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Historical Items

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Item 15287

Air Compressor Tanks

Contributed by: Bar Harbor Fire Department Date: circa 1900 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Metal

Item 23018

House and Garden -Interior of Fairview Acres Unfurnished Apartment

Contributed by: Presque Isle Historical Society Date: 1944-07-22 Location: Presque Isle Media: Photographic print

Item 15286

Ingersoll-Rand Compressor

Contributed by: Bar Harbor Fire Department Date: circa 1900 Location: Bar Harbor Media: Wood, metal

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air

Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.

Exhibit

Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here

From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.

Exhibit

Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"Step One: Sluicing into the tanks Hall observed that the fish “are immediately put into the pickling tanks, which have first been partially filled…"

Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… just a large cook stove with copper hot water tank in the kitchen. Running water was a seasonal affair through above-ground pipes; in the winter…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton

Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam

Story

My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne

Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima

Story

A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down