Keywords: Copy books
Item 74110
Vertical writing practice sentences, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Pencil on paper
Item 23902
George Pierce request for books, Baldwin, 1820
Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1820 Location: Saco Media: Ink on paper
Item 99294
Assessor's Record, 13-15 Oxford Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Percival P. Baxter Agent Use: Shed
Exhibit
Unlocking the Declaration's Secrets
Fewer than 30 copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence are known to exist. John Dunlap hurriedly printed copies for distribution to assemblies, conventions, committees and military officers. Authenticating authenticity of the document requires examination of numerous details of the broadside.
Exhibit
Horace W. Shaylor: Portland Penman
Horace W. Shaylor, a native of Ohio, settled in Portland and turned his focus to handwriting, developing several unique books of handwriting instruction. He also was a talented artist.
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Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement
"Early Settlement Copy of Surry and Ellsworth map, ca. 1880Maine Historical Society Border Dispute Originally, Surry extended to the Union…"
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"… NEWSPAPERS – 1900 To April 1952 Originals and copies on microfilm at the Guilford Historical Society Museum SCHOOL HISTORY The Guilford High School…"
Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
Story
John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
