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Historical Items

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Item 75127

Welcome to Jay sign, ca. 1986

Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1986 Location: Jay Media: Photographic print

Item 76461

Town Meeting Warrant, Baldwin, 1802

Contributed by: Baldwin Historical Society Date: 1802-08-30 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Item 76340

Town Meeting Warrant, Baldwin, 1802

Contributed by: Baldwin Historical Society Date: 1802-08-14 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915

After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.

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Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

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A Riot of Words: Ballads, Posters, Proclamations and Broadsides

Imagine a day 150 years ago. Looking down a side street, you see the buildings are covered with posters and signs.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"Shipbuilding Sign with Ship, Thomaston, Maine 2009Thomaston Historical Society Text by Margaret McCrea."

Site Page

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Great Depression

"… conducted a live interview with his aunt, Signe Gardner of Thomaston, as well. Along with Keith Shortall, Maine Historical Society staff also…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tillson Testimonial

"… to his studies, but he loved his country more and signed up to serve on the 12TH of June in Company C of the 4th Maine regiment of volunteers."

My Maine Stories

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Story

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

Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam

Story

63 year Presque Isle High School Class Reunion
by Kathryn E Joy

What happens when there are no more reunions planned.

Story

Sister Madeleine D’Anjou: Many detours lead to a rewarding life
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

What a journey! Sister Maddie says that "God writes straight on crooked lines."

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Longfellow Studies: The Elms - Stephen Longfellow's Gorham Farm

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12 Content Area: English Language Arts, Social Studies
On April 3, 1761 Stephen Longfellow II signed the deed for the first 100 acre purchase of land that he would own in Gorham, Maine. His son Stephen III (Judge Longfellow) would build a home on that property which still stands to this day. Judge Longfellow would become one of the most prominent citizens in Gorham’s history and one of the earliest influences on his grandson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's work as a poet. This exhibit examines why the Longfellows arrived in Gorham, Judge Longfellow's role in the history of the town, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's vacations in the country which may have influenced his greatest work, and the remains of the Longfellow estate still standing in Gorham today.