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Historical Items

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Item 6544

Inspecting whole kernel corn, Fryeburg, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Fryeburg Media: Photographic print

Item 6995

Women workers, Lewiston, 1916

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: 1916 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 82137

Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, 1954

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1954 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

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Margaret Chase Smith: A Historic Candidacy

When she announced her candidacy for President in January 1964, three-term Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to seek the nomination of one of the two major political parties.

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Amazing! Maine Stories

These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"Shep married a woman named Margarite Littlefield. They were together when they had their first daughter, but divorced when she was five years old."

Site Page

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"People watch as a man swims to the woman trapped on the roof of her car. He was able to swim her to safety. Photo courtesy of the Bangor Daily News."

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

"Whatever they would catch, the woman would skin clean and prepare. In the winter hunting became less popular because of the coldness."

My Maine Stories

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Being a woman Union member was a challenge in the paper mill
by Cindy Bennett

I worked in the paper mills and for the Union during the 1987 strike.

Story

I work as a Journeyman Mechanic, or Millwright at Catalyst
by Linda Deane

Working on a paper machine and as a Millwright can be challenging as a woman and a Union Rep.

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Nicole Morin-Scribner: living the dreams of her immigrant parent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A 6-year-old immigrant makes the most of her opportunities while staying connected to her roots