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Historical Items

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Item 68021

Horatio Cole writes to Charles Cole

Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1865-10-05 Location: Sebago; Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 108747

Paula Thorne acorn basket, Indian Island, ca. 1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1999 Location: Old Town Media: ash, sweetgrass

Item 105026

Acorn basket by Margaret or Pauline Shay, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1923 Location: Portland; Old Town Media: Glass plate

Tax Records

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Item 85227

York property, S. Side Winding Way, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Eben Francis York Use: Dwelling

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

Exhibit

Home Ties: Sebago During the Civil War

Letters to and from Sebago soldiers who served in the Civil War show concern on both sides about farms and other issues at home as well as concern from the home front about soldiers' well-being.

Exhibit

Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.