Keywords: Southwestern
Item 104747
Esther Jordan at the NFBPWC convention, Portland, 1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1925 Location: Portland Media: glass negative
Item 66440
Prince's Cove, Eastport, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Eastport Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 116451
U.S. Courthouse alterations, Portland, 1930-1931
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930–1931 Location: Portland; Portland Client: United States Treasury Department Architect: J. A. Wetmore
Exhibit
In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.
Exhibit
Elise Fellows White: Music, Writing, and Family
From a violin prodigy in her early years to an older woman -- mother of two -- struggling financially, Skowhegan native Mary Elise Fellows White remained committed to music, writing, poetry, her extended family -- and living a life that would matter and be remembered.
Site Page
"The French called the ethnic group of southwestern Maine “Armouchiquois“, but the tribes often referred to themselves by their family band name."
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block
"… the Bath Bank building occupied the site at the southwestern corner of Centre and Front Streets. The Bath Bank building, the first brick building…"
