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Historical Items

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Item 28351

Roscoe Greene to G.W. Pierce, 1834

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1834 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 28409

R.G. Greene letter on Court Reporter appointment, Augusta, 1835

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1835 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 28408

Roscoe Green letter on Pierce appointment, 1834

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1834 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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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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Canning: A Maine Industry

Maine's corn canning industry, as illuminated by the career of George S. Jewett, prospered between 1850 and 1950.

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In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

Site Pages

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"… 1927Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Green River whiskey bottles hidden in Moxie cases, 1927 Seized at a Yarmouth Inn Collections of…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"The wood was still wet so the planks on the bottom of the bateaux didn't stay together and leaked. 1775 letter from G.Washington to B."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… the beginning of the Pageant, decorators spread a green dye on the ground to give the Ellipse a “fresh” look."

My Maine Stories

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars