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Historical Items

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Item 26618

The Cushing House, Elliot Street, Thomaston, ca. 1970

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1970 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 26650

Dunn Street, Thomaston, looking south, ca. 1870

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

Item 13911

Train excursion flyer, Old Orchard Beach and Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924-08-10 Location: Portland; Old Orchard Beach; Camden Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Debates Over Suffrage

While numerous Mainers worked for and against woman suffrage in the state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some also worked on the national level, seeking a federal amendment to allow women the right to vote

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Auto Racing in Maine: 1911

The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.

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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.