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Historical Items

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Item 10189

Daughters of Wisdom Convent Chapel, St. Agatha, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Ste. Agathe Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Saint Agatha Media: Photographic print

Item 14530

Daughter of Wisdom Religious Habit, 1964

Contributed by: Ste. Agathe Historical Society Date: 1964 Location: Saint Agatha Media: Cotton

Item 18483

Notre Dame de la Sagesse High School, St. Agatha , ca. 1935

Contributed by: Ste. Agathe Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Saint Agatha Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

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La Basilique Lewiston

Like many cities in France, Lewiston and Auburn's skylines are dominated by a cathedral-like structure, St. Peter and Paul Church. Now designated a basilica by the Vatican, it stands as a symbol of French Catholic contributions to the State of Maine.

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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"The legislature in its wisdom did not approve the name Fluvanna, changed it to Guilford, and passed the act on February 8th."