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Item 105931

High dive traveling circus act, Waterville, ca. 1925

Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: circa 1925 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Item 20285

Winter Carnival arrivals, New Sweden, 1936

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: 1936 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Item 31889

Josiah Pierce on wanting to leave diplomatic post, Russia, 1857

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1857 Location: Saint Petersburg Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"1910. Winter Carnival arrivals, New Sweden, 1936New Sweden Historical Society The railroads would not only offer a means of transporting…"

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"Winter Carnival arrivals, New Sweden, 1936New Sweden Historical Society Railroad Station, Stockholm, ca."

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… horse and oxen pulling, and an assortment of carnival rides and games. The beloved annual fair came to an end when the B & A Railroad ceased."