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Item 20964

Capt. John Dillingham letter from Port au Prince, Haiti, 1845

Capt. John Dillingham letter from Port au Prince, Haiti, 1845

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1845 Location: Port au Prince; Freeport Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101828

Cargo of Ship Eagle, 1791

Cargo of Ship Eagle, 1791

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Les Cayes Media: Ink on paper

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Item 9141

Engine #2, Millinocket, ca. 1979

Engine #2, Millinocket, ca. 1979

Contributed by: Millinocket Fire Department Date: circa 1979 Location: Millinocket Media: Photographic print

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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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Bird and butterfly display at the Portland Society of Natural History, ca. 1965

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

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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?