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Historical Items

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Item 12825

WW II Newsletter, Stockholm, 1942

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: 1942 Location: Stockholm Media: Text

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Item 74882

Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative newsletter, Calais, 1959

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1959 Location: Calais Media: Ink on paper

Item 9365

Congregational newsletter item, Fryeburg, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Fryeburg Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Big Timber: the Mast Trade

Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.

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Elise Fellows White: World Traveling Violin Prodigy

Elise Fellows White was a violinist from Skowhegan who traveled all over the world to share her music.

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A Craze for Cycling

Success at riding a bike mirrored success in life. Bicycling could bring families together. Bicycling was good for one's health. Bicycling was fun. Bicycles could go fast. Such were some of the arguments made to induce many thousands of people around Maine and the nation to take up the new pastime at the end of the nineteenth century.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Alexander-Crawford Historical Society

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Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library

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Waterford Historical Society

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My Maine Stories

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Story

63 year Presque Isle High School Class Reunion
by Kathryn E Joy

What happens when there are no more reunions planned.

Lesson Plans

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Lesson Plan

Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Maine in the News: World War I Newspaper Project

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan is designed to introduce students to the important role that Maine played in World War I. Students will act as investigators in order to learn about the time period as well as the active role that Maine took on.