Keywords: martha
Item 12329
Martha Skolfield (1836-1904) of Brunswick, Liverpool, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1875 Location: Liverpool Media: Photographic print
Item 17377
Letter from Martha Washington to Mrs. Warren, 1789
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1789 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper
Item 62493
Assessor's Record, 11 Mayo Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Martha Foley Use: Garage
Item 38592
510-512 Congress Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Martha Abbott Use: Stores - Studio - Beauty Parlor
Item 110501
Skylands, Mount Desert, 1922-2000
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922–2000 Location: Mount Desert Client: Martha Stewart Architect: Landscape Design Associates
Item 111344
Dumont residence proposed vignettes, Windham, 2011-2013
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2011–2013 Location: Windham Client: Martha E. Dumont Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect
Exhibit
Lock of George Washington's Hair
Correspondence between Elizabeth Wadsworth, her father Peleg Wadsworth and Martha Washington's secretary about the gift of a lock of George Washington's hair to Eliza.
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Medicine in Times Past
Inspired by Dr. Greenleaf Wilbur's medical box at the Skowhegan History House, this exhibit highlights some Mainers in the medical field of the past and the stories they had.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard
"… On Her Diary, 1785-1812 a complete picture of Martha Ballard's life emerged: Martha Ballard was a midwife-and more....In twentieth-century terms…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard's Modern Connection
"Martha Ballard's Modern Connection Martha Ballard has a direct descendant attending Hall-Dale Middle School. His name is Spencer Buck."
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: "Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie"--Selected Lines and Illustrations
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies, Visual & Performing Arts
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Maine's native son, is the epitome of Victorian Romanticism. Aroostook County is well acquainted with Longfellow's epic poem, Evangeline, because it is the story of the plight of the Acadians, who were deported from Acadie between 1755 and 1760. The descendants of these hard-working people inhabit much of Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
The students enjoy hearing the story and seeing the ink drawings. The illustrations are my interpretations. The collection took approximately two months to complete. The illustrations are presented in a Victorian-style folio, reminiscent of the family gathered in the parlor for a Sunday afternoon reading of Evangeline, which was published in 1847.
Preparation Required/Preliminary Discussion:
Have students read "Evangeline A Tale of Acadie". Give a background of the Acadia Diaspora.
Suggested Follow-up Activities:
Students could illustrate their own poems, as well as other Longfellow poems, such as: "Paul Revere's Ride," "The Village Blacksmith," or "The Children's Hour."
"Tales of the Wayside Inn" is a colonial Canterbury Tales. The guest of the inn each tell stories. Student could write or illustrate their own characters or stories.
Appropriate calligraphy assignments could include short poems and captions for their illustrations. Inks, pastels, watercolors, and colored pencils would be other appropriate illustrative media that could be applicable to other illustrated poems and stories. Each illustration in this exhibit was made in India ink on file folder paper. The dimensions, including the burgundy-colors mat, are 9" x 12". A friend made the calligraphy.
