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Historical Items

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Item 6298

Blue-fishing, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Media: Etching

Item 23421

Canova near New Zealand, 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1864 Media: Painting

Item 13808

Memorial to Passengers of the Portland, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

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?

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"Over the years, stormy seas and wave action have continued pounding on the ship’s remains and today some of those remains can still be seen at…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… could ride 30 miles on a clear summer day; but in stormy winter or foggy spring weather, he could ride only a few miles a day."

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… stayed behind fearing to cross the channel in the stormy waters, lowered a cable and pulled a soggy, shivering Jim Chandler up to welcome safety."

My Maine Stories

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Story

2020 Sheltering in Place Random Notes During COVID-19
by Phyllis Merriam, LCSW

Sheltering-in-Place personal experiences in mid-coast Maine (Rockland) during March and April 2020