Keywords: Maine State
Item 8653
Maine State Agricultural Exhibition, 1860
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1860 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 23609
Patient account, Maine State Sanatorium, Hebron, 1913
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1913-03-11 Location: Hebron Media: Ink on paper
Item 75696
71 State Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Delia G. State Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 75748
163-165 State Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: State Street Congregational Church Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Bakery
Item 109925
Blaine House existing plantings, Augusta, 1987-1988
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1987–1988 Location: Augusta Client: State of Maine Architect: State of Maine Department of Transportation
Item 111995
State Street Congregational Church alterations, Portland, 1892-1893
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1892–1893 Location: Portland Client: State Street Congregational Church Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Exhibit
John Hancock's Relation to Maine
The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society
"… offers extensive insight into the history of the state of Maine, as well as to the development of photography as a technology, discipline, art…"
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention
"The guns were fired from Ft. Williams, the horns came from the 5th Maine Infantry band, and whistles were from the steamboat Calvin Austin."
Story
Baxter State Park and Burton W. Howe
by Jason Howe
Formation of Baxter State Park and the involvement of Burton W. Howe of Patten
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
Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride Companion Curriculum
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
These lesson plans were developed by Maine Historical Society for the Seashore Trolley Museum as a companion curriculum for the historical fiction YA novel "Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride" by Jean. M. Flahive (2019). The novel tells the story of Millie Thayer, a young girl who dreams of leaving the family farm, working in the city, and fighting for women's suffrage. Millie's life begins to change when a "flying carpet" shows up in the form of an electric trolley that cuts across her farm and when a fortune-teller predicts that Millie's path will cross that of someone famous. Suddenly, Millie finds herself caught up in events that shake the nation, Maine, and her family. The lesson plans in this companion curriculum explore a variety of topics including the history of the trolley use in early 20th century Maine, farm and rural life at the turn of the century, the story of Theodore Roosevelt and his relationship with Maine, WWI, and the flu pandemic of 1918-1920.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
Students will learn about the people who have occupied the office of Governor and how the Office of Governor operates. The students will understand the different hats and relationships that the Governor has.