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Historical Items

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Item 10918

Filling the pool, Biddeford, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979-09-06 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print, ink on paper

Item 111408

Mother-of-the-Bride ensemble, South Portland, ca. 1969

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1969 Location: Portland Media: polyester, nylon, acetate, metal

Item 10921

Lydia Patterson letter to mother, June 28, 1843

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1843-06-28 Location: Kennebunkport; Portland; Kennebunkport; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Toy Len Goon: Mother of the Year

Toy Len Goon of Portland, an immigrant from China, was a widow with six children when she was selected in 1952 as America's Mother of the Year.

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A Soldier's Declaration of Independence

William Bayley of Falmouth (Portland) was a soldier in the Continental Army, seeing service at Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, Monmouth Court House, and Saratoga, among other locations. His letters home to his mother reveal much about the economic hardships experienced by both soldiers and those at home.

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Chansonetta Stanley Emmons: Staging the Past

Chansonetta Stanley Emmons (1858-1937) of Kingfield, Maine, experimented with the burgeoning artform of photography. Starting in 1897, Emmons documented the lives of people, many in rural and agricultural regions in Maine and around the world. Often described as recalling a bygone era, this exhibition features glass plate negatives and painted lantern slides from the collections of the Stanley Museum in Kingfield on deposit at Maine Historical Society, that present a time of rapid change, from 1897 to 1926.

Site Pages

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - The Continuing Debate

"Organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, D.A.R.E., and the W.C.T.U. still work to resolve some of its problems."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"Masterman John Matzke Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Gallery of Art Bevinn O'Brien Old York Historical Society, York, Maine Old Sturbridge…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… Historical Society QJ 813 Sm65w "I have seen my mother, as often as Parson Lancaster exchanged [pulpits] with my father, mix Holland gin and loaf…"

My Maine Stories

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From Chinese Laundress to Mother of the Year
by Dr. Andrea Louie

Toy Len Goon's granddaughter recounts her immigration to the US and becoming Mother of the Year.

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My Mom was a nurse in the 8055 MASH, Korea
by Pat MacPherson

I’m so proud of my mother and the thousands of Army & Navy nurses who served in WWII & Korea

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Making the wapi-kuhkukhahs / Snowy Owl basket
by Gabriel Frey and Gal Frey

A story of a mother and son artistic collaboration.