Keywords: Birth records
Item 80031
Birth record for John Edward Barry, Portsmouth New Hampshire, 1925, 1925
Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: 1925-08-02 Location: Portsmouth Media: Text
Item 102742
John Petropulos' certificate of birth and baptism, Lewiston, 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930-05-25 Location: Lewiston Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.
Exhibit
Art of the People: Folk Art in Maine
For many different reasons people saved and carefully preserved the objects in this exhibit. Eventually, along with the memories they hold, the objects were passed to the Maine Historical Society. Object and memory, serve as a powerful way to explore history and to connect to the lives of people in the past.
Site Page
"She recorded these activities in her diary, which contains nearly daily entries spanning from 1775 to 1812.(6) Ensuring the survival of their…"
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Story
Orphanage on Revere Street
by anonymous
An orphanage operated by a Mrs. Oliver on 54 Revere Street in Portland, Maine in 1930.
Story
Dr Michael Guignard: Passion for research & Franco-American root
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A personal journey of life in a Franco-American community with unique insights on adoption
