Keywords: Games
Item 67305
Ball Toss & Catch Game, Strong Wood Turning Corp., ca. 1955
Contributed by: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pike through Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Strong Media: Lacquered wood
Item 10592
Game of Authors playing card, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Cambridge; Portland Media: Paper
Item 98964
1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Riverton Realty Company Use: Amusement
Item 98961
Assessor's Record, 1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Riverton Realty Company Use: Amusement
Exhibit
Baseball often is called the National Pastime. For many people, baseball is encountered in the backyard and down the street, a game played by a few or the full contingent of a team.
Exhibit
Maine's ample woods historically provided numerous game animals and birds for hunters seeking food, fur, or hides. The promotion of hunting as tourism and concerns about conservation toward the end of the nineteenth century changed the nature of hunting in Maine.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Football Oracle Page 2
"It outlines the first two games, part of the third game, and includes a brief report of the injuries of the players."
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Football in Bangor
"… and Nathan Football in the '40s Although the game of football originated in the late 19th century from the British game of rugby, it wasn’t until…"
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
Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan
Stories of growing up Downeast
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Health Education & Physical Education, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to myriad communities in Maine, past and present, through the universal lens of sports and group activities. Students will explore and understand the history of many of Maine’s recreational pastimes, what makes Maine the ideal location for some outdoor sports, and how communities have come together through team activities throughout Maine’s history.
Lesson Plan
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride Companion Curriculum
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
These lesson plans were developed by Maine Historical Society for the Seashore Trolley Museum as a companion curriculum for the historical fiction YA novel "Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride" by Jean. M. Flahive (2019). The novel tells the story of Millie Thayer, a young girl who dreams of leaving the family farm, working in the city, and fighting for women's suffrage. Millie's life begins to change when a "flying carpet" shows up in the form of an electric trolley that cuts across her farm and when a fortune-teller predicts that Millie's path will cross that of someone famous. Suddenly, Millie finds herself caught up in events that shake the nation, Maine, and her family. The lesson plans in this companion curriculum explore a variety of topics including the history of the trolley use in early 20th century Maine, farm and rural life at the turn of the century, the story of Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Maine, WWI, and the flu pandemic of 1918-1920.
