Keywords: Justice
Item 13288
Chief Justice Charles P. Barnes, Maine Supreme Court, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1940 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 11302
Justice William O. Douglas, Baxter State Park, 1959
Contributed by: Baxter State Park Date: circa 1959 Media: Photographic print
Item 151680
Emery house, Ellsworth, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Ellsworth; Hancock Client: L. A. Emery Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Item 151743
Chapman residence, Cape Elizabeth, 1944-1947
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1944–1947 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Richard S. Chapman Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II 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
Mainers, like residents of other states, had differing views about slavery and abolition in the early to mid decades of the 19th century. Religion and economic factors were among the considerations in determining people's leanings.
Site Page
Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations
"Maine State documents and Proclamations After the production of Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold in 2009 and up to 2012, three apologies by…"
Site Page
"Listen to the entire "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary Listen to the entire documentary or by chapter. Download the MP3 file."
Story
Who do you want living next door?
by anonymous
The writer reflects on the lack of mental health services for Maine's incarcerated individuals.
Story
An Unknown World
by anonymous
The writer reflects on growing up with an abusive father who was in and out of prison for years.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Maine's quest for statehood began in the years immediately following the American Revolution. Though the state of Massachusetts consented to the separation in 1819 and Maine would ultimately achieve statehood in 1820, Maine’s split from Massachusetts was not without controversy and was not universally supported by people living in Maine. Using primary sources, students will explore the arguments for and against Maine statehood. Students will gather evidence and arguments to debate the statement: It is in the best interests of the people of Maine for Maine to become its own state.
Lesson Plan
Maine Statehood and the Missouri Compromise
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Using primary sources, students will explore the arguments for and against Maine statehood and the Missouri Compromise, and the far-reaching implications of Maine statehood and the Missouri Compromise such as the preservation and spread of slavery in the United States. Students will gather evidence and arguments to debate the statement: The Missouri Compromise was deeply flawed and ultimately did more harm to the Union than good.
