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Historical Items

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Item 31602

General Lafayette's toast given at Kennebunk, 1825

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1825 Location: Kennebunk Media: Ink on paper

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Item 66529

Franciscan Monastery and St. Anthony Shrine, Kennebunk, ca. 1947

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1947 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 66531

Shrine at Our Lady of Lourdes, Kennebunkport, ca. 1953

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1953 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Linen texture postcard

Online Exhibits

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A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Site Pages

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"Plan of rivers of Saco and Kennebunk, 1731Maine Historical Society From the 1680's to the 1760's, war after war broke over the natives and settlers…"

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Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… Mercy’s institutional outreach had its origins in Kennebunk. In 1989, local resident Gary Pike had just graduated high school and planned to attend…"