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Historical Items

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Item 102119

John Marshall Brown, Portland, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland Media: Carte de visite

Item 25212

John Marshall Brown from Emmitsburg, Md., 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Emmitsburg; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 35586

John Marshall Brown, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 116369

Payson house on Bowdoin Street, Portland, 1904-1916

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904–1916 Location: Portland Client: Herbert Payson Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Item 116358

Walker Street improvement for Dr. Holt, Portland, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland Client: E. E. Holt Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Home Ties: Sebago During the Civil War

Letters to and from Sebago soldiers who served in the Civil War show concern on both sides about farms and other issues at home as well as concern from the home front about soldiers' well-being.

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

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Northern Threads: Outerwear, Militia & Cadet uniforms

A themed vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring 19th century outerwear, bonnets, militia and cadet uniforms.

Site Pages

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Music in Maine - Drum, Portland, ca. 1854

"Civil War drums were generally sixteen inches in diameter, smaller than prior drums by about two inches to accommodate the drummers, who were often…"

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Music in Maine - Community Music

"… Kemp, came to Maine in 1865 after serving with General Oliver Otis Howard in the Union Army during the Civil War."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Stimpson House

"… 1820s, this house on Pine Street was lived in by Brown Stimpson, a druggist and mining expert. The original ceilings were reported to be 12’…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea

This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily

Story

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR