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Historical Items

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Item 73334

Red Cross Life Saving class, Portland, ca. 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 55222

Quincy Building Dedication Program cover, Fairfield, 1903

Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: 1903-07-27 Location: Fairfield Media: Paper booklet, ink on paper

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Item 35387

Testimonial Banquet Program, Bangor, 1946

Contributed by: John Bapst Memorial High School Date: 1946-04-08 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Le Théâtre

Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."

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"Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

Concern about immigrants and their loyalty in the post World War I era led to programs to "Americanize" them -- an effort to help them learn English and otherwise adjust to life in the United States. Clara Soule ran one such program for the Portland Public Schools, hoping it would help the immigrants be accepted.

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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.

Site Pages

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Partners

"… advance "scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities by helping libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"… vital primary resources for framing scholarship, programs, exhibitions, and civic dialog about land and waterways in Maine."

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John Bapst Memorial High School

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My Maine Stories

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Sister Therese Bouthot:Life of service as a Good Shepherd sister
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From humble beginnings to playing a leadership role in the service of others

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The Right Place At The Right Time
by Joe & Nellie Kennedy

A musical history of Joe and Nellie Kennedy

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Portland in the 1940s
by Carol Norton Hall

As a young woman in Portland during WWII, the presence of servicemen was life changing.