Keywords: Judicial System
Item 102170
Thomas McKean to Benjamin Franklin regarding Fontaine de Brassine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1786
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1786-12-09 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 7656
Keyhole porringer, Portland, ca. 1789
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1789 Location: Portland Media: Silver
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Exhibit
Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine
BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.
Story
Stripped Of More Than Clothing
by Dan Adams
Juvenile strip searches while incarcerated.
