Keywords: Guns
Item 70955
Report on concealed guns, equipment, New Orleans, 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862-05-28 Location: New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 104325
An issue of "Big Guns" for selling war stamps, World War II pamphlet, ca. 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Media: Lithograph
Exhibit
Enemies at Sea, Companions in Death
Lt. William Burrows and Commander Samuel Blyth, commanders of the USS Enterprise and the HMS Boxer, led their ships and crews in Battle in Muscongus Bay on Sept. 5, 1813. The American ship was victorious, but both captains were killed. Portland staged a large and regal joint burial.
Exhibit
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police
"… Into Prohibition X Rum Car Wrecked After Gun Fight with Officers Portland Evening Express, March 18, 1927 Violence gained a new mobility…"
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Paul Fleming and gun crew, WW II, 1945
"He was a member of Battery C 512th Anti-aircraft Artillery Gun Batallion which fought at the Battle of the Bulge."
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864
"Martin described the boat and its guns. He wrote, "I took my son Junior & crossed to Brewer & sketched her from the Brick Wharf oposite Steam Boat…"
Story
Being an NP during social unrest
by Jacqueline P. Fournier
A snapshot of Mainers in a medical crisis of the time/Human experience in Maine.
Story
The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona
Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.
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.
