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Historical Items

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Item 100324

Bookplate, Portland, ca. 1774

Contributed by: Tate House Museum Date: circa 1774 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 20944

Kingiak with sled dogs, Poland Spring, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1927 Location: Poland Spring Media: Glass Negative

Item 148339

Moving Chapman Bank millions, Portland, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925-02-08 Location: Portland Media: Glass negative

Online Exhibits

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Lt. Charles Bridges: Getting Ahead in the Army

Sgt. Charles Bridges of Co. B of the 2nd Maine Infantry was close to the end of his two years' enlistment in early 1863 when he took advantage of an opportunity for advancement by seeking and getting a commission as an officer in the 3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteers.

Exhibit

Fallen Heroes: Maine's Jewish Sailors and Soldiers

Thirty-four young Jewish men from Maine died in the service of their country in the two World Wars. This project, including a Maine Memory Network exhibit, is meant to say a little something about some of them. More than just names on a public memorial marker or grave stone, these men were getting started in adult life. They had newly acquired high school and college diplomas, they had friends, families and communities who loved and valued them, and felt the losses of their deaths.

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Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy

When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.

Site Pages

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - The Continuing Debate

"… of award-winning articles in the Portland Press Herald last year, and the state's well-publicized tough drunk-driving laws also keep the issue open…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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My Maine Stories

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Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne

Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII