Keywords: societies
Item 11466
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Peucinian Society medal, Brunswick, ca. 1822
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1822 Location: Brunswick Media: Metal
Item 100181
Falmouth Fire Society rules and orders, Portland, ca. 1783
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1783 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 83005
Fifth Maine Regimental Mem. Society property, S. Side Seashore Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Fifth Maine Regimental Mem. Society Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 87371
Owner in 1924: Missionary Society M.E. Church Use: Italian Fresh Air Camp
Item 151369
Chebeague Island Historical Society, Chebeague Island, 2001
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2001 Location: Chebeague Island Client: Chebeague Island Historical Society Architect: Carol A. Wilson; UJMN and Carol A. Wilson Architects
Item 151363
Georgetown Historical Society, Georgetown, 2003-2006
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2003–2006 Location: Georgetown Client: Georgetown Historical Society Architect: Carol A. Wilson; UJMN and Carol A. Wilson Architects
Exhibit
MHS in Pictures: exploring our first 200 years
Two years after separating from Massachusetts, Maine leaders—many who were part of the push for statehood—also separated from Massachusetts Historical Society, creating the Maine Historical Society in 1822. The legislation signed on February 5, 1822 positioned MHS as the third-oldest state dedicated historical organization in the nation. The exhibition features MHS's five locations over the institution's two centuries, alongside images of leaders who have steered the organization through pivotal times.
Exhibit
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Society Copes
"'Stein Song,' 1930Maine Historical Society Stein Song, 1930 New arrangement by Rudy Vallee (1901-1986) Collections of Maine Historical Society…"
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Bridgewater Historical Society
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Story
From Naturalists to Environmentalists
by Andy Beahm
The beginnings of Maine Audubon in the Portland Society of Natural History
Story
Ivory-billed Woodpeckers
by Doug Hitchcox, Staff Naturalist at Maine Audubon
The Ivory-billed Woodpecker in the Portland Society of Natural History Collections
Lesson Plan
Building Community/Community Buildings
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
Where do people gather? What defines a community? What buildings allow people to congregate to celebrate, learn, debate, vote, and take part in all manner of community activities? Students will evaluate images and primary documents from throughout Maine’s history, and look at some of Maine’s earliest gathering spaces and organizations, and how many communities established themselves around certain types of buildings. Students will make connections between the community buildings of the past and the ways we express identity and create communities today.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Maine's quest for statehood began in the years immediately following the American Revolution. Though the state of Massachusetts consented to the separation in 1819 and Maine would ultimately achieve statehood in 1820, Maine’s split from Massachusetts was not without controversy and was not universally supported by people living in Maine. Using primary sources, students will explore the arguments for and against Maine statehood. Students will gather evidence and arguments to debate the statement: It is in the best interests of the people of Maine for Maine to become its own state.
