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Historical Items

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Item 102237

Cape Shore Shell advertisment, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1962 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 52416

Jaehne Shell House, Fairfield, ca. 1950

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1950 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 52502

Jaehne Shell House, Fairfield, ca. 1938

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1938 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 38536

337 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Esther Shelling Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Store

Item 52622

177-179 Franklin Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Nathan Shelling Use: Dwelling - Two family

Item 83192

Foss property, S. Side Seashore Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: A. P. Foss Use: Summer Dwelling

Online Exhibits

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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Gluskap of the Wabanaki

Creation and other cultural tales are important to framing a culture's beliefs and values -- and passing those on. The Wabanaki -- Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot -- Indians of Maine and Nova Scotia tell stories of a cultural hero/creator, a giant who lived among them and who promised to return.

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Great War and Armistice Day

In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.

Site Pages

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"From Native American shell middens to the rusted remains of quarrying equipment, Swan's Island holds a living history of the industries that have…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"There are also numerous shell middens: areas where heaps of shells were piled with other refuse over the course of months and years."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Student Narrative of MDI History

"Shell heaps found on the island tell of encampments by Native Americans – the Abnaki. There is no written information from this time period but…"

My Maine Stories

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Wampum Belts
by Donald Soctomah

My great grandfather was a wampum keeper

Story

Ogunquit Beach Sonnet
by Shannon Schooley

Sonnet written for school when I was 12 years old.

Story

The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.