Keywords: medicine
Item 6547
Kickapoo medicine show, Fryeburg Fair, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photoprint
Item 31178
Steeves' Maine Patent Medicine Warehouse, Water Street, Hallowell, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 66069
155-157 Noyes Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Cora B. Barstow Use: Store
Item 151304
Osteopathic Hospital, Portland, 1956
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1956 Location: Portland Client: Portland Osteopathic Hospital Architect: Stevens and Saunders Architects
Item 150100
Bangor Osteopathic Hospital Nursing Home Wing, Bangor, 1960-1961
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1960ā1961 Location: Bangor Client: Bangor Osteopathic Hospital Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
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.
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.
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Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer
"Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer Dr. Henry ClearwaterHubbard Free Library Henry P."
Story
Coaching in Maine and how to become a good coach
by University of New England
Dr. John Winkin speaks at sports medicine lecture, introduced by Dr. Doug Brown
Story
My Mom was a nurse in the 8055 MASH, Korea
by Pat MacPherson
Iām so proud of my mother and the thousands of Army & Navy nurses who served in WWII & Korea
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.