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Historical Items

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Item 100242

Camp Albans brochure, St. Albans, ca. 1930

Contributed by: St. Albans Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: St. Albans Media: Ink on paper

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Item 27949

Alameda Roller Polo Players, Bath, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print

Item 103131

Metropolitans baseball team, Lewiston, 1914

Courtesy of Kathy Bolduc Amoroso, an individual partner Date: 1914 Location: Lewiston Media: Postcard

Online Exhibits

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Auto Racing in Maine: 1911

The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.

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The Jews of Maine

Like other immigrant groups, Jews came to Maine to make a living and enjoy the natural and cultural environment. Their experiences have been shaped by their occupational choices, Jewish values and, until recently, experiences of anti-Semitism.

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Le Théâtre

Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."

Site Pages

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"… High School Sports View a High School Sports Slideshow Sports, as in newspapers around the globe, occupied a prominent role in the Press…"

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

"Within a year of its formation in 1920, the Portland Business and Professional Women's Club had more than 500 members."

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

""Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans" Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans View Immigration and Americanization slideshow Text by…"

My Maine Stories

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From Pee Wee to Pro The Maine Way
by Danny Bolduc

I am the very first person from Maine to have played hockey in the Olympics and in the NHL.

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Come back to Maine, I did!
by Dan Bolduc

Reflections and the value of Maine from a former pro hockey player from Waterville

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

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