Category: Economics, Businesses & Trade
Item 4340
Haskell & Oak advertising, Garland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Garland Media: Ink on paper
Item 198
Main Street, Livermore Falls, 1937
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1937-07-25 Location: Livermore Falls Media: Photographic print
Item 109334
Thomas U. Coe estate store & office building, Bangor, 1928
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928 Location: Bangor; Bangor Client: Thomas U. Coe Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 109150
Eaton W. Tarbell and Associates office alterations, Bangor, 1945-1948
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1945–1948 Location: Bangor Client: Eaton W. Tarbell and Associates Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan
Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.
Exhibit
LeBaron Atherton's furniture empire consisted of ten stores, four of which were in Maine. The photos are reminiscent of a different era in retailing.
Site Page
Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - About This Project
"About This Project This project was a part of pilot effort by Maine Historical Society, under funding from a private foundation, to support…"
Site Page
Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads
"Maine Railroads Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Station, New Sweden, 1918Nylander Museum In 1858 Aroostook County Maine had a great chance of…"
Story
A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith
Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.
Story
Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square
by anonymous
Carlo Giobbi on his family's Portland Bars: Carlo's and Boothby Square
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the fur trade in Maine with a focus on the 17th and 18th centuries, on how fashion influenced that trade, and how that trade impacted Indigenous peoples and the environment.
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.
