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Historical Items

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Item 98473

Schooner on the ways at the W.I. Adams shipyard in East Boothbay ca. 1900

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: East Boothbay Media: Photographic print

Item 29340

Down Pleasant Street to Waterfront, Blue Hill, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photograph on paper

Item 4181

Moosehead Lake area map, 1874

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1874 Media: Paper

Tax Records

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Item 70683

Mill, Marginal Way, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: F.A. Rumery Company Use: Mill

Item 70688

Storage, Marginal Way, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: F.A. Rumery Company Use: Storage

Item 70680

Assessor's Record, Storehouse, Marginal Way, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: John W. Gulliver Use: Storehouse

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 151804

The Ways dock path gate, Seal Harbor, 1986-1991

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1986–1991 Location: Mount Desert Client: David Rockefeller Jr. Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Item 151896

Westward Way planting plan, Northeast Harbor, 1992

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1992 Location: Mount Desert Client: Roger Milliken Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Item 151873

Danielson residence boundary survey, Northeast Harbor, 2013

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2013 Location: Mount Desert Client: Barbara S. Danielson Architect: Sage Collins Surveying, Inc.

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

Exhibit

Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine

For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.

Exhibit

Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Police Department

"The police have changed and evolved in developing new ways to keep us safe. The police are a big part in the way people function in society."

Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Affects of the Blizzard of 1952

"One way was physically, and the other was emotionally. The blizzard of 1952 effected the community physically by losing a lot of important belongings…"

Site Page

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"… folks in Biddeford have found new and striking ways to express themselves. Shaw & Clark Sewing Machine, Biddeford, ca."

My Maine Stories

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Story

From Pee Wee to Pro The Maine Way
by Danny Bolduc

I am the very first person from Maine to have played hockey in the Olympics and in the NHL.

Story

Eighteen and Out!
by Peter and Rebecca Merrill

How we found our way back to Maine.

Story

First night on the pulp pile at zero degrees, to mill foreman
by Arthur Benedetto

I worked my way up in International Paper, moving from the pick ax pile to a foreman on computers

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.

Lesson Plan

Portland History: Mapping Portland, 1690 - 1900

Grade Level: 6-8 Content Area: Social Studies
Historical maps, like all historical documents, can be interpreted in many ways. This lesson plan uses five maps to trace the development of Portland from its earliest settlements.

Lesson Plan

Primary Sources: Museum Practices for Students

Grade Level: K-2, 3-5 Content Area: Social Studies
Included here are some basics about general museum etiquette and ways to enable your students a greater understanding of museums, artifacts and their significance in illustrating history.