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Historical Items Showing 3 of 59 View All
Item 77453
Title: James Blaine telegram to G.F. Shepley, Augusta, 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1868-08-04
Location: Portland; Rockland
Media: Ink on paper
Item 76632
Title: Republican delegates to national convention, 1868
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1868
Location: Portland; Norridgewock; Chicago
Media: Ink on paper
Item 11283
Title: Gov. Baxter political ribbon, 1922
Contributed by: Baxter State Park
Date: 1922
Location: Bangor
Media: Ribbon with button
Exhibits Showing 3 of 12 View All
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Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy
When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.
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Mainers, like residents of other states, had differing views about slavery and abolition in the early to mid decades of the 19th century. Religion and economic factors were among the considerations in determining people's leanings.
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Maine's first governor, William King, was arguably the most influential figure in Maine's achieving statehood in 1820. Although he served just one year as the Governor of Maine, he was instrumental in establishing the new state's constitution and setting up its governmental infrastructure.
Sites Showing 3 of 5 View All
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The history of downtown Bath as created by the students of Bath Middle School, with assistance from members of the Sagadahoc History & Genealogy Room at the Patten Free Library and Bath Historical Society. Seventeen exhibits examine various historic blocks in the downtown section of the city.
Site
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village
The history of a small western Maine community north of Farmington as told by a team consisting of Strong Historical Society, Strong Elementary School, and Strong Public Library. Exhibit topics include Strong's prominence in the wood products industry (it was once the "Toothpick Capital of the World"), the "Bridge that Changed the Map," schools and educational history, clubs and organizations, "Fly Rod" Crosby, the first Maine guide, and a rich student section related to the Civil War and post-Civil War era in the town.
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project
Highlights of Biddeford history presented by McArthur Public Library, Biddeford Historical Society, and Biddeford High School’s Project ASPIRE class. The site explores shipbuilding, the Civil War homefront, women’s clubs, influential residents, and some of the city’s famous artists and inventors.