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Historical Items

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Item 61836

Presentation letter by Walter Cary, Houlton, 1940

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1837–1844 Location: Houlton; New Salem Media: Ink on paper

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Item 63748

S. Cary and Co. receipt for brandy, Madawaska, 1847

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1847-03-29 Location: Madawaska Media: Ink and pencil on paper

Item 63801

S. Cary & Co stumpage bill, 1844

Contributed by: Cary Library Date: 1842–1845 Location: T1 R2 WELS; T16 R4 WELS; T10 R4 WELS; T8 R4 WELS; T16 R6 WELS; T10 R6 WELS Media: Ink on paper

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Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111976

Houlton Library, Houlton, 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1903 Location: Houlton Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Bookplates Honor Annie Louise Cary

A summer resident of Wayne collected more than 3,000 bookplates to honor Maine native and noted opera singer Annie Louise Cary and to support the Cary Memorial Library.

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Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend

Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

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Cary Library

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Cary Memorial Library

"Box 127 Wayne, MR 04284 207 - 685-3612 email: jadelberg@cary-memorial.lib.me.us [b]Founded:[/b] The library's roots extend back to the 1880s, when…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - About This Project

"… Historic Preservation Commission, the Maine State Library, and a number of other organizations and individuals, purchased at auction the remarkable…"