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Historical Items

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Item 78677

Oxford, 1906

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1906 Location: Oxford Media: Photographic print

Item 78676

Veterans, Oxford, ca. 1943

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1943 Location: Oxford Media: Photographic print

Item 28793

Oxford County Jail, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Paris Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 67613

98 Oxford Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Elias Thomas Use: Shed

Item 67698

189 Oxford Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Edmund L. Rich Use: Garage

Item 67453

41A Oxford Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Martin W. Jensen Use: Dwelling - Two family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109828

Additions and alterations to high school building, Oxford, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1926 Location: Oxford Client: Town of Oxford Architect: Harry S. Coombs

Item 109701

Barn for Mrs. I.M. Keith, Oxford, 1894

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1894 Location: Oxford Client: I. M. Keith Architect: George M. Coombs

Item 116344

Oxford Building, Portland, 1888-1948

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888–1948 Location: Portland Client: C. C. Chapman Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Jay & Livermore Falls, Pioneers in Paper Making

Alvin Record and Hugh J. Chisholm were instrumental in building paper mills in Jay, Livermore, and Livermore Falls. The two industrialists helped make the towns prosperous.

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Fair Season: Crops, Livestock, and Entertainment

Agricultural fairs, intended to promote new techniques and better farming methods, have been held since the early 19th century. Before long, entertainments were added to the educational focus of the early fairs.

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Irish Immigrants in Nineteenth Century Maine

With the popularity of all things Irish in modern America, many people have forgotten the difficulties faced by nineteenth century Irish immigrants.

Site Pages

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Mexico Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"It was these achievements that kept Oxford in the forefront of coated papers. In 1946, Oxford's No. 11 Paper Machine was completely rebuilt…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"Leane and Elliott E. “Bud” Burns, The Oxford Paper Company, 1958; A History of Rumford, Maine 1774-1972 by John J. Leane and 1972-2000 by Elliott E."

My Maine Stories

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Jennie Aranovitch - honoring family legacy and Jewish identity
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Her great-grandparents journey from Belarus through current day Jewish experience in Biddeford.

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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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Story of the "little nun"
by Felicia Garant

My grandmother made a nun's outfit for me