Keywords: Wildfire
Item 102176
Forest fire refugees, Biddeford, 1947
Do you recognize anyone in this photo?
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1947 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 14635
American LaFrance engine, Brewer, 1947
Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: 1947 Location: Bangor Media: Metal and Rubber
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.
Site Page
"… as the news of Lee’s surrender spread like wildfire. “All places of business were closed, and the mills shut down."
Story
What does a warming climate mean for Maine?
by David Reidmiller
Climate change affects all aspects of life. What does this mean for Maine?
