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Historical Items

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Item 177

Observatory timber contract, Portland, 1807

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1807-04-08 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 112089

Pejepscot Company Records, Volume 6, 1730-1821

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1730–1821 Location: Boothbay Harbor; Bowdoinham; Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Ink on paper

Item 79524

Dixfield Chapel, Dixfield, ca. 1909

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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West Baldwin Methodist Church

The West Baldwin Methodist Church, founded in 1826, was one of three original churches in Baldwin. While its location has remained the same, the church has undergone numerous changes to serve the changing community.

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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.

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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Customs office. Finished at an estimated cost of $939,000, construction came in below budget. Clayton MacDougal of the Maine Highway Commission and…"

My Maine Stories

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Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.

Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide

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Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan

Stories of growing up Downeast