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Keywords: Local history
Historical Items Showing 3 of 81 View All
Item 69226
Title: History Pageant, Farmington State Normal School, 1924
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF
Date: 1924-06-17
Location: Farmington
Media: black and white photograph
Item 9428
Title: The Cruiser, Freeport, February 1859
Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society
Date: 1859-02-19
Location: Freeport; South Freeport
Media: paper
Item 9432
Title: The Cruiser, Freeport, April 1859
Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society
Date: 1859-04-30
Location: Freeport; South Freeport
Media: paper
Exhibits Showing 2 of 2 View All
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Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.
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Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.
Sites Showing 3 of 3 View All
Site
A unique two-town history. Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland Historical Society, North Yarmouth Historical Society, Skyline Farm, and Greely Middle School partnered to tell the story of how Cumberland and North Yarmouth were originally part of the same community. Libraries, the Civil War, pauper laws, main streets, local industries, and Skyline Farm are some of the topics covered on the site.
Site
The history of a northern Maine community as told by an array of local institutions and organizations. Site contributors include University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle Historical Society, Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library, Presque Isle Middle School. Some of the topics include historic buildings, potato farming, transportation and the Aroostook Valley Railroad.
Site
The history of a small, but vibrant, Downeast village as told by an array of local institutions and organizations. Site contributors include Blue Hill Historical Society, Blue Hill Public Library, Blue Hill Consolidated School, George Stevens Academy, the Bay School, and the Jonathan Fisher House. Some of the topics covered include the arts, Jonathan Fisher, the Blue Hill Fair, Rusticators, the Civil War, education, and shipbuilding.