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Title: Letter from Thomas T. Stone to Elizabeth Mountfort, Oct. 5, 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: 1850-10-05

Location: Portland; Salem

Media: Ink on paper

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Title: Old Stone House, Water Street, Brunswick

Contributed by: Pejepscot Historical Society

Date: circa 1920

Location: Brunswick

Media: Photograph, print

Title: Daniel Stone house, Brunswick, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Pejepscot Historical Society

Date: circa 1920

Location: Brunswick

Media: Photograph, print

Address: 11-13 Hill Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Ethel M. Stone

Use: Dwelling - Two family

Address: 43-45 Chapel Street (ext), Portland

Owner in 1924: Martha M Stone

Use: Dwelling - Single family

Address: 440 Riverside Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: John H. Stone et als, Trustee

Use: Garage

Extracting Wealth

Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.

Debates Over Suffrage

While numerous Mainers worked for and against woman suffrage in the state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some also worked on the national level, seeking a federal amendment to allow women the right to vote

We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.

Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary

A look back at island life in Maine as captured by a team consisting of Swan's Island Educational Society representatives, which encompasses the community's library and historical society, a class from the Swan's Island School, and an Island Fellow from the Island Institute. Exhibit topics examine islanders at work and play, Baird's Quarry, old buildings, and the changing role of women on the island.

Historic Hallowell

The history of the smallest city in Maine as created by a team consisting of the Hallowell Area Board of Trade, Hubbard Free Library, The Row House, Vaughan Homestead Foundation, Hallowell Firemen’s Association, and students from Hall-Dale Middle School. Topics covered include: natural disasters, the granite industry and other industries central to the development of the city, firefighters and police, Hallowell’s contribution to modern medicine, the Kennebec River, and more.