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Historical Items

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Item 25119

Shooting game, Riverton Park, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 31219

Brady Gang shooting, Bangor, 1937

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1937-10-12 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 31260

Removal of Brady after shooting, Bangor, 1937

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1937-10-12 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 88119

Shooting Gallery, Island Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: L. M. Leavitt Use: Shooting Gallery

Item 75541

2 Silver Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Morris Sacknoff Use: Shooting Gallery

Item 40007

913 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles Clarke Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Store

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Meshach P. Larry: Civil War Letters

Meshach P. Larry, a Windham blacksmith, joined Maine's 17th Regiment Company H on August 18, 1862. Larry and his sister, Phebe, wrote to each other frequently during the Civil War, and his letters paint a vivid picture of the life of a soldier.

Exhibit

Maine and the Space Age

The small town of Andover landed on the international map in 1962 when the Earth Station that had been built there successfully communicated with Telstar, the first telecommunications satellite.

Exhibit

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.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students

"… Historical Society, demonstrates how to correctly shoot three dimensional objects. X A student prepares to shoot a photo of a nurse's uniform…"

Site Page

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… was really popular, and sometimes each town would shoot close to 200 bear each hunting season. The fisherman would go out and sometimes catch 8-10…"

Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… Mount Desert Island was also a coveted "exotic" shooting location. One of the most interesting of the films created here was Fox Studio's 1917…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Cantor Beth & Dr David Strassler: personal insights on life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

The journey of a couple devoted to each other, their family, their community and their religion

Story

Rest Stop in Scarborough, Maine
by Lee Evans

This is about our first visit to Maine in 1998. My wife and I moved here from Maryland in 2007.

Story

I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton

Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam