Maine Memory Network

"Portland Press Herald" reporter Lawrence C. Dame, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1925 Location: Maine Media: Glass negative

Anonymous criticism of Gen. Shepley, Bangor, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-11-30 Location: New Orleans, LA Media: Ink on paper

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Notorious: Maine Crime in the Public Eye, 1690–1940 - A Cautionary Tale

"… educational and entertaining but are not without criticism. Critiques include victim blaming, perpetuating stereotypes, moral ambiguity, and…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Business as Usual

"About this picture, one critic commented: "Copies can be viewed in barrooms, taverns, hotels, restaurants, and museums throughout the country."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 7 of 17

"The Laconia Mills were a critical asset to the city during the war but were unable to recover from the economic hardships they faced during and after…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources

"… visual analysis, historical interpretation, and critical thinking. If you develop a lesson plan using information found on this website that you…"

Why environmental advocacy is critical for making baskets
by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune

My advocacy work for the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance

The Mercy mission called to me deeply
by Melissa Skahan

Melissa Skahan recounted her admiration for the Sisters, as well as her years of work at Mercy

What Remains: Learning about Maine Populations through Burial Customs

Grade Level: 6-8 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual & Performing Arts
This lesson plan will give students an overview of how burial sites and gravestone material culture can assist historians and archaeologists in discovering information about people and migration over time. Students will learn how new scholarship can help to dispel harmful archaeological myths, look into the roles of religion and ethnicity in early Maine and New England immigrant and colonial settlements, and discover how to track changes in population and social values from the 1600s to early 1900s based on gravestone iconography and epitaphs.

Building Community/Community Buildings

Grade Level: 6-8 Content Area: Social Studies
Where do people gather? What defines a community? What buildings allow people to congregate to celebrate, learn, debate, vote, and take part in all manner of community activities? Students will evaluate images and primary documents from throughout Maine’s history, and look at some of Maine’s earliest gathering spaces and organizations, and how many communities established themselves around certain types of buildings. Students will make connections between the community buildings of the past and the ways we express identity and create communities today.