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Historical Items

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Item 36720

Cover of the Washington County Magazine, Machias, 1912

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Machias Media: Ink on paper

Item 23860

Nehemiah Shanks, Little Spruce Island, ca. 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Hunting Season

Maine's ample woods historically provided numerous game animals and birds for hunters seeking food, fur, or hides. The promotion of hunting as tourism and concerns about conservation toward the end of the nineteenth century changed the nature of hunting in Maine.

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The Public Face of Christmas

Christmas, a Christian holiday observed by many Mainers, has a very public, seasonal face that makes it visible to those of all beliefs.

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Patriotic Imagery: 1861-1880

Imagery on letterhead soldiers used, on soldiers' memorials produced after the war, and on many other items captured the themes of the American Civil War: union, liberty, and freedom.

Site Pages

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… every male resident over the age of 10 in the Washington County town of Lubec.” Lubec’s 20-foot tides were harnessed to power plaster and grist…"

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Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… “Lubec … 1800: A Century of Progress”, The Herald Magazine, December 1899. The New York Times, July 8, 1902."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"“A Brief Scarborough Nature Center History.” Audubon Nature Center Collection, 5 May 1983. Wilson, Emily. “Marsh People.” Salt Magazine, No. 45"