Keywords: primaries
Item 78636
Hartland Primary School Diploma, 1897
Contributed by: Maggie Smith through Hartland Historical Society Date: 1897-06-25 Location: Hartland Media: Ink on paper
Item 101414
Margaret Chase Smith on campaign spending, Washington, D.C., 1972
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1972-05-12 Location: Portland; Washington Media: Ink on paper
Item 150672
Primary School House, Lewiston, ca. 1897
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1897 Location: Lewiston Client: City of Lewiston Architect: not listed
Item 150680
Lincoln St. Primary School, Lewiston, ca. 1897
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1897 Location: Lewiston Client: City of Lewiston Architect: F.H Fasset and Company
Exhibit
Surgeon General Alonzo Garcelon
Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston was a physician, politician, businessman, and civic leader when he became Maine's surgeon general during the Civil War, responsible for ensuring regiments had surgeons, for setting up a regimental hospital in Portland, and generally concerned with the well-being of Maine soldiers.
Exhibit
Father Rasles, the Indians and the English
Father Sebastien Rasle, a French Jesuit, ran a mission for Indians at Norridgewock and, many English settlers believed, encouraged Indian resistance to English settlement. He was killed in a raid on the mission in 1724 that resulted in the remaining Indians fleeing for Canada.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Primary School, ca. 1910
"Lincoln Primary School, ca. 1910 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description A classroom of twenty-six children and their…"
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Primary school on School Street, Lincoln, ca. 1905
"Primary school on School Street, Lincoln, ca. 1905 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description This school was built in the…"
Story
In the midst of the tragedy of war, there are humorous moments
by Roger Ek, Seawolf 25
Never leave beer with the PBRs
Story
Wabanaki Sovereignty
by Mali Obomsawin and Lokotah Sanborn
Bomazeen Land Trust, renewing and resuming Wabanaki caretaking and stewardship roles
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: The Maine Shipyard
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students a close-up look at historical operations behind Maine's famed shipbuilding and shipping industries. Students will examine primary sources including letters, bills of lading, images, and objects, and draw informed hypotheses about the evolution of the seafaring industry and its impact on Maine’s communities over time.
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Daily Life in 1820
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to explore and analyze primary source documents from the years before, during, and immediately after Maine became the 23rd state in the Union. Through close looking at documents, objects, and art from Maine during and around 1820, students will ask questions and draw informed conclusions about life at the time of statehood.
