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Keywords: Residences

Historical Items

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Item 7423

W. S. Libbey home, Sabattus Street, Lewiston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 64107

Overview of Pike House and other residences, Lubec, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Item 21707

Unknown Residences, Sanford, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Tax Records

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Item 85200

Residence, Little Chebeague Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mary C. Haskell Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 87185

Mitchell Residence, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Ethel M. Mitchell Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 85202

Phillip Sawyer Residence, Little Chebeague Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Phillip B. Sawyer Use: Summer Dwelling

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150677

Residences for W. Scott Libbey, Lewiston; Wayne, 1925-1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925–1936 Location: Lewiston; Wayne Client: Winfield Scott Libbey Architect: Harry S. Coombs; Coombs and Harriman Architects

Item 151022

House at 29 Clifton Street, Portland, ca. 1931

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1931 Location: Portland Client: Mrs. H.O. Hislop Architect: John P. Thomas

Item 151288

Dupree residence, Mount Desert, 1989-1994

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1989–1994 Location: Mount Desert Client: Frederick Dupree, Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Online Exhibits

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Independence and Challenges: The Life of Hannah Pierce

Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) of West Baldwin, who remained single, was the educated daughter of a moderately wealthy landowner and businessman. She stayed at the family farm throughout her life, operating the farm and her various investments -- always in close touch with her siblings.

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy

"In later years, many of the residents were immigrants from Canada, Ireland, or Germany. In 1874, sewers came to Brown Street."

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland

"… except that, in 1901, it changed from a private residence to a historic house museum, preserving the history of the Wadsworth and Longfellow…"

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Rufus Prince residence, Bangor, 1850

"Rufus Prince residence, Bangor, 1850 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904) of…"

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Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"A number of women who called the Residence home attended or sent notes of thanks. These included the first resident, who arrived at McAuley with a…"

My Maine Stories

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My family and Malaga Island
by Charmagne Tripp

The state of Maine evicted all residents of Malaga Island in 1912.

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Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich

Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.

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A Story in a Stick
by Jim Moulton

A story about dowsing for a well in Bowdoin

Lesson Plans

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Longfellow Studies: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow & Harriet Beecher Stowe

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
As a graduate of Bowdoin College and a longtime resident of Brunswick, I have a distinct interest in Longfellow. Yet the history of Brunswick includes other famous writers as well, including Harriet Beecher Stowe. Although they did not reside in Brunswick contemporaneously, and Longfellow was already world-renowned before Stowe began her literary career, did these two notables have any interaction? More particularly, did Longfellow have any opinion of Stowe's work? If so, what was it?

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Bicentennial 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.

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Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Maine's Acadian Community: "Evangeline," Le Grand Dérangement, and Cultural Survival

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the history of the forced expulsion of thousands of people from Acadia, the Romantic look back at the tragedy in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous epic poem Evangeline and the heroine's adoption as an Acadian cultural figure, and Maine's Acadian community today, along with their relations with Acadian New Brunswick and Nova Scotia residents and others in the Acadian Diaspora. Students will read and discuss primary documents, compare and contrast Le Grand Dérangement to other forced expulsions in Maine history and discuss the significance of cultural survival amidst hardships brought on by treaties, wars, and legislation.