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Historical Items

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Item 16348

Worumbo Baseball Association Capital Stock Certificate, 1924

Contributed by: Lisbon Historical Society Date: 1924-04-18 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Paper

Item 1137

Kimball Stock Certificate, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896-02-08 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 1145

Presumpscot Iron Company Stock Certificate, 1883

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1883-04-25 Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

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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.

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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

Site Pages

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"It is interesting that no stock or tons of vessels are listed. He also had one purebred cow and one pig, but there is no record of him ever owning…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"The investors formed a joint stock association, with shares selling for $50 dollars each. That first year, workers produced about 15,000 pounds of…"

My Maine Stories

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

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

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Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan

Stories of growing up Downeast

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Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

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