Keywords: senator
Item 10283
Senator Smith Votes, Skowhegan, 1962
Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1962-11-06 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 16136
Senator Smith meets with Ambassador Horace Hildreth, 1955
Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1955-03-05 Location: Karachi Media: Photographic print
Item 150141
Senator & Mrs. Owen Brewster display cabinet, Dexter, 1947
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947 Location: Dexter Client: Senator Owen Brewster Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 151680
Emery house, Ellsworth, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Ellsworth; Hancock Client: L. A. Emery Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
Clean Water: Muskie and the Environment
Maine Senator Edmund S. Muskie earned the nickname "Mr. Clean" for his environment efforts during his tenure in Congress from 1959 to 1980. He helped created a political coalition that passed important clean air and clean water legislation, drawing on his roots in Maine.
Exhibit
Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy
When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866
"Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Senator James Doolittle…"
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3
"Senator in 1848. During the 1856 campaign, he won the governorship of Maine as a Republican, but held that office only a few weeks, resigning to…"
Story
Senator Susan Deschambault: not afraid to take on challenges
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Honoring her family's small business roots and community service through her own unconventional path
Story
Lloyd LaFountain III family legacy and creating own path
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Lloyd followed in his family’s footsteps of serving Biddeford and the State of Maine.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
Students will learn about the people who have occupied the office of Governor and how the Office of Governor operates. The students will understand the different hats and relationships that the Governor has.
Lesson Plan
Maine Statehood and the Missouri Compromise
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Using primary sources, students will explore the arguments for and against Maine statehood and the Missouri Compromise, and the far-reaching implications of Maine statehood and the Missouri Compromise such as the preservation and spread of slavery in the United States. Students will gather evidence and arguments to debate the statement: The Missouri Compromise was deeply flawed and ultimately did more harm to the Union than good.
