Keywords: Scout Leader
Item 28712
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1914 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Item 23730
Boy Scout leaders, South Portland, 1921
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1921 Location: South Portland Media: Glass Negative
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Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.
Exhibit
Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art
Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War
"… so the Confederates would not capture the leaders. Isaiah had noticed the commander’s horse get killed, and he brought his horse to his commander…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"… occupied, everything from Free Masons to Girl Scouts. The Dark Harbor summer community formed the Tarratine Club to provide entertainment for the…"
Story
A Story in a Stick
by Jim Moulton
A story about dowsing for a well in Bowdoin
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima