Keywords: History
Item 135796
Portland Society for Natural History building, ca. 1862
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1862 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 135797
AR Stone’s Portland Society for Natural History membership form, 1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1866
Location: Portland
Media: Ink on paper
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Item 49985
Assessor's Record, 18-28 Elm Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Natural History Society Use: Land only
Item 151788
Frank residence, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1964-2002
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1964–2002 Location: Lincoln Clients: Bob Frank; Velma Frank Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Item 151363
Georgetown Historical Society, Georgetown, 2003-2006
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2003–2006 Location: Georgetown Client: Georgetown Historical Society Architect: Carol A. Wilson; UJMN and Carol A. Wilson Architects
Exhibit
CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections
Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.
Exhibit
A Brief History of Colby College
Colby originated in 1813 as Maine Literary and Theological Institution and is now a small private liberal arts college of about 1,800 students. A timeline of the history and development of Colby College from 1813 until the present.
Site Page
Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY
"HISTORY of Biddeford...a Maine river town Text by Renée DesRoberts Research & editorial assistance provided by Sally Leahey, Raymond Gaudette…"
Site Page
Skowhegan Community History - Exhibits
"… Skowhegan Middle School have been exploring local history topics for the past eight years. These exhibits are clear evidence of rich learning in a…"
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
Story
2024 Maine History Maker Celebration Event
by Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society's 2024 Maine History Maker event, honoring Joan Benoit Samuelson.
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Maine Women's Causes and Influence before 1920
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to read and analyze letters, literature, and other primary documents and articles of material culture from the MHS collections relating to the women of Maine between the end of the Revolutionary War through the national vote for women’s suffrage in 1920. Students will discuss issues including war relief (Civil War and World War I), suffrage, abolition, and temperance, and how the women of Maine mobilized for or in some cases helped to lead these movements.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the LGBTQ community in Maine and the U.S., including the ways in which attitudes towards the LGBTQ community have changed over time, some of the ways LGBTQ people have faced discrimination and unfair treatment, and some of the moments in Maine and U.S. history that inspired LGBTQ people and their allies to fight for equality and LGBTQ rights.
