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Historical Items

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Item 16048

Fruit of the Earth potato bag, Woodland, 1990

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1990 Location: Woodland Media: Paper

Item 18239

Wood Automatic Turbine stock certificate, Baldwin, 1894

Contributed by: Baldwin Historical Society Date: 1894 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

Item 112092

Pejepscot Company Records, Volume 10, 1670-1840

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1670–1840 Location: Brunswick; Harpswell Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Civil Defense: Fear and Safety

In the 1950s and the 1960s, Maine's Civil Defense effort focused on preparedness for hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters and a more global concern, nuclear war. Civil Defense materials urged awareness, along with measures like storing food and other staple items and preparing underground or other shelters.

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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

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Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine

Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.

Site Pages

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Site Page

L.C. Bates Museum/Good Will-Hinckley

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"This vote was certified by M. Hammond, Plantation Clerk and forwarded to Massachusetts. On January 25, 1803, John Ross, an agent to General David…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… in 1948, was one of the earliest farms to become certified organic, and an early pioneer of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Passamaquoddy Maple, reaching back to our ancestral roots
by Marie Harnois

Tribally owned Passamaquoddy Maple is an economic and cultural heritage opportunity