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Historical Items

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Item 11430

Dispute over flag lowering, Portland, 1982

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1982-07-01 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 11053

Supporting the ERA, Augusta, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-06-30 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

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World War I and the Maine Experience

With a long history of patriotism and service, Maine experienced the war in a truly distinct way. Its individual experiences tell the story of not only what it means to be an American, but what it means to be from Maine during the war to end all wars.

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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?