Category: Home, Food & Cooking
Item 8711
Syrup house, Waterford, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Waterford Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Waterford Media: Photographic print
Item 9416
Ration book for Helen M. Bailey, Norway, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Norway Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Location: Norway Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes
Sugar and Spice: Our Vintage Recipes showcases historic recipes, dating from the 18th century to the 1950s, like sweet treats, traditional favorites, promotional printings, medicinal concoctions, curious libations, and recipes that have fallen out of favor.
Exhibit
Cooks and Cookees: Lumber Camp Legends
Stories and tall tales abound concerning cooks and cookees -- important persons in any lumber camp, large or small.
Story
A Florida Flatlander Finds Adventure in Maine (An Excerpt)
by Steve Hood
Humorous reminisces of former adventures in Maine from a Florida retiree
Story
Amato's Italian Sandwiches
by Charles V. Stanhope
Amato's Italian Sandwiches
Lesson Plan
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride Companion Curriculum
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
These lesson plans were developed by Maine Historical Society for the Seashore Trolley Museum as a companion curriculum for the historical fiction YA novel "Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride" by Jean. M. Flahive (2019). The novel tells the story of Millie Thayer, a young girl who dreams of leaving the family farm, working in the city, and fighting for women's suffrage. Millie's life begins to change when a "flying carpet" shows up in the form of an electric trolley that cuts across her farm and when a fortune-teller predicts that Millie's path will cross that of someone famous. Suddenly, Millie finds herself caught up in events that shake the nation, Maine, and her family. The lesson plans in this companion curriculum explore a variety of topics including the history of the trolley use in early 20th century Maine, farm and rural life at the turn of the century, the story of Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Maine, WWI, and the flu pandemic of 1918-1920.
