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LC Subject Heading: Emigration and immigration

Historical Items

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Item 28425

Patrick Sheriden naturalization certificate, Portland, 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1848-10-09 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 28426

Patrick Kerr naturalization certificate, Portland, 1856

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1856-08-19 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 28439

Michael Dailey naturalization certificate, Portland, 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868-09-08 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Lesson Plans

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Immigration: U.S. Immigrants and the Land of Opportunity

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.

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Chapman School patriotism, Portland, ca. 1920

Immigration: The Not So Open Door

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.

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Portland police officer John Newell, ca. 1915

Irish and Ulster Scots in Maine

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the Irish and Ulster Scots/Scots Irish in Maine and the U.S., including some of the factors that led to their immigration to the U.S., a look into the prejudice and discrimination many Irish and Ulster Scots/Scots Irish experienced, and the contributions of Irish and Ulster Scots/Scots Irish to community life and culture in Maine.