Keywords: Groups
Item 102679
Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph
Item 12919
Pomona Grange meeting, Caribou, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print
Item 151902
Shire Brook Valley, Sheffield, England, ca. 1989
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1989 Location: Sheffield Client: Shire Brook Valley Conservation Group Architect: Patrick Chasse
Item 151824
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2002 Client: Tom Tureen Architect: Paul Steelman Design Group, Inc.
Exhibit
Like other immigrant groups, Jews came to Maine to make a living and enjoy the natural and cultural environment. Their experiences have been shaped by their occupational choices, Jewish values and, until recently, experiences of anti-Semitism.
Exhibit
Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland's Orthodox Synagogue
Shaarey Tphiloh was founded in 1904 by immigrants from Eastern Europe. While accommodating to American society, the Orthodox synagogue also has retained many of its traditions.
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Family Groups
"Family Groups Unidentified family, ca. 1857Maine Historical Society The Vickery-Shettleworth Collection contains several examples of…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3
"Groups, Clubs & Organizations Text By: Valerie Tucker Installation of Officers in the Aurora Grange, Strong, ca."
Story
Powwow Music
by Chris Sockalexis
Playing powwow music with my group, the RezDogs
Story
Vegetarians and Zoonosis
by Avery Yale Kamila
Colds, influenza, tuberculosis, measles, smallpox, plague and COVID-19 group under zoonotic diseases
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
Irish and Ulster Scots in Maine
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the Irish and Ulster Scots/Scots Irish in Maine and the U.S., including some of the factors that led to their immigration to the U.S., a look into the prejudice and discrimination many Irish and Ulster Scots/Scots Irish experienced, and the contributions of Irish and Ulster Scots/Scots Irish to community life and culture in Maine.
