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Historical Items

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Item 10468

The Rose Girl

Contributed by: Margaret Chase Smith Library Date: 1924-11-20 Location: Skowhegan Media: Playbill

Item 104302

Recipe for reusing rose petals, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 11977

Plan of part of the Eastern Shore, 1753

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1753 Media: Ink on paper

Tax Records

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Item 87194

Item 85919

Rose property, E. Side Island Avenue, rear, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles A. Rose Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 52650

Assessor's Record, 204 Franklin Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Rose Shine Use: Stable

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111873

John S. Hyde residence, Bath, 1913-1956

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1913–1956 Location: Bath Client: John Sedgwick Hyde Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Working Women of the Old Port

Women at the turn of the 20th century were increasingly involved in paid work outside the home. For wage-earning women in the Old Port section of Portland, the jobs ranged from canning fish and vegetables to setting type. A study done in 1907 found many women did not earn living wages.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Silhouettes in Sequence, ca. 1780-1889

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring a timeline of silhouettes from about 1775 through 1889.

Exhibit

Fallen Heroes: Those Who Gave Their Lives: World War II

At least twenty-three Jewish men from Maine died in the military during World War II. Photographs and other memorabilia are available for fewer than half of them. Read more about them.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"Prison is Established - 1823 Dr. Rose House, Thomaston, ca. 1960sThomaston Historical Society Dr."

Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"Rose Lane and Clover Cottage - Asticou Way Panorama ca. 1935Northeast Harbor Library In 1933, Charles K. and Katharine L."

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Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

"She quickly rose to 1st officer and on August 31, 1943 she was recommissioned in the WAC where she rose to the rank of Major before her release from…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

How roses became a big part of my life
by Clarence Rhodes

Clarence Rhodes's experiences growing, exhibiting, and judging roses in Maine and around the world.

Story

Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey

Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics

Story

Sister Therese Bouthot:Life of service as a Good Shepherd sister
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From humble beginnings to playing a leadership role in the service of others