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Historical Items

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Item 111783

Maine Charitable Mechanic Association and Congress Street, Portland, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: circa 1890 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 111814

Congress Street and Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Mechanics' Hall Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 33706

Letter to George Thacher, 1789

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1789 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Power of Potential

The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) held their seventh annual convention in Portland during July 12 to July 18, 1925. Over 2,000 working women from around the country visited the city.

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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?

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The Washburns of Livermore

Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.

Site Pages

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"By 1922, the club had 655 members and was the largest in the country in proportion to its city's population (about 70,000)."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"As they turned the corner onto Congress Street, they were met by “a cavalcade of mounted citizens, a detachment of the Police and a battalion of the…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"He returned to Saco where he died 25 April 1817. Source Ernst, Robert. Rufus King: American Federalist. Williamsburg, VA: The University of North…"

My Maine Stories

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Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.

Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars

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What did I do during the Covid quarantine?
by Nasser Rohani from Baha'i Community

Individuals response to Covid and social distancing.