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Historical Items

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Item 5277

Maine Centennial Parade, Portland, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1920-07-05 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 29435

Chase-Em-In Tea Room, Guilford, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Guilford Media: Postcard

Item 8811

Herb catalog, United Society of Shakers, New Gloucester, 1864

Contributed by: United Society of Shakers Date: 1864 Location: New Gloucester; New Gloucester Media: Paper

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Online Exhibits

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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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Raising Fish

Mainers began propagating fish to stock ponds and lakes in the mid 19th century. The state got into the business in the latter part of the century, first concentrating on Atlantic salmon, then moving into raising other species for stocking rivers, lakes, and ponds.

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Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Energy

"In 1878, 26 years later, it went from 14 to 30 tons per week. This might have been because they had more business, or it might’ve been because the…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"on April 26, 1976 for a sum of 90 million dollars. Part of the sales agreement was that Ethyl had to complete the waste water treatment in accordance…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… D., “Some Historical Data on the Maine Sardine Industry”, Maine Sardine Industry History. Varney, George A., A Gazetteer of the State of Maine…"

My Maine Stories

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Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey

Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics