Keywords: december
Item 8574
December excerpt from Old Farmer's Almanac, 1852
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1852 Media: Ink on paper
Item 31679
Main Street, Saco, after the fire of December 9, 1912
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912-12-09 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Item 58334
Assessor's Record, Dwelling, Holbrook Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Nancy A. Closson Use: Dwelling - Single House
Item 116393
Emery house, Ellsworth, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Ellsworth; Hancock Client: L. A. Emery Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Item 111982
Winthrop Library, Winthrop, 1916
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Winthrop Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.
Exhibit
Evergreens and a Jolly Old Elf
Santa Claus and evergreens have been common December additions to homes, schools, businesses, and other public places to America since the mid nineteenth century. They are two symbols of the Christian holiday of Christmas whose origins are unrelated to the religious meaning of the day.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Christmas decorations, Presque Isle, ca. 1950
"… Description The photograph was taken in December in the early 1950s with both the Presque Isle Police and Fire stations decorated."
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Story
What does a warming climate mean for Maine?
by David Reidmiller
Climate change affects all aspects of life. What does this mean for Maine?
Story
Lionel "Toots" Bouthot: A life filled with music
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
From the age of 5, a lifetime of contributing to the musical fabric of Biddeford.
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: "Christmas Bells"
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
The words of this poem are more commonly known as the lyrics to a popular Christmas Carol of the same title. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote "Christmas Bells" in December of 1863 as the Civil War raged. It expresses his perpetual optimism and hope for the future of mankind. The poem's lively rhythm, simple rhyme and upbeat refrain have assured its popularity through the years.
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: "The Slave's Dream"
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
In December of 1842 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Poems on Slavery was published. "The Slave's Dream" is one of eight anti-slavery poems in the collection. A beautifully crafted and emotionally moving poem, it mesmerizes the reader with the last thoughts of an African King bound to slavery, as he lies dying in a field of rice. The 'landscape of his dreams' include the lordly Niger flowing, his green-eyed Queen, the Caffre huts and all of the sights and sounds of his homeland until at last 'Death illuminates his Land of Sleep.'
