LC Subject Heading: Physicians--Maine
Item 22605
Doctor John Dilling, Easton, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Easton Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Easton; Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 37051
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1844 Media: Daguerreotype
Item 150973
Workman's Cottage for Dr. Henry H. Brock, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Client: H.H Brock Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Item 150972
Henry H. Brock building, Alfred, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Alfred Client: Dr. Brock Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Healthcare History in Maine
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students the opportunity to read and analyze letters, literature, and other primary documents and articles of material culture from the MHS collections relating to how people in Maine have given and received healthcare throughout history. Students will discuss the giving and receiving of medicines and treatments from the 18th-21st centuries, the evolving role of hospitals since the 19th century, and how the nursing profession has changed since the Civil War. Students will also look at how people and healthcare facilities in Maine have addressed epidemics in the past, such as influenza and tuberculosis, and what we can learn today from studying the history of healthcare and medicine.
