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Historical Items

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Item 103794

Eleanor Roosevelt posed under a tree, Mount Vernon, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Location: Mount Vernon Media: Glass Negative

Item 102672

Rifat and Tasneem Zaidi, Damariscotta, 2009

Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: Damariscotta Media: Digital photograph

Item 110310

Alida and John Marshall Brown at Thornhurst, Falmouth, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Falmouth Media: photographic print

Online Exhibits

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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

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Debates Over Suffrage

While numerous Mainers worked for and against woman suffrage in the state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some also worked on the national level, seeking a federal amendment to allow women the right to vote

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Fashion for the People: Maine's Graphic Tees

From their humble beginnings as undergarments to today's fashion runways, t-shirts have evolved into universally worn wardrobe staples. Original graphic t-shirts, graphic t-shirt quilts, and photographs trace the 102-year history of the garment, demonstrating how, through the act of wearing graphic tees, people own a part of history relating to politics, social justice, economics, and commemorative events in Maine.

Site Pages

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Music in Maine - Music stores

"… teacher Mary Curran Leighton (1885-1972) and her spouse, Clifford Leighton, ran a music store in Portland where they sold instruments and provided…"

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Music in Maine - MAKE

"… when he moved to the Penobscot Nation with his spouse, Lucy Nicolar. Music continues to be a critical tool for connecting Wabanaki communities, and…"

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Music in Maine - Radio Cowboys and Country Music

"… “Hal Lone Pine” took off when he met his future spouse and Franco singer Rita Cote from Auburn in 1938."

My Maine Stories

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Picture This: Life on Hancock St, Bangor Maine
by anonymous

A conversation with Jay Millet, who grew up on Hancock St in Bangor Maine during the depression.

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30 years of business in Maine
by Raj & Bina Sharma

30 years of business, raising a family, & showcasing our culture in Maine

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Hand carrying water in Marshfield
by Dorothy Gardner

Ways of getting water in rural Maine. From fetching water from a stream to having a well.