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Historical Items

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Item 36276

Letter seeking 'Young Teazer' prize money, New York, 1815

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1815 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9478

On Patrol in Boothbay Harbor, 1917

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: 1917 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print

Item 82304

Commentary on seaman and marine hospital, Portland, ca. 1835

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1835 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 53796

Assessor's Record, 283-285 Fore Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Seaman's Bethel Society Use: Church & School

Online Exhibits

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Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

Scientist, author and explorer Donald B. MacMillan established Wiscasset as his homeport for many of the voyages he made to the Arctic region starting in the early 1920s.

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Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air

Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.

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Prisoners of War

Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"… History Bibliography “Annual Report, 1848-1849.” Seaman's Relief Society, Hallowell, Me. Baker, William Avery."

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Mercy Hospital - Portland Hospitals Before Mercy

"… available to the sick unless they were a “seaman, lunatic, or pauper,” according to one early scholar. Sailors had access to the U.S."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"… Society The Weather and the Program As a seaman and also Customs Collector, the personal diary of sardine mogul Jacob C."

My Maine Stories

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Story

USCG Boot Camp Experience, Vietnam War era
by Peter S. Morgan, Jr.

"Letters to the Wall" Memorial Day

Story

How I broke the mold for women to serve in the military
by Mary D. McGuirk

My life and career as a USAF Nurse