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Historical Items

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Item 8997

Through Carrying Place Rips, ca. 1928

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1928 Location: Carrying Place Twp. Media: Photographic print

Item 11470

Ichabod Bucknam to Samuel Cook regarding road building, 1827

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1827 Location: Houlton; Baring; Littleton; Monticello Media: Ink on paper

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Item 112090

Pejepscot Company Records, Volume 7, 1694-1853

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1694–1853 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

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This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

Site Pages

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"In 1834, Swan’s Island was organized as a plantation, and in 1847 John Dodge divided unappropriated lands into lots of fifty acres each to be sold at…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"… “aids the (Maine coastal or island) town or plantation in finding and supporting a nurse or physician” including “removing sick people to mainland…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"By 1816 the plantation settlers raised $600 in taxes for the road. If the road was not kept in good repair, the plantation was fined by the county…"