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Historical Items

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Item 101799

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hanscom, South Berwick, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Old Berwick Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: South Berwick Media: Photographic print

Item 20819

'The Dawn,' Old Orchard Beach, 1927

Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: 1927-10-10 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 20811

'Pride of Detroit,' Old Orchard Beach, 1927

Contributed by: Old Orchard Beach Historical Society Date: 1927 Location: Old Orchard Beach; Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

Scientist, author and explorer Donald B. MacMillan established Wiscasset as his homeport for many of the voyages he made to the Arctic region starting in the early 1920s.

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Great Cranberry Island's Preble House

The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.

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Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air

Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"Tree stumps are yet to be cleared from the field beyond the stone wall. A ship enters the harbor, while three other ships are under construction."

Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"Winterized year-round plumbing was added, central forced hot air heat installed, and the Old Ell was a simple but comfortable year-round home for…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"The Old Ell is Born Old Ell, Rye Field Lane, Northeast Harbor 1939Northeast Harbor Library By the year 1898, despite having previously built…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

In an Old, Abandoned Island House, I Found my Mentor and my Muse
by Robin Clifford Wood

An aspiring writer finds inspiration and a mentor from the past in an old island home.

Story

Aroostook Potato Harvest: Perspective of a Six Year Old
by Phyllis A. Blackstone

A child's memory of potato harvest in the 1950s

Story

Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves

West Point during World War II