Keywords: ways
Item 98473
Schooner on the ways at the W.I. Adams shipyard in East Boothbay ca. 1900
Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: East Boothbay Media: Photographic print
Item 29340
Down Pleasant Street to Waterfront, Blue Hill, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photograph on paper
Item 70683
Mill, Marginal Way, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: F.A. Rumery Company Use: Mill
Item 70688
Storage, Marginal Way, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: F.A. Rumery Company Use: Storage
Item 149089
The Ways dock path gate, Seal Harbor, 1986-1991
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1986–1991 Location: Mount Desert Client: David Rockefeller Jr. Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Item 149186
Westward Way planting plan, Northeast Harbor, 1992
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1992 Location: Mount Desert Client: Roger Milliken Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
Exhibit
Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875
Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.
Exhibit
Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Police Department
"The police have changed and evolved in developing new ways to keep us safe. The police are a big part in the way people function in society."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Affects of the Blizzard of 1952
"One way was physically, and the other was emotionally. The blizzard of 1952 effected the community physically by losing a lot of important belongings…"
Story
From Pee Wee to Pro The Maine Way
by Danny Bolduc
I am the very first person from Maine to have played hockey in the Olympics and in the NHL.
Story
Eighteen and Out!
by Peter and Rebecca Merrill
How we found our way back to Maine.
Lesson Plan
Maine's Beneficial Bugs: Insect Sculpture Upcycle/ Recycle S.T.E.A.M Challenge
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Visual & Performing Arts
In honor of Earth Day (or any day), Students use recycled, reused, and upcycled materials to create a sculpture of a beneficial insect that lives in the state of Maine. Students use the Engineer Design Process to develop their ideas. Students use the elements and principles to analyze their prototypes and utilize interpersonal skills during peer feedback protocol to accept and give constructive feedback.
Lesson Plan
Portland History: Mapping Portland, 1690 - 1900
Grade Level: 6-8
Content Area: Social Studies
Historical maps, like all historical documents, can be interpreted in many ways. This lesson plan uses five maps to trace the development of Portland from its earliest settlements.
