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Keywords: Uncomfortable

Historical Items

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Item 6275

Donald Warren, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Media: Photograph, photonegative

Item 37050

Clara Shepherd, ca. 1845

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1845 Media: Daguerreotype

Item 84451

George H. Libby knapsack, ca. 1861

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1861 Media: Leather, cloth, metal

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Student Exhibit: Ice Harvesting

Ice Harvesting was a big industry on the Kennebec River. Several million tons of ice could be harvested in a few weeks. In 1886 the Kennebec River topped the million ton on ice production.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Penobscot mocassins

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part I," about telling stories through Indigenous clothing, featuring an essay by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune (Penobscot.)

Exhibit

Student Exhibit: The Great By-Pass

The debate over a proposed bridge and bypass in Skowhegan in 2005.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"The children closest to the heater were uncomfortably warm and had trouble fighting off drowsiness. The corners and front of the room were so cold…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

The Joys of Kayaking - Pam's Story
by Pam Ferris-Olson

Pam has kayaked in many special places but her fondest memories are being made on Casco Bay

Story

My Story of Trauma
by Anonymous (Maine Correction Center)

The process of being incarcerated is traumatic. This is my story.

Story

An Asian American Account
by Zabrina

An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.