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Historical Items

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Item 20197

Pettengill's Hall, Island Falls, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Island Falls Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Island Falls Media: Photographic print

Item 78816

WWI Movie Broadside, Dixfield, 1943

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: 1943 Location: Dixfield Media: Ink on paper

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Item 51125

Theatre program advertising, Lubec, 1940

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1940 Location: Lubec Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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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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Selections from the Collections

Maine Historical Society staff come across unique and unforgettable items in our collections every day. While it's difficult to choose favorites from a dynamic collection, this exhibit features memorable highlights as selected by members of the MHS staff.

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Les Raquetteurs

In the early 1600s, French explorers and colonizers in the New World quickly adopted a Native American mode of transportation to get around during the harsh winter months: the snowshoe. Most Northern societies had some form of snowshoe, but the Native Americans turned it into a highly functional item. French settlers named snowshoes "raquettes" because they resembled the tennis racket then in use.

Site Pages

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"Movies Come To The Island Criterion & Star Tickets, Bar Harbor, ca. 1935Northeast Harbor Library As Bar Harbor evolved into a premiere…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"This statement is not true, because in our research we found that before the actual movie theater was built there were art shows, concerts, and many…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan Then and Now

"Skowhegan Then and Now   Our movie on Skowhegan Then and Now Bicycle ClubSkowhegan History House This movie was part of our heritage…"

My Maine Stories

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Movie Theaters in Portland Maine in the 1940s
by Ralph Bolduc

Ralph Bolduc shared his memories growing up in the movie theaters of Portland Maine in the 1940s.

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Memories of working at the Criterion Theatre
by Vernon L. Cox

Working as a teenager with projectionest Roy Blake at the Criterion Theater

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Sister Therese Bouthot:Life of service as a Good Shepherd sister
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From humble beginnings to playing a leadership role in the service of others