Keywords: orderly
Item 13658
Improved Order of Red Men charter, Fryeburg, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Fryeburg Media: Poster, ink on paper
Item 13499
Medal, Improved Order of Red Men, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Fryeburg Media: Metal
Item 150968
Pejepscot I.O.O.F. building, Brunswick, ca. 1913
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Location: Brunswick Client: Independent Order of Odd Fellows Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Item 150311
Hall at Cumberland Mills, Westbrook, 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1880 Location: Westbrook; Westbrook Client: Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Architect: Fassett & Stevens Architects
Exhibit
From French Canadians to Franco-Americans
French Canadians who emigrated to the Lewiston-Auburn area faced discrimination as children and adults -- such as living in "Little Canada" tenements and being ridiculed for speaking French -- but also adapted to their new lives and sustained many cultural traditions.
Exhibit
This collection of images portrays many buildings in Sanford and Springvale. The images were taken around the turn of the twentieth century.
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall
"… Island Historical Society The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) was a fraternal organization that became popular on Swan's Island in the…"
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall
"… Island Historical Society The Improved Order of Red Men was a national fraternal organization that became popular on Swan's Island in the early…"
Story
Story of the "little nun"
by Felicia Garant
My grandmother made a nun's outfit for me
Story
Behind the scenes of the Mercy expansion
by Sister Ellen Turner
Sister Ellen Turner talked about behind the scenes planning of Mercy's Expansion
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: The Exile of the People of Longfellow's "Evangeline"
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
Other materials needed:
- Copy of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Evangeline"
- Print media and Internet access for research
- Deportation Orders (may use primary document with a secondary source interpretation)
Throughout the course of history there have been many events in which great suffering was inflicted upon innocent people. The story of the Acadian expulsion is one such event. Britain and France, the two most powerful nations of Europe, were at war off and on throughout the 18th century. North America became a coveted prize for both warring nations. The French Acadians of present day Nova Scotia fell victim to great suffering. Even under an oath of allegiance to England, the Acadians were advised that their families were to be deported and their lands confiscated by the English. This event was immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem "Evangeline", which was published in 1847.
Lesson Plan
Maine in the News: World War I Newspaper Project
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan is designed to introduce students to the important role that Maine played in World War I. Students will act as investigators in order to learn about the time period as well as the active role that Maine took on.
