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Historical Items

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Item 36902

Sanderson siblings, North Waterford, 1897

Courtesy of David Sanderson, an individual partner Date: 1897-10-02 Location: Waterford Media: Tintype

Item 99419

Kiah Sewall letter to son, daughter, Mobile, 1850

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1850-05-19 Location: Mobile; Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102706

Lavon and Popkins Zakarian, Portland, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Independence and Challenges: The Life of Hannah Pierce

Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) of West Baldwin, who remained single, was the educated daughter of a moderately wealthy landowner and businessman. She stayed at the family farm throughout her life, operating the farm and her various investments -- always in close touch with her siblings.

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Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.

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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.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 1 of 3

"He was in the middle of eight siblings. Growing up on a farm he had his own pony named Scout that he broke himself."

Site Page

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Second Generation & Permanent Structures at Asticou

"… 11 children -- later bought out all of his siblings’ and their heirs’ interests in Lot 67 after his father, John II, died in 1868."

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Stanley Museum

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My Maine Stories

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Story

My father's world - the old farm in Richmond, Maine
by Donald C. Cunningham

A story about my father and our family.

Story

The best lobster roll in Maine!
by Debbie Gagnon

The history of Red's Eats and the recipe for our famous Lobster Rolls

Story

Julia Winters and Life in Lewiston/Auburn, Maine
by Judy Zaccagnini Flynn, granddaughter

6 year old sent to Maine foster home when her parents were unable to care for her