Keywords: Engine 6
Item 21627
Engine 6 station, South Portland, 1940
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940-02-21 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 82255
Grand Trunk Railroad engine 255, Portland, 1867
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1867 Media: Albumen print
Item 32672
44 Berkeley Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Sanders Engineering Co. Style: Colonial Revival Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 33135
38-44 Berkeley Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Sanders Engineering Co. Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 148190
Walch Publishing parking plan, Portland, ME, 1991-1999
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1991–1999 Location: Portland Client: Walch Properties Architect: Allied Architects & Engineers
Item 116618
Forest Street Grammar School, Westbrook, 1894
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1894 Location: Westbrook Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
The small town of Andover landed on the international map in 1962 when the Earth Station that had been built there successfully communicated with Telstar, the first telecommunications satellite.
Exhibit
Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry
The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.
Site Page
"… to Mount Desert Island each summer was landscape engineer Joseph Henry Curtis (1841-1928). Curtis purchased 40 acres of land on the Eastern bank of…"
Site Page
New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village Schools
"Grade 5 had nine students. Grade 6 had nine students. Their teacher was Rudolph M. Quint who held a non-professional degree."
Story
Nicole Morin-Scribner: living the dreams of her immigrant parent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A 6-year-old immigrant makes the most of her opportunities while staying connected to her roots
Story
August 12, 1967 was the most significant day of my life
by Bob Small
How the Vietnam war affected my life
Lesson Plan
Maine's Beneficial Bugs: Insect Sculpture Upcycle/ Recycle S.T.E.A.M Challenge
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Visual & Performing Arts
In honor of Earth Day (or any day), Students use recycled, reused, and upcycled materials to create a sculpture of a beneficial insect that lives in the state of Maine. Students use the Engineer Design Process to develop their ideas. Students use the elements and principles to analyze their prototypes and utilize interpersonal skills during peer feedback protocol to accept and give constructive feedback.
Lesson Plan
Portland History: The Portland Observatory and Thermometrics
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
Thermometrics is a term coined by Moody to describe his weather recording activities. Included here are some cross-curricula lesson plans and activities for students to use their knowledge in science, math and social studies while acting as weather forecasters. Check out the web-sites listed in this section for information on building your own barometer and anemometer.
