Also try the:
  Hudson Museum
  University of Maine
  Orono, Maine 04469
    Stephen Whittington, Director
    Joan Klussmann, Museum Educator
  phone 207-581-1901
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they also have a program of artifact trunks shipped to schools.

...*and*:

  Karen Larson
Assistant Director for Education
Putnam Museum of History and Natural Science
1717 West 12th Street
Davenport, IA  52804
319-324-0059     fax: 319-324-6638
(no e-mail)

they too have a similar program.  Both are very good!
Hope this gets you going!  -S.

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   University of Maine Museum of Art
   5712 Carnegie Hall, Room 109              vox: 207-581-3257
   Orono, Maine   04469-5712                 fax: 207-581-3083
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