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Historical Items

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Item 11471

Letter to Samuel Cook about an upcoming election, Aug. 30, 1828

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1828-08-30 Location: Calais; Houlton Media: Ink on paper

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Item 15214

Ledine Drinkwater, Brewer, 1863

Contributed by: City of Brewer Date: 1863-10-18 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 5866

Edmund S. Muskie, Kennebunkport, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1980-04-29 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110115

Building at 234 Forest Avenue for Clough & Maxim Co., Portland, 1922-1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922–1927 Location: Portland Client: Clough & Maxim Co. Architect: John P. Thomas; Poor & Thomas

Online Exhibits

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In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

Exhibit

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music

Of Note: Maine Sheet Music features captivating covers of original sheet music along with stories about Maine connections to the songs. Before people had easy access to popular music from records, radios, and the internet, they played songs of the day on instruments at home, using sheet music purchased at music stores. Iconic Maine subjects like lobsters, pine trees, and winter were perfect for lyrics sung by luminaries like Rudy Vallée of Westbrook, and intricate artwork of Maine’s landscape graced the sheet music covers.

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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Site Pages

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Strong Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle Congregational Church

"Sources: Vance, Melissa. "Presque Isle Congregational Church Claims Origins from Colonists." The Star Herald [presque isle] 1 Apr. 2009: 8-8."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… Walter Cahoon, Arthur Corbett, George Currier, Vance Doyen, Ernest Eaton, Gideon Fronk, Harvey Gilbert, Percy Gould, Thurlow Hall, Vern Hardy…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

How I broke the mold for women to serve in the military
by Mary D. McGuirk

My life and career as a USAF Nurse