Keywords: Capitol Island
Item 98689
Fisherman Ernest L. Smith with codfish, Monhegan, 1910
Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: 1910 Location: Boothbay Harbor; Capitol Island; Monhegan Island; Millbury Media: Glass Negative
Item 68229
Letter on trip from Portland to Washington D. C., 1862
Contributed by: John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society Date: 1862-10-21 Location: Sebago; Boston; Fall River; Jersey City; New York; Baltimore; Philadelphia; Washington Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Exhibit
Civil Defense: Fear and Safety
In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication
"The little village had become the social capitol of the United States. Asticou Inn employees, Northeast Harbor, ca."
