Keywords: home
Item 14351
Tobey's Army, Good Will Home, 1917
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: 1917 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print
Item 14717
Girls sewing class, Good Will Home, 1911
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: 1911 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print
Item 87372
Owner in 1924: Missionary Society of M.E. Church Use: Shed
Item 87453
House & Home Company property, N. Side Epps Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: House & Home Company Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 151739
Home for Aged Men, Portland, 1915-1924
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1915–1924 Location: Portland Client: G. W. Brown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 151738
Home for aged women, Portland, 1900-1926
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900–1926 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland
The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.
Exhibit
Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823
"John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904)…"
Site Page
Historic Clothing Collection - Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses
"Wrappers, Teagowns & At Home Dresses View the Wrappers, Tea Gowns & At Home Dresses Slide Show Wrapper is the traditional term used for the…"
Story
Josiah Parsons Home Westport Island Maine
by Deborah G. Greenleaf
Westport Island historical information
Story
Beef Cutlet always reminds me of home in Iran
by Parivash Rohani
Making beef cutlet in Maine connects me to my home in Iran and my Baha'i faith.
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
World War I and the U.S. Home Front
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about World War I using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.
