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Historical Items

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Item 74845

Crimping-splicing tool, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Media: Wood, galvanized iron

Item 6240

Dental pelican tool, Westbrook, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Westbrook Media: Steel, bone

Item 19451

Pneumatic Tool

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert Media: Wood, metal

Tax Records

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Item 86709

Wharfingers Tool House, Union Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Union Wharf Proprietors Use: Wharfingers Tool House

Item 86839

Tool House, Pocahontas Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Pocahontas Fuel Company Incorporated Use: Tool House

Item 86301

Tool Room and Storage, Commercial Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Pauline Willis Use: Tool Room and Storage

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109793

Tool house for cemetery, Mechanic Falls, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Mechanic Falls Client: Maple Grove Cemetary Architect: George M. Coombs

Item 109778

Tool House for Maple Grove Cemetary, Mechanic Falls, 1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902 Location: Mechanic Falls Client: Maple Grove Cemetary Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Item 111130

Tool shed for John Calvin Stevens, Cape Elizabeth, 1978

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1978-05-31 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: John Calvin Stevens, II Architect: John Calvin Stevens, II

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

How Sweet It Is

Desserts have always been a special treat. For centuries, Mainers have enjoyed something sweet as a nice conclusion to a meal or celebrate a special occasion. But many things have changed over the years: how cooks learn to make desserts, what foods and tools were available, what was important to people.

Exhibit

A Tale of Two Sailmakers

Camden has been home to generations of fishermen, shipbuilders, sailmakers, and others who make their living through the sea. The lives of two Camden sailmakers, who were born nearly a century apart, became entwined at a small house on Limerock Street.

Exhibit

Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

Site Pages

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony

"A Photo Essay of Hand Tools Found in the Swedish Colony Click to view the photo essay Tools were a necessary part of every farmer's and…"

Site Page

Music in Maine - PLAY

"Use the navigation tools on the left to explore the exhibition Caribou Amateur Opera Company, 1898Caribou Public Library"

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Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"Here are some of the tools they used followed with their descriptions: Auger, Caulking Mallet, Horsing Iron, Jerry Iron, Nog, Oker, Pitch Ladle…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Growing up on a potato and dairy farm
by Paula Woodworth

Life growing up and working on a potato and dairy farm was hard work but fun in Aroostook County.

Story

A Story in a Stick
by Jim Moulton

A story about dowsing for a well in Bowdoin

Story

Masters and apprentices
by Theresa Secord

Wabanaki basket makers learn to weave by apprenticing with master artists.

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Maine's Beneficial Bugs: Insect Sculpture Upcycle/ Recycle S.T.E.A.M Challenge

Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8 Content Area: Science & Engineering, Visual & Performing Arts
In honor of Earth Day (or any day), Students use recycled, reused, and upcycled materials to create a sculpture of a beneficial insect that lives in the state of Maine. Students use the Engineer Design Process to develop their ideas. Students use the elements and principles to analyze their prototypes and utilize interpersonal skills during peer feedback protocol to accept and give constructive feedback.