Keywords: givens
Item 11726
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1795-05-29 Location: Brunswick; Durham; Freeport; Bath Media: Ink on paper
Item 12323
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1940 Location: Brunswick Media: Metal
Item 135760
W.W. Thomas House drawing, Portland, 1915-1927
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915–1927 Location: Portland Clients: W. W. Thomas; Mary Cate Thomas Architect: Frederick A. Tompson; Frederick A. Tompson, Architect
Item 116619
Chapman residence, Cape Elizabeth, 1944-1947
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944–1947 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Richard S. Chapman Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects
Exhibit
The Irish on the Docks of Portland
Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.
Exhibit
A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms
"… of any kind to defend their community, they were given billy clubs or “night sticks." A night stick was a large club to stop criminals by hitting…"
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Mildred Thomas and Harold Sawyer, ca. 1910
"It was later given to the Farmington Library by Mildred Thomas, a very generous donor to the library."
Story
Swimming with Jellyfish
by Cathy. L
At the age of 19 Cathy attended an Audubon Camp at Hog Island.
Story
63 year Presque Isle High School Class Reunion
by Kathryn E Joy
What happens when there are no more reunions planned.
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Healthcare History in Maine
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to read and analyze letters, literature, and other primary documents and articles of material culture from the MHS collections relating to how people in Maine have given and received healthcare throughout history. Students will discuss the giving and receiving of medicines and treatments from the 18th-21st centuries, the evolving role of hospitals since the 19th century, and how the nursing profession has changed since the Civil War. Students will also look at how people and healthcare facilities in Maine have addressed epidemics in the past, such as influenza and tuberculosis, and what we can learn today from studying the history of healthcare and medicine.
