Keywords: safety
Item 103610
State Police Safety Education car and officers, 1936
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Item 74855
'Spring' CMP safety poster, ca. 1980
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1980 Media: Ink on paper
Item 37223
10-16 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Canadian National Railways Use: Blacksmith Shop
Exhibit
Civil Defense: Fear and Safety
In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.
Exhibit
Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Wiscasset generated electricity from 1972 until 1996. Activists concerned about the plant's safety led three unsuccessful referendum campaigns in the 1980s to shut it down.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740
"… the settlement and to provide for the settlers’ safety. Referred to as Ft. George (the area later known as Fort Wharf), the fort was located at the…"
Site Page
"… prosperity, and, on a still-contested frontier, safety in times of war. Residents also levelled frequent complaints about the quality of their…"
Story
A Conversation with Charlotte Warren
by Charlotte Warren and Matt Matheny
A conversation with the former chair of Maine's Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee
Story
What does a warming climate mean for Maine?
by David Reidmiller
Climate change affects all aspects of life. What does this mean for 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.