Keywords: recording
Item 79632
Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1910 Media: Wood, metal
Item 148492
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1930
Media: Wax, cardboard
This record contains 2 images.
Item 89234
Record property, N. Side Adams Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Gideon S. Record Use: Dwelling
Item 89251
Record property, E. Side Adams Street, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Gideon S. Record Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 150745
Block for Mr. Alvin Record, Livermore Falls, 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Livermore Falls Client: Alvin Record Architect: George M. Coombs
Item 150301
House on Craigie Street for Mr. E.L. Lincoln, Portland, 1924-1931
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924–1931 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Edward L. Lincoln Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Jay & Livermore Falls, Pioneers in Paper Making
Alvin Record and Hugh J. Chisholm were instrumental in building paper mills in Jay, Livermore, and Livermore Falls. The two industrialists helped make the towns prosperous.
Exhibit
Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps
The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.
Site Page
"The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824 Kennebec Purchase Deed, October 27, 1661Maine Historical Society The…"
Site Page
"Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records Acknowledgement In the twenty-first century, historians and tribal scholars have turned to these…"
Story
My Paper Industry career and setting up a museum
by Sherry Judd
I worked in and around the Paper Industry all my life. Now I run Maine's Paper and Heritage Museum.
Story
Translating 1890 Passamaquoddy Wax Cylinders
by Dwayne Tomah
Dwayne Tomah (Passamaquoddy) discusses the importance of 1890 recordings
Lesson Plan
Longfellow's Ripple Effect: Journaling With the Poet - "The Song of Hiawatha"
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
This lesson is part of a series of six lesson plans that will give students the opportunity to become familiar with the works of Longfellow while reflecting upon how his works speak to their own experiences.
Lesson Plan
Portland History: The Portland Observatory and Thermometrics
Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8
Content Area: Science & Engineering, Social Studies
Thermometrics is a term coined by Moody to describe his weather recording activities. Included here are some cross-curricula lesson plans and activities for students to use their knowledge in science, math and social studies while acting as weather forecasters. Check out the web-sites listed in this section for information on building your own barometer and anemometer.