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Historical Items

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Item 102497

Donation certificate for starving European children, Portland, 1921

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1921-02-01 Location: Portland; New York Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 87483

Woodman property, Mt. Hunger West End, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Etta G. Woodman Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 87485

Gould property, West End Near Mt. Hunger, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George F. Gould Use: Club House

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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Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

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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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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"Throughout the war overcrowding, disease, and hunger plagued the prisoners. Andersonville Prison Above is a sketch of Andersonville Prison as it…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… been afraid of for Jacob were animals, outlaws, hunger, disease, and losing transportation. He was probably sad, too, because Jacob was his friend…"

My Maine Stories

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Anti-immigrant violence
by Matthew Jude Barker

Prejudice in Maine against immigrants dates back to at least the mid-1700s

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Margaret Moxa's Blanket Coat
by Jennifer Neptune

A contemporary artwork in memory of Penobscots murdered for scalp bounties.