Keywords: Pandemic 2020
Item 105870
Keeping George safe in Market Square, Houlton, 2020
Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: 2020-05-20 Location: Houlton Media: Digital image
Item 105846
Thank you sign for health care workers, Houlton, 2020
Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: 2020-05-06 Location: Houlton Media: Digital image
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
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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Architecture & Landscape database - Project Background and Partners
"In 2020, during the initial onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, MHS acquired one of its largest collections to date, the works of Maine landscape…"
Story
2020 Sheltering in Place Random Notes During COVID-19
by Phyllis Merriam, LCSW
Sheltering-in-Place personal experiences in mid-coast Maine (Rockland) during March and April 2020
Story
"Mama sings 'get your hands up'": Maria's Diary June 2020
by Maria
Maria, 7 years old, records impressions of staying with her grandparents in Somesville in June 2020.
