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Historical Items

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Mystery Corner Item

Item 104880

Three girls preparing for a Chapman school play, Portland, 1921

Mystery Corner Item Who are they?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1921 Location: Portland Media: glass negative

Item 9477

Summer masquerade, Squirrel Island, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Southport Media: Photographic print

Item 43318

Americanization class, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1924 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

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."

Exhibit

Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion

During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.

Exhibit

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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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater

"1930Swan's Island Historical Society Theatrical performances often focused on raising money to benefit various island endeavors, children enjoying…"

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"The SOC performed throughout Maine in 1985. Nowick brought the group to perform in Kyoto, Japan where he had lived for 15 years studying Zen and…"

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"This was especially true in the early 1940s as evidenced by the following records of Surry students: 1940 Sylvia Whitney, Valedictorian;1942, George…"