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Historical Items

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Item 23669

Opening ceremony, World War Memorial Bridge, Portsmouth, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Portsmouth; Kittery Media: Glass Negative

Item 12962

Open breach rifle, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Danforth Media: Steel, wood

Item 23674

Crowd, Kittery-Portsmouth Bridge opening, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Glass Negative

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110031

Electric Passenger elevator for Children's Hospital, Portland, 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Item 111315

Poland Springs House, Poland, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Poland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 116434

Hannaford Brothers Warehouse, Portland, 1919-1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919–1920 Location: Portland Client: Hannaford Brothers Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Aroostook County Railroads

Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.

Exhibit

Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland's Orthodox Synagogue

Shaarey Tphiloh was founded in 1904 by immigrants from Eastern Europe. While accommodating to American society, the Orthodox synagogue also has retained many of its traditions.

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Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield

Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies Terrill Smith, Tyler Veilleux & Aiden Watson The building was the Cotton Mill at 1885; however…"

Site Page

Mercy Hospital - From Queen's to Mercy

"The publication talks about the transition from Queen's Hospital to Mercy. Click the image to open full PDF with transcription."

Site Page

Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"When Maine General Hospital opened its doors in Portland in 1868, it became the first hospital in the state open to the general public."

My Maine Stories

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Story

The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea

This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily

Story

The $ame Band
by Mike Laskey

Maine's punk rock band, 1977

Story

Ronald Ramsay - MLTI impact in Washington County's MSAD 37
by MLTI Stories of Impact Project

Ronald Ramsay describes the impact of the arrival of on-to-one laptops in MSAD 37.

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Immigration: The Not So Open Door

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about immigration in the United States using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.

Lesson Plan

Longfellow's Ripple Effect: Journaling With the Poet - "The Bridge"

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
This lesson is part of a series of six lesson plans that will give students the opportunity to become familiar with the works of Longfellow while reflecting upon how his works speak to their own experiences.

Lesson Plan

Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Primary Sources: Daily Life in 1820

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to explore and analyze primary source documents from the years before, during, and immediately after Maine became the 23rd state in the Union. Through close looking at documents, objects, and art from Maine during and around 1820, students will ask questions and draw informed conclusions about life at the time of statehood.