Keywords: Controversy
Item 58324
Mount Vernon land controversy, ca. 1806
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1806 Location: Mount Vernon Media: Ink on paper
Item 152237
“Lines Composed on the Death of Joseph J. Sager,” ca. 1835
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1835 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper
Item 151716
First Baptist Church, Portland, 1907
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1907 Location: Portland Client: First Baptist Church Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.
Exhibit
Surgeon General Alonzo Garcelon
Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston was a physician, politician, businessman, and civic leader when he became Maine's surgeon general during the Civil War, responsible for ensuring regiments had surgeons, for setting up a regimental hospital in Portland, and generally concerned with the well-being of Maine soldiers.
Site Page
Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading
"… Their Development, Organization, Activities and Controversies, 1620-1770. Philadelphia: Press of the University of Pennsylvania, 1924."
Site Page
Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists
"… the infamous Brunswick Convention of 1816 stirred controversy over the voter tally, as the separationist delegation led by William Preble claimed…"
Story
Dr Michael Guignard: Passion for research & Franco-American root
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A personal journey of life in a Franco-American community with unique insights on adoption
Story
COME OUT SWINGIN'!
by Brian Daly
I wrote a musical comedy about Lewiston hosting the Ali-Liston title fight in 1965.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about World War I using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: Longfellow Meets German Radical Poet Ferdinand Freiligrath
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
During Longfellow's 1842 travels in Germany he made the acquaintance of the politically radical Ferdinand Freiligrath, one of the influential voices calling for social revolution in his country. It is suggested that this association with Freiligrath along with his return visit with Charles Dickens influenced Longfellow's slavery poems. This essay traces Longfellow's interest in the German poet, Freiligrath's development as a radical poetic voice, and Longfellow's subsequent visit with Charles Dickens. Samples of verse and prose are provided to illustrate each writer's social conscience.
