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Historical Items

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Item 13731

Stone with image similar to Jonathan Buck's gravestone, Bucksport, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Bucksport Media: Stone

Item 105113

Babe Ruth signing autographs, Portland, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Plate Negative

Item 101108

Joseph Mitchell and Mutual Store wagon, Bangor, 1865

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Prisoners of War

Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.

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Bookplates Honor Annie Louise Cary

A summer resident of Wayne collected more than 3,000 bookplates to honor Maine native and noted opera singer Annie Louise Cary and to support the Cary Memorial Library.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Joseph Mitchell and Mutual Store wagon, Bangor, 1865

"… wrote of the Mutual Store, "This store has been a curse to me ever since the day it was established it has made no difference what article I have…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… was the origin of the legend of the Saco River Curse. Lieut. General William Pepperrell, ca."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders

"… from this home-destroying, heart-breaking curse of the liquor traffic." If it was the Ohio-based Anti-Saloon League, founded in 1893, that…"

My Maine Stories

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A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith

Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.