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Historical Items

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Item 31417

Congratulations for Shep Hurd, Bangor, October 13, 1937

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1937-10-13 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 31420

Telegram offering to pay for Brady Gang film, Bangor, 1937

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1937-10-12 Location: Bangor Media: Ink on paper

Item 80496

Telegram From President Eisenhower, Pittsfield, 1958

Contributed by: Maine Central Institute Date: 1958 Location: Pittsfield Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

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.

Exhibit

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Exhibit

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

Site Pages

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"4 no. 2 James Lawrence obituary, Maine Sunday Telegram, Sunday June 11, 1939 Big House Little House Back House Barn. Thomas C."