Keywords: International relations
Item 116495
Manuscript map of Loon's Narrows & Lac Du Bois, ca. 1822
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1822 Media: Ink on paper
Item 116493
Crooked Lake and Lake Namacan, ca. 1820
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.
Exhibit
The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856
"… Deputy Sheriff in 1852 and Assistant Assessor of Internal Revenue during the Civil War. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3
"… picture in 1856, Longfellow had established an international reputation for his poetry. Born in Portland in 1807, he graduated from Bowdoin College…"
Story
An Asian American Account
by Zabrina
An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Story
How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings
Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement
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.
