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Historical Items

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Item 16290

Cary House, Military Street, Houlton, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 14317

Major Dickey, Fort Kent, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1880 Location: Fort Kent Media: Photographic print

Item 101212

Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Date: circa 1867 Location: Bangor Media: Ink and watercolor on paper

Online Exhibits

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Northern Threads: Penobscot mocassins

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads, Part I," about telling stories through Indigenous clothing, featuring an essay by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune (Penobscot.)

Exhibit

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?

Exhibit

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

Site Pages

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Music in Maine - Country Music

"Curless received the nickname, The Baron of Country Music, after his 1966 recording The Baron. Between 1966 and1968, he joined the Buck Owens All…"

Site Page

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… of the first things confronting the original land barons of the Sandy River intervale was to make sure the official survey was completed."