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Item 16855
Jonathan Morgan coffee mill, 1840
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1840 Location: Portland Media: Wood, iron
Item 173
Notes related to the construction of the Portland Observatory, ca. 1807
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1807 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper, color transparency
Item 135761
SCU/MGB related projects library revisions, Portland, 1994-1995
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1994–1995 Location: Portland Client: Maine Medical Center Architect: Winton Scott Architects
Item 109863
House and related designs for Mr. & Mrs. H.L. Pratt, Lewiston, 1897- 1916
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1897–1916 Location: Lewiston Client: H. L. Pratt Architect: George M. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects
Exhibit
John Hancock's Relation to Maine
The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.
Exhibit
Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.
Site Page
Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography
"… the clothing of their trade or profession holding related tools or objects. In mid nineteenth century Maine music was popularized through the…"
Site Page
"… medium to copy a silhouette or a portrait of a relative, often to share with family members and friends."
Story
An Asian American Account
by Zabrina
An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Story
November 1st on Horseshoe Pond
by Susan Mancine
A poem about the loss of three elderly relatives
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: Maine Women's Causes and Influence before 1920
Grade Level: 6-8
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 the women of Maine between the end of the Revolutionary War through the national vote for women’s suffrage in 1920. Students will discuss issues including war relief (Civil War and World War I), suffrage, abolition, and temperance, and how the women of Maine mobilized for or in some cases helped to lead these movements.
Lesson Plan
Longfellow Studies: "Christmas Bells"
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12
Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
The words of this poem are more commonly known as the lyrics to a popular Christmas Carol of the same title. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote "Christmas Bells" in December of 1863 as the Civil War raged. It expresses his perpetual optimism and hope for the future of mankind. The poem's lively rhythm, simple rhyme and upbeat refrain have assured its popularity through the years.
