Keywords: Groundbreaking
Item 7461
Groundbreaking for Prescott Memorial Building, 1912
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1912 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print
Item 20776
Margaret Chase Smith, groundbreaking ceremony, 1981
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-07-09 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photograph, text
Exhibit
Clean Water: Muskie and the Environment
Maine Senator Edmund S. Muskie earned the nickname "Mr. Clean" for his environment efforts during his tenure in Congress from 1959 to 1980. He helped created a political coalition that passed important clean air and clean water legislation, drawing on his roots in Maine.
Exhibit
In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age
"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.
Site Page
"… even part time to produce for the war effort was groundbreaking. After the end of the war, though, the men returned home to their jobs in the mills…"
Site Page
"Dudley of Standish received the construction bid. Groundbreaking occurred on October 10, 1986, and the new Cumberland Wing was dedicated on October…"
Story
2024 Maine History Maker Celebration Event
by Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society's 2024 Maine History Maker event, honoring Joan Benoit Samuelson.
Story
Joan Benoit Samuelson: A Maine Story
by Maine Historical Society
Documentary about Joan Benoit Samuelson, created as part of the 2024 Maine History Maker award.
