Keywords: Activism
Item 149639
Helen Nearing and Scott Nearing, Harborside, 1983
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1983-08-12 Location: Brookside Media: Photographic print
Item 108784
Purr-Sist button, Bethel, 2017
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2017 Location: Bethel Media: Metal, plastic
Item 151387
Monks residence, Cape Elizabeth, 1992-1993
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1992–1993 Location: Cape Elizabeth Clients: Millicent S. Monks; Robert A.G. Monks Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson Architect
Item 150938
Residence for B.M. Eastman Esq., Portland, ca. 1912
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1912 Location: Portland Client: Briceno M. Eastman Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Exhibit
We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.
Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.
Exhibit
Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Active & Casual Wear
"Active & Casual Wear View the Active & Casual Wear Slide Show The growing and changing range of outdoor and indoor activities pursued by the…"
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators
"Activities for Rusticators Climbing Newport (Champlain) Mountain, 1886Abbe Museum Bar Harbor comes as near affording universal satisfaction to…"
Story
How 20 years in the Navy turned me into an active volunteer
by Joy Asuncion
My service didn't end when I retired from the Navy
Story
Creating the Purr-Sist button
by Ellen Crocker
Motivated by the Women's March and Sen. Warren, I created these buttons
Lesson Plan
Nation to Nation: Treaties and Legislation between the Wabanaki Nations and the State of Maine
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan asks high school students to think critically about and look closely at documentation regarding the Nation-to-Nation relationship between the Wabanaki Tribes/Nations and the State of Maine. This lesson asks students to participate in discussions about morality and legislative actions over time. Students will gain experience examining and responding to primary and secondary sources by taking a close look at documents relating to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 (MICSA) and the issues that preceded and have followed the Act.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Health Education & Physical Education, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to myriad communities in Maine, past and present, through the universal lens of sports and group activities. Students will explore and understand the history of many of Maine’s recreational pastimes, what makes Maine the ideal location for some outdoor sports, and how communities have come together through team activities throughout Maine’s history.
