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Historical Items

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Mystery Corner Item

Item 75765

Biddeford Boxers, Biddeford, ca. 1930

Mystery Corner Item Who are the shirtless boxers?

Contributed by: Biddeford Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 104214

American Legion Track Games excursion flyer, Portland, 1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1927-02-18 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 76165

Women's US Ski Team, Sugarloaf, 1971

Contributed by: Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club through Ski Museum of Maine Date: 1971 Location: Carrabassett Valley Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 76357

Assessor's Record, 56-70 Spring Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Athletic Club Use: Boiler House

Item 76356

56-70 Spring Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Athletic Club Use: Club House

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111346

Portland High School athletic field, Portland, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1930 Location: Portland Client: P.H.S. Athletic Association Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.

Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.

Exhibit

World Alpine Ski Racing in Maine

Sugarloaf -- a small ski area by European standards -- entered ski racing history in 1971 by hosting an event that was part of the World Cup Alpine Ski Championships. The "Tall Timber Classic," as the event was known, had a decidedly Maine flavor.

Exhibit

Songs of Winnebago

An enduring element of summer camps is the songs campers sing around the campfire, at meals, and on many other occasions. Some regale the camp experience and others spur the camp's athletes on to victory.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

"New Sweden Athletic Club Skiers, New Sweden, ca. 1935New Sweden Historical Society In 1931-1932 a group of young men gathered at Aaron…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Sports

"… from high school sports to photographs of famous athletes. Coverage of different types of sports was all encompassing, and includes photos of…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - Organizational Uniforms

"… uniforms, such as clubs and societies; workaday; athletic-style sports team uniforms and school jackets; or uniforms associated with national…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Ron Cote - Lessons from a star athlete and legendary coach
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

A local sports legend's life and how he applied his passion to help others pursue their own dreams.

Story

Bert Gagne-from star athlete to community barber
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project

Bert’s personal account of his lifelong non-stop approach including his 60+ years as a barber.

Story

From Pee Wee to Pro The Maine Way
by Danny Bolduc

I am the very first person from Maine to have played hockey in the Olympics and in the NHL.