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Historical Items

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George Floyd mural, Portland, 2020

Courtesy of Kathy Bolduc Amoroso, an individual partner Date: 2020-06-09 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph

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"Horrid Murder!" broadside, Augusta, 1806

Contributed by: American Antiquarian Society through Maine Historical Society Date: 1806 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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"Horrid Massacre" pamphlet, Augusta, 1806

Contributed by: American Antiquarian Society through Maine Historical Society Date: 1806 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"Brady, Public Enemy Number One, was surrounded by FBI agents, state and local police when he attempted to buy guns at a local sporting goods store."

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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.

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"Crimes of violence and serious property offenses were the responsibility of the Lincoln County Sheriff and his Deputies in Pownalborough until 1799…"

My Maine Stories

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An Unknown World
by anonymous

The writer reflects on growing up with an abusive father who was in and out of prison for years.

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Childhood Trauma Caused by Childhood Incarceration
by Buddy Bieler

Buddy reflects on trauma he experienced at the Maine Youth Center Special Management Unit as a child

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How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
by Doug Rawlings

Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine and is now an international movement