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Historical Items

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Item 69493

Home Ec Formal Dinner, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1942

Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1942 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print

Item 20308

Maine Historical Society anniversary dinner, Portland, 1892

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1892-04-11 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 11852

Margaret Chase Smith and Ralph Owen Brewster enjoying a lobster, 1946

Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1946-02-22 Location: Skowhegan; Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

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The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

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Presidents and Campaigns

Several Mainers have run for president or vice president, a number of presidents, past presidents, and future presidents have had ties to the state or visited here, and, during campaign season, many presidential candidates and their family members have brought their campaigns to Maine.

Site Pages

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Site Page

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Jr., Bangor, 1865

"He is shown "haulling his pas dinner on his red sled Tiger in 1862," "mutilating his apple tree," with David Towle, wading in the mud in 1865; and…"

Site Page

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Rusticators often went on hikes and after dinner excursions. Hiking was popular and many used handcrafted wooden canes when hiking."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… that she was often asked to perform at private dinner parties. The theater lasted less than 20 years and closed in 1931."

My Maine Stories

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars