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Item 98788

Patch Display Board, 2013

Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: 2013 Location: Waldoboro Media: Wood, textiles

Item 75078

Gilbert Brown Home, Limestone, ca. 1909

Contributed by: Robert A. Frost Memorial Library Date: circa 1909 Location: Limestone Media: Photographic print

Item 80959

Martha Osgood on books, music, Litchfield, 1862

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1862 Location: Portland; Litchfield; Bridgton; Hollis; Concord Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Otisfield's One-Room Schoolhouses

Many of the one-room schoolhouses in Otisfield, constructed from 1839 through the early twentieth century, are featured here. The photos, most of which also show teachers and children, were taken between 1898 and 1998.

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Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic: Brooklin Schools

When Brooklin, located on the Blue Hill Peninsula, was incorporated in 1849, there were ten school districts and nine one-room school houses. As the years went by, population changes affected the location and number of schools in the area. State requirements began to determine ways that student's education would be handled. Regardless, education of the Brooklin students always remained a high priority for the town.

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Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.

Site Pages

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"He immediately turned and saw Haley stuck, then raised the alarm. Haley, at the age of 70, died with great accomplishment."

Site Page

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"X A Reading Room Discussion on Anti-Slavery, ca. 1845 Charles Henry Granger (1812-1893) Oil on canvas Collections of the York Institute Museum…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… office is at one of the schools, but the school board meetings are still held at City Hall. Also, the Bath Police Department has its own building…"

My Maine Stories

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John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

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Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR