The Maine Spirit -- The Story of Charles L Jackson, Greenville, Maine - His Scrapbook 4

 

Maine's Agricultural Holdings have been uploaded to the Internet by the Maine State Archives and Library

 The following link will take you to the Maine State Library's Digitized Collections of historical items. Check you the following link:

Agricultural Returns | Secretary of State | Maine State Library (digitalmaine.com)

How Maine Changed the World -- A History in 50 People, Places and Objects by Nancy Griffin

 As I read the book, How Maine Changed the World, I suddenly realized that there was a great deal of history of accomplishment and moments that need to be presented to students with age/grade appropriate learning activities. In this post, I have included the content titles of each subject. Students can do their research on their titles and then check what they have reported to the content of this book. Each student would present their report to the class. The book can also be purchased on Amazon.

Content Titles

The Peavey, Stanley Steamer, Toothpick, Microwave over, Doughnut Hole, Seeds of Peace, Earmuffs, Caterpillar Tread, Photographic Dry Plate, The Bean Boot, Granite, Friendship Sloop, Sealed Dive Suit,

Airbrush, Prohibition, George Mitchell, Margaret Chase Smith, Stephen King, Ed Muskie, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Joshua Chamberlain, Milton Bradley, Louis Sockalexis, Peary and MacMillan, Telstar, Bridge-in-Backpack, Maine Coon Cat, Whoopie Pie, The Washburn Brothers, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Penobscot Narrows Bridge, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Elijah Parish Lovejoy, Molly Spotted Elk, The Zig-Zag Stitch, John Frank Stevens and the Panama Canal, Edna St. Vincent Milay and Louise Bogan, Henry Knox, Artemus Ward, Tabor Drop-Axle Wagon, Breech-Loading Rifle, Madame Nordica, M.A.S.H, Margaret Knight, Edward Preble, Dorothea Dix, Fly Rod Crosby, Samantha Smith, and John Ford

The Possibility of Creating Stories with 18th and 19th Century Maps

 This post will be similar to many posts that utilize maps to help you to explore the history of Maine. In this post you are introduced to Mitchell's 1839 Travel Reference Map of the United States. The map is accompanied by a book that provides an overview of each state and a listing of the state's stage coach routes. You can explore and follow the stage coach routes that were also tied to the delivery of mail throughout the United States. You can also conduct Google Searches to research the history of Maine towns and historic events from 1839 onward.  Remember to enlarge the page storyboards for easier reading. On the larger map of Maine, right click with your mouse on the image and open in a new tab. This will allow you to enlarge the map more than just clicking on the storyboard.

A Presentation: The Lost Trotting Parks of Kennebec County & The Story of Winthrop Messenger -- A ZOOM Presentation sponsored by the Winthrop Historical Society

The Maine Spirit and the Horse
Part of Lost Trotting Parks' Maine 200 Initiative

If other organizations would like to consider a ZOOM Presentation, please contact Stephen Thompson by e-mail -- themainespirit@gmail.com.

Understanding the Development of the State of Maine from Maps and Historic Timelines of the State of Maine

Exploring the Development of Maine
through Maps and Historic Timelines

Banners will be developed for the ten panels on top of the bedsides of a 67 Chevy C-10 Pickup. This pickup was the last truck my father, Keith M. Thompson, purchased when he farmed with his father, Arthur L. Thompson and his two brothers, Colby Thompson and Curtis Thompson. A frame was created for each bedside that include two hinged panels. Three banners will present map images of the State of Maine from 1615 to present day.Online Historic Timelines will provide context for each map. Students and people from other age ranges can explore the development over time of towns as they developed along the rivers of Maine. Primary rivers include Sagadahoc River, Kennebec River, Androscoggin River, and the Penobscot River.

List of the Rivers of the State of Maine

Timelines of History – Timeline of Maine History from Pre-1600 to 2005

Maine Memory Network – Maine History Timeline from 23,000BCE to 2003

Timeline of Maine History 05: Developing a Maine Identity from 23,000 BC to 2003

Links to Maine History -- Resources from the State of Maine

Maine History Links

This post on the Maine Spirit of the Horse provides readers with links to historical content. The links fall under the following Categories:

Historical Societies, Historic Sites, Maine State Museums and Archives, Maine History - General, Maine Native American History, Maine History -- Government Officials, 1820 to Present, Maine History - Military/Civil War, Top Online Services and Related Agencies

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Links to Maine History: Maine State Government