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Historical Items

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Item 22605

Doctor John Dilling, Easton, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Easton Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Easton; Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 16260

Eastern Maine General Hospital's Women's Medical Ward, ca. 1911

Contributed by: Eastern Maine Medical Center Date: circa 1911 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 16255

Operating room, Eastern Maine Medical Center, 1974

Contributed by: Eastern Maine Medical Center Date: 1974 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 135757

Adam P. Leighton residence elevation, Portland, ca. 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1903 Location: Portland Client: Adam P. Leighton Architect: Frederick A. Tompson, Architect

Item 110037

Henry H. Brock building, Alfred, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Alfred Client: Dr. Brock Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Item 110038

Workman's Cottage for Dr. Henry H. Brock, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Client: H.H Brock Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Campus

Maine Medical Center, founded as Maine General Hospital, has dominated Portland’s West End since its construction in 1871 on Bramhall Hill. As the medical field grew in both technological and social practice, the facility of the hospital also changed. This exhibit tracks the expansion and additions to that original building as the hospital adapted to its patients’ needs.

Exhibit

Student Exhibit: Medicine in Times Past

Inspired by Dr. Greenleaf Wilbur's medical box at the Skowhegan History House, this exhibit highlights some Mainers in the medical field of the past and the stories they had.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Eastern Maine Medical Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Site Page

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 3 of 3

"Burr’s father was a doctor at Madigan, and his mother was the director of nurses at the hospital. Burr attended the parish school, and remembered…"

Site Page

Mercy Hospital - Mercy Stories

"… as chief of surgery at Mercy Hospital A Story by Doctor Robert McAfee, MD The Mercy mission called to me deeply A Story by Melissa Skahan…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Cantor Beth & Dr David Strassler: personal insights on life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

The journey of a couple devoted to each other, their family, their community and their religion

Story

Maine in Vietnam - Not to be Forgotten
by Karen L. Olson, M.D.

How Veterans' Voices started.

Story

Maine Eye & Ear Infirmary Birth
by Anonymous

My birth at the Portland Eye & Ear Infirmary/ Children's Hospital in 1951

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

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.