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Historical Items

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Item 26631

The John Swett House, Thomaston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 26630

The Swett House, Thomaston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 21983

Nathaniel S. Littlefield, Bridgton, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1838 Location: Augusta; Bridgton Media: Carte de visite

Tax Records

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Item 86322

Swett property, N. Side Seashore Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Lehas J. Swett Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 85645

83-85 Woodford Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George L. Swett Use: Dwelling

Item 85646

Assessor's Record, 83 Woodford Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George L. Swett Use: Garage

Online Exhibits

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Sagadahoc County through the Eastern Eye

The Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company of Belfast, Maine. employed photographers who traveled by company vehicle through New England each summer, taking pictures of towns and cities, vacation spots and tourist attractions, working waterfronts and local industries, and other subjects postcard recipients might enjoy. The cards were printed by the millions in Belfast into the 1940s.

Exhibit

One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC

In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.

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This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.

Site Pages

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"Cole, who was himself a drunken roarer. Swett's wife, angered by his habitual drinking, removed him from the saloon."

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… ginger beer from the West Indies. Hampden House Bar, 1837Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Hampden House Bar, 1840 John…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements

"… in the foundation of the museum's McLellan-Sweat House. X Decanter, 1785-1800 Ireland Blown glass, engraved Rum Courtesy of Arlene Palmer…"