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Historical Items

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Item 15733

Hay press, Stockholm, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm Media: Wood

Item 9135

Sumner Kimball, Lovell, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Lovell Media: Photoprint

Item 103359

Clarence Glidden with load of hay, Coopers Mills, Whitefield, ca. 1910

Contributed by: An individual through Whitefield Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Whitefield Media: Postcard

Online Exhibits

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Trolley Travel

Trolleys were the cleanest and most efficient means of mass transit Maine has ever known.

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One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.

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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Remembering Bangor. Charleston: The History Press, 2009. Print. Robbins, Ryan. “Bangor In Focus: Bass Park.” Bangor, Maine. n.p. 2012. Web. 10 Feb."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Charleston, S.C.: The History Press, 2009. Print. Rolde, Neil. An Illustrated History of Maine. Augusta, Maine: Friends of the Maine State Museum…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"The Deering farm on the island included a cider press. X Wine Caster for a traveling case, ca."

My Maine Stories

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Story

The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.