Keywords: social services
Item 23795
Membership, Social Humane Society, 1814
Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1814 Location: Paris Media: Ink on paper
Item 23796
Constitution, Social and Humane Society, 1814
Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1814-01-01 Location: Paris Media: Ink on paper
Item 148198
Opportunity Farm cow barn end framing, New Gloucester, ca. 1945
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Location: New Gloucester Client: Opportunity Farm Association Architect: University of Maine Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture
Item 135759
McGeachey Hall Mental Health Center floor plan, Portland, 1981
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981 Location: Portland Client: Maine Medical Center Architect: Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.
Exhibit
Sarah Sampson: Caring for Soldiers, Orphans
Sarah Sampson of Bath went to war with her husband, a captain in the 3rd Maine Regiment. With no formal training, she spent the next four and a half years providing nursing and other services to soldiers. Even after her husband became ill and returned to Maine, Sampson remained in the Washington, D.C., area aiding the sick and wounded.
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2
"In the 1960s, Mary Desmond oversaw social services at the hospital, coordinating with city and state welfare agencies."
Site Page
Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence
"… employment resources, public transportation, and social services. She settled on two centers of need which appeared to have the local resources to…"
Story
How 20 years in the Navy turned me into an active volunteer
by Joy Asuncion
My service didn't end when I retired from the Navy
Story
Sister Therese Bouthot:Life of service as a Good Shepherd sister
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From humble beginnings to playing a leadership role in the service of others
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the LGBTQ community in Maine and the U.S., including the ways in which attitudes towards the LGBTQ community have changed over time, some of the ways LGBTQ people have faced discrimination and unfair treatment, and some of the moments in Maine and U.S. history that inspired LGBTQ people and their allies to fight for equality and LGBTQ rights.
Lesson Plan
Immigration: Challenges and Opportunities in Maine
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about immigration in the United States using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.
