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Historical Items

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Item 10856

Aroostook Pioneer, newspaper building, Houlton, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 17981

Pioneer Dale, Searsport, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Searsport Media: Photographic print

Item 17971

Pioneer Dale, Searsport, ca. 1965

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1965 Location: Searsport Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan

Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.

Exhibit

Maine Eats: the food revolution starts here

From Maine's iconic lobsters, blueberries, potatoes, apples, and maple syrup, to local favorites like poutine, baked beans, red hot dogs, Italian sandwiches, and Whoopie Pies, Maine's identity and economy are inextricably linked to food. Sourcing food, preparing food, and eating food are all part of the heartbeat of Maine's culture and economy. Now, a food revolution is taking us back to our roots in Maine: to the traditional sources, preparation, and pleasures of eating food that have sustained Mainers for millennia.

Exhibit

Umbazooksus & Beyond

Visitors to the Maine woods in the early twentieth century often recorded their adventures in private diaries or journals and in photographs. Their remembrances of canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing helped equate Maine with wilderness.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Pioneer Club, Presque Isle, ca. 1915

"… organized in June 1915 by the remaining living pioneers of the town. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"It was not until the arrival of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad in the 1890s that Aroostook farmers had a more direct route to markets in Boston…"

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"That pioneer spirit has helped the citizens of Lincoln weather fires and floods, economic disasters, and the losses and changes that come to any town…"

My Maine Stories

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Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life