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Historical Items

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Item 103856

Young women with pumpkins, Portland, ca. 1935

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1935 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 28432

Kerr children, Portland, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1917 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 61204

Autumn on Sandy Point, Cousins Island, 1927

Contributed by: Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1927-09-27 Location: Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Canning: A Maine Industry

Maine's corn canning industry, as illuminated by the career of George S. Jewett, prospered between 1850 and 1950.

Exhibit

Selections from the Collections

Maine Historical Society staff come across unique and unforgettable items in our collections every day. While it's difficult to choose favorites from a dynamic collection, this exhibit features memorable highlights as selected by members of the MHS staff.

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Giving Thanks

Cultures from the ancient Greeks and Chinese to contemporary societies have set aside time to give thanks, especially for the harvest. In 1941, the United States set a permanent date for the observance.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"Every autumn, as part of their studies of local history, Scarborough third grade classes visit the museum for a morning of hands-on activities and…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village Schools

"In the autumn of 1937 Ethel Cobb came to the Record farm on the middle road, she had been assigned to teach at the Parsons School."

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"Items courtesy of Mercy Hospital. In the autumn of 1918, the greatest health crisis in the city’s history struck Portland."

My Maine Stories

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Story

November 1st on Horseshoe Pond
by Susan Mancine

A poem about the loss of three elderly relatives