Keywords: Ancient and Honorables
Item 23262
Ancient and Honorables, ca. 1912
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1912 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 23264
Ancient and Honorables picnic, Biddeford, ca. 1910
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Evergreens and a Jolly Old Elf
Santa Claus and evergreens have been common December additions to homes, schools, businesses, and other public places to America since the mid nineteenth century. They are two symbols of the Christian holiday of Christmas whose origins are unrelated to the religious meaning of the day.
Exhibit
Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland
"… with the times, but both buildings AND roads, the ancient paths and rough trails that were so essential to our settlement, stand sentinel to the…"
Story
Blessing of the Creatures MAINEUSA
by Marty Pottenger
Passamaquoddy "Blessing of the Creatures'' honors the creatures of Maine.
