents Back to: 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret X The Drunkard's Looking Glass, ca."
Story
Cape Verde and the Doctrines of Discovery
by Lelia DeAndrade
My Cape Verde family's culture and history is tied to the Doctrines of Discovery
Story
Welimahskil: Sweet grass
by Suzanne Greenlaw
Weaving Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and western science around Sweetgrass
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow & Harriet Beecher Stowe
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
As a graduate of Bowdoin College and a longtime resident of Brunswick, I have a distinct interest in Longfellow. Yet the history of Brunswick includes other famous writers as well, including Harriet Beecher Stowe. Although they did not reside in Brunswick contemporaneously, and Longfellow was already world-renowned before Stowe began her literary career, did these two notables have any interaction? More particularly, did Longfellow have any opinion of Stowe's work? If so, what was it?
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Maine's quest for statehood began in the years immediately following the American Revolution. Though the state of Massachusetts consented to the separation in 1819 and Maine would ultimately achieve statehood in 1820, Maine’s split from Massachusetts was not without controversy and was not universally supported by people living in Maine. Using primary sources, students will explore the arguments for and against Maine statehood. Students will gather evidence and arguments to debate the statement: It is in the best interests of the people of Maine for Maine to become its own state.
