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Historical Items

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Item 80360

Moxie Nerve Food Shipping Box, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Friendship Media: Wooden box

Item 19407

Call for special meeting, Hartland, 1966

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1966-06-09 Location: Hartland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 20604

Dennison House, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1930 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 36374

42-44 Pine Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Benjamin F Dudley Use: Store

Online Exhibits

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Scarborough: They Answered the Call

Scarborough met every quota set by the state for supplying Civil War soldiers for Union regiments. Some of those who responded became prominent citizens of the town.

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Student Exhibit: Medicine in Times Past

Inspired by Dr. Greenleaf Wilbur's medical box at the Skowhegan History House, this exhibit highlights some Mainers in the medical field of the past and the stories they had.

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Capt. Grenville F. Sparrow, 17th Maine

Grenville F. Sparrow of Portland was 25 when he answered Lincoln's call for more troops to fight the Confederates. He enlisted in Co. A of Maine's 17th Volunteer Infantry regiment. He fought in 30 battles between 1862 and the war's end in 1865.

Site Pages

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"1863, Box 3 This verse summarizes the hope of moral improvement for individuals and communities which many people started to feel after 1820."

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Music in Maine - Country Music

"… on the country Billboard chart in 1965, and Cash Box magazine named Curless the “Most Promising New Male Vocalist.” Despite his successes, he…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Eastern Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, ca. 1920 - Page 1 of 2

"… photograph is a conveyor belt that put wood in a box car and shipped it to Brewer. View additional information about this item on the Maine…"

My Maine Stories

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A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith

Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.

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Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall

We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.

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2020 Sheltering in Place Random Notes During COVID-19
by Phyllis Merriam, LCSW

Sheltering-in-Place personal experiences in mid-coast Maine (Rockland) during March and April 2020