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Keywords: White Plains

Historical Items

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Item 62463

Sgt. Horace White letter concerning Confederate soldiers, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Belle Plain Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101275

Matthew Thornton on congressional activity, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-11-12 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6575

Cornfields, Fryeburg, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photograph, negative

Online Exhibits

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Fashion for the People: Maine's Graphic Tees

From their humble beginnings as undergarments to today's fashion runways, t-shirts have evolved into universally worn wardrobe staples. Original graphic t-shirts, graphic t-shirt quilts, and photographs trace the 102-year history of the garment, demonstrating how, through the act of wearing graphic tees, people own a part of history relating to politics, social justice, economics, and commemorative events in Maine.

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Maine Through the Eyes of George W. French

George French, a native of Kezar Falls and graduate of Bates College, worked at several jobs before turning to photography as his career. He served for many years as photographer for the Maine Development Commission, taking pictures intended to promote both development and tourism.

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West Baldwin Methodist Church

The West Baldwin Methodist Church, founded in 1826, was one of three original churches in Baldwin. While its location has remained the same, the church has undergone numerous changes to serve the changing community.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Music in Maine - MAKE

"Around this time, the large drum of the Plains Nations became part of broader Indigenous social gatherings, creating a network powwows across what is…"

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Music in Maine - Opera, Orchestras and Stages

"They often performed in regalia from the Plains, like full feather bonnets from Poolaw’s Kiowa heritage."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 4 of 4

"In complete contrast, a simple plain white unadorned organdy summer dress with drop shoulders, bishop sleeves and closely cartridge pleated crinoline…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Ogunquit Beach Sonnet
by Shannon Schooley

Sonnet written for school when I was 12 years old.

Story

The Wall
by Michael Uhl

What it means to have beaten the odds

Story

The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.