Keywords: Turn-of-the-century
Item 111591
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: cotton, wool, Bakelite
Item 1222
Main Street, Ellsworth, ca. 1896
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1896 Location: Ellsworth Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Trolleys were the cleanest and most efficient means of mass transit Maine has ever known.
Exhibit
Valentines Day cards have long been a way to express feelings of romance or love for family or friends. These early Valentines Day cards suggest the ways in which the expression of those sentiments has changed over time.
Site Page
Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812
"Turn of the Century to the War of 1812 The 1800s welcomed a plethora of economic and demographic changes for the District of Maine."
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Story
A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith
Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.
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.
