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Item 20644

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm Media: Photographic print

Item 20342

Swedish Baptist Church of New Sweden, ca. 1938

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Item 22300

Truls Persson, New Sweden, ca. 1880

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 86602

45-47 Wilmot Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Swedish Baptist Church Use: Dwelling - Two Family & Church

Item 86606

45-47 Wilmot Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Swedish Baptist Church Use: Dwelling - Two family

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Olson-Oberg aerial wedding, Caribou, 1930

A Parade, an Airplane and Two Weddings

Two couples, a parade from downtown Caribou to the airfield, and two airplane flights were the scene in 1930 when the couples each took off in a single-engine plane to tie the knot high over Aroostook County.

Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

Immigrant workers at Hall Quarry, Mount Desert, 1905

Extracting Wealth

Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.