Keywords: General
Item 27437
Lowell General Store, Farmington, ca. 1914
Contributed by: Farmington Historical Society Date: 1914 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print
Item 8892
Maine General Hospital patient menu, Portland, 1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1950 Location: Portland Media: Black and white paper document
Item 52384
65 Franklin Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Jacob Cox Use: Dwelling - Two family
Item 76265
119-123 Spring Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Samuel B. Thombs Use: Garage
Item 151146
General Ice Cream Corporation building, Portland, 1967
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1967 Location: Portland Client: General Ice Cream Corp. Architect: Wadsworth, Boston & Tuttle
Item 150320
House for General George Varney, Bangor, 1873
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1873 Location: Bangor Client: General George Varney Architect: Fassett & Stevens Architects
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.
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad
"Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad E.H. Lowell, West Farmington, Maine This stencil was used to mark crates and…"
Story
Elizabeth Mantis Spiliopoulos: passion for life & Greek heritage
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A spunky 99-year-old shares her crystal-clear recollections of all the changes in her lifetime
Story
From Naturalists to Environmentalists
by Andy Beahm
The beginnings of Maine Audubon in the Portland Society of Natural History
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Museum Practices for Students
Grade Level: K-2, 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
Included here are some basics about general museum etiquette and ways to enable your students a greater understanding of museums, artifacts and their significance in illustrating history.
Lesson Plan
Portland History: Signalizing and Non-Verbal Communications at the Portland Observatory
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual & Performing Arts
This lesson is an overview of Captain Lemuel Moody's (builder of the Observatory) signaling system used at the Portland Observatory. Activities range from flag making to mapping and journal writing. The "Signals" slide show allows students to look at Captain Moody's general and private signals notebooks. Students are asked a series of questions about the notebooks and Moody's signaling system allowing for a better understanding of the principles behind the Observatory.
