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Item 105275

Franklin Avenue from Reservoir Hill, Houlton, 1908

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: 1908-06-19 Location: Houlton Media: Postcard

Item 100286

Franklin Towers, Portland, 1969

Contributed by: Portland Housing Authority through Maine Historical Society Date: 1969-09-02 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 105474

Margaret Payson's Delphic-style gown, Portland, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: Portland; New York Media: rayon, glass beads

Tax Records

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Item 52890

126-130 Franklin Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Goldie Davidson Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Store

Item 82508

Skillings property, Oaklawn Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Franklin Skillings Style: Cottage Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 85867

Skillings property, E. side Island Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Franklin Skillings Use: Summer Dwelling

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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Student Exhibit: Save the Skowhegan Grange & Granges in General

A brief history of the Grange in Skowhegan, its importance to community history, and a plea to save it from destruction.

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Carved eagle for Anshe Sfard synagogue Torah ark, Portland, ca. 1917

Anshe Sfard, Portland's Early Chassidic Congregation

Chassidic Jews who came to Portland from Eastern Europe formed a congregation in the late 19th century and, in 1917, built a synagogue -- Anshe Sfard -- on Cumberland Avenue in Portland. By the early 1960s, the congregation was largely gone. The building was demolished in 1983.

Site Pages

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Designer couture robe, Portland, ca. 1930

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 2 of 4

"… garments by important New York designer, Jessie Franklin Turner. Of high style and high quality, they count among the most significant items in the…"

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Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"Community and School Marching Bands Click to explore community bands in Maine Community bands, historically comprised of male musicians…"

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Bloomfield Academy Building, Skowhegan, 2003

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"… a grant of land and it was located in northern Franklin county. The land was not settled until years after the grant and one resident of Bloomfield…"