Maine Memory Network

Asablanca Freak Show at Camp Runoia, Belgrade Lakes, 1910

Contributed by: Camp Runoia Date: 1910 Location: Belgrade Media: Photographic print

Woman at horse show, ca. 1930

Do you know who this and where it was taken?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Location: Maine Media: Glass Negative

"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911

Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.

Picturing Henry

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popularity in the 19th century is reflected by the number of images of him -- in a variety of media -- that were produced and reproduced, some to go with published works of his, but many to be sold to the public on cards and postcards.

Lincoln, Maine - Lower West side of Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1925

"shows a variety of buildings and stores in the 1920s. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Lincoln, Maine - Influential Institutions

"The responses reflect a variety of perspectives on the topic—all of which communicate something interesting about Lincoln's history."

My journey as an ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist)
by Jessi Mallory

My journey as an ETA (Elvis Tribute Artist)

Stripped Of More Than Clothing
by Dan Adams

Juvenile strip searches while incarcerated.

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.