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Historical Items

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Item 26679

Tree Felling, Saco, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 26576

Tree Felling, Saco, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Item 27212

Old Fire Station, Saco, ca. 1937

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1937 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 69366

Assessor's Record, 391 Park Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Michael J. Thornton Use: Garage

Item 69365

389-391 Park Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Michael J. Thornton Use: Dwelling - Two family

Online Exhibits

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The Kotzschmar Memorial Organ

A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.

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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.