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Item 101745
Elihu Washburne on clothing and politics, Hallowell, 1837
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: 1837-05-26 Location: Hallowell; Hampden Media: Ink on paper
Item 104397
Crowd welcoming President Teddy Roosevelt, Union Station, Portland, 1902
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902-08-26 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866
"… residents who voted with the Democrats, and the politicians -- locally and nationally -- who undid what Lincoln and the Republicans tried to do to…"
Story
An Asian American Account
by Zabrina
An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.