Keywords: Scottish immigrants
Item 81166
Pike Street construction, Westbrook, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Walker Memorial Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Westbrook Media: Photographic print
Item 103174
Colin Dunn's map of Westport Island, 1935
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1935-02-01 Location: Westport Island Media: Ink on paper
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.
Exhibit
Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2
"Chisholm was born in in Chippewa, Ontario to Scottish immigrant Alexander Chisholm and former Mary Margaret Phelan of Chippewa, Ontario."
Site Page
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement
"… of Savages on Mount Desert Island included Scottish immigrant John Savage (1756-1816) and his wife Sarah Dolliver (1764-1851)."
Lesson Plan
Irish and Ulster Scots in Maine
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of the Irish and Ulster Scots/Scots Irish in Maine and the U.S., including some of the factors that led to their immigration to the U.S., a look into the prejudice and discrimination many Irish and Ulster Scots/Scots Irish experienced, and the contributions of Irish and Ulster Scots/Scots Irish to community life and culture in Maine.
