Keywords: Appeals
Item 76619
Gen. Shepley appeal to Maj. Gen. Ord, Virginia, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Norfolk Media: Ink on paper
Item 46077
Medric, Colson Boat Shop, Lubec, ca. 1970
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1970 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
LeBaron Atherton's furniture empire consisted of ten stores, four of which were in Maine. The photos are reminiscent of a different era in retailing.
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island
"… and abundant natural environment, the deep and appealing cultural traditions of native inhabitants, and the contributions of accomplished and…"
Site Page
"… make the rest of the proprietors’ tracts more appealing to future purchasers. After all, apportioning the land into bustling townships and selling…"
Story
Choosing a Career in Country and Bluegrass Music
by Ken Brooks
How I became a country and bluegrass musician
Story
The $ame Band
by Mike Laskey
Maine's punk rock band, 1977
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: "Haunted Houses"
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
Longfellow's collection The Courtship of Miles Standish and other Poems was published in 1858. It sold 250,000 copies in two months and over 10.000 copies in London on the first day; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was extremely popular during his lifetime.
"Haunted Houses" is a work from that collection. It is a poem that is especially appealing around Halloween. The poem welcomes the reader to a place where "The spirit-world around the world of sense floats like an atmosphere . . ."
