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Historical Items

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Item 15841

Bittersweet, Eliot,1910

Contributed by: William Fogg Library Date: 1910 Location: Eliot Media: Postcard

Item 17782

Sarah Jane Farmer and Barry, Eliot, 1891

Contributed by: William Fogg Library Date: 1891 Location: Eliot Media: Oil on canvas

Item 6173

'Abdu'l-Baha and Sarah Farmer, 1912

Contributed by: Eliot Baha'i Archives Date: circa 1912 Location: Eliot; Haifa; Akka Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110094

Sketch for Club Rooms for the Portland Farmer's Club, Portland, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1922 Location: Portland Client: Portland Farmer's Club Architect: Poor & Thomas

Item 111888

John S. Hyde farmer's cottage, Bath, 1913-1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1913–1915 Location: Bath Client: John Sedgwick Hyde Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 109295

St. Albans Apartment Project, FMHA Rural Rental Housing, St. Albans, 1976-1978

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1976–1978 Location: St. Albans Client: St. Albans Apartment Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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The Advent of Green Acre, A Baha'i Center of Learning

The Green Acre Baha'i School began as Green Acre Conferences, established by Sarah Jane Farmer in Eliot. She later became part of the Baha'i Faith and hosted speakers and programs that promoted peace. In 1912, the leader of the Baha'i Faith, 'Abdu'l-Baha, visited Green Acre, where hundreds saw him speak.

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John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More

John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.

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People, Pets & Portraits

Informal family photos often include family pets -- but formal, studio portraits and paintings also often feature one person and one pet, in formal attire and pose.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building

"Maine Farmer's Exchange (MFX) Building X Text by Mindy and Liza, students at Presque Isle Middle School Edited by Presque Isle Historical…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Maine Special potato bag, Presque Isle, c. 1950

"In the 1940s potato farmers started packaging their potatoes in distinctive bags. The wide variety of bags illustrates the strong interest in…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 6 of 13

"… until the 1970s when farms became more automated, farmers in Aroostook County used barrels to move potatoes from the field to storage."

My Maine Stories

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Sarah Redmond Seaweed Farmer
by Sarah Redmond

Sarah explains the importance of seaweed and how she became a seaweed farmer

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Somali Bantu farmers put down roots in Maine
by Muhidin D. Libah

Running the Somali Bantu Community Association and finding food security in Maine

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The future of potato growing
by Dan Blackstone

Informed by six generations of potato farming