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Historical Items

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Item 79611

Mexico Corner ca. 1915

Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Mexico Media: Photographic print

Item 79425

Village Shop, Mexico, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Tammy Schmersal Burgess through Mexico Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mexico Media: Photographic print

Item 79437

Charles Stanley Sons Market, Mexico, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mexico Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Exhibit

400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

Exhibit

Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"1915Mexico Historical Society Mexico Corner in early years was mainly a farming community with Curtis Howe operating the first general store."

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"Post offices were established at Mexico Corner, Hale, and Ridlonville. Mexico currently has a town manager form of government with five selectmen…"

Site Page

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… first chosen selectman and settled one mile from Mexico Corner on Harlow Hill. Harlow Hill was named for Thomas Harlow, a farmer and the appointed…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Dr. Norman Beaupré: Preserving his Franco-American culture
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Journey growing up as a Franco-American in Biddeford to his career as a professor and author.

Story

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR