Keywords: Composers
Item 6324
An Evening with French composers choral program, 1899
Contributed by: Portland Public Library Date: 1899-03-20 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 149593
"Stars of the Summer Night" sheet music cover, Philadelphia, 1846
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1846 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 151631
Fitzgerald house, Brighton, VT, 1888
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Brighton Client: George H. Fitzgerald Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.
Exhibit
"… from spiritual inspiration rather deliberately composing them. Preserved through oral tradition, it’s estimated that there are least 25,000 Shaker…"
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903
"… Library Description Collection of poems composed by Julia Harris May, a resident of Strong, 1833-1912."
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment
"The village is composed of a score or two of little wood and canvas shanties, in which are sold a great variety of aboriginal trinkets, skins of seal…"
Story
How to prepare "Paquet de poisson a la vapeur"
by Titi de Baccarat
Making Gabonese cuisine in Portland Maine
Story
Powwow Music
by Chris Sockalexis
Playing powwow music with my group, the RezDogs
Lesson Plan
Maine Statehood and the Missouri Compromise
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Using primary sources, students will explore the arguments for and against Maine statehood and the Missouri Compromise, and the far-reaching implications of Maine statehood and the Missouri Compromise such as the preservation and spread of slavery in the United States. Students will gather evidence and arguments to debate the statement: The Missouri Compromise was deeply flawed and ultimately did more harm to the Union than good.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Maine's quest for statehood began in the years immediately following the American Revolution. Though the state of Massachusetts consented to the separation in 1819 and Maine would ultimately achieve statehood in 1820, Maine’s split from Massachusetts was not without controversy and was not universally supported by people living in Maine. Using primary sources, students will explore the arguments for and against Maine statehood. Students will gather evidence and arguments to debate the statement: It is in the best interests of the people of Maine for Maine to become its own state.
