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Historical Items

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Item 135820

"Plants visited by Bees," Weld, 1980

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1980 Location: Weld Media: Pencil and watercolor on paper

Item 33924

Bees and Honeycomb, ca. 1834

Contributed by: Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. Date: circa 1834 Location: Blue Hill Media: Woodcut print on paper

Item 20502

Charles Hall McDonnell and bees, Portland, 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1903 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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.

Exhibit

In Time and Eternity: Shakers in the Industrial Age

"In Time and Eternity: Maine Shakers in the Industrial Age 1872-1918" is a series of images that depict in detail the Shakers in Maine during a little explored time period of expansion and change.

Exhibit

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"Hives of bees were part of every farm, pollinating crops for higher yield as well as providing honey and wax."

Site Page

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"There was “almost no honey in Maine.” The apple crop was largely affected by the lack of bees. Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca."

Site Page

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"… wheat, barley, corn and flax, along with hives of bees, pumpkins, apples and clover seed. A sample of stock categories include: working oxen…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Saturday Evening Dances at the Westport Town Hall
by Deborah G. Greenleaf

Fond Memories of Westport Island