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Historical Items

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Item 31222

Thursday Club constitution and by-laws, Biddeford, ca. 1900

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink and pencil on paper

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Item 100185

Longfellow Garden Club tree planting, Portland, 1957

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1957 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 10006

Venerable Cunner Association members, Cape Elizabeth, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1895-08-06 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 86713

Club, Merchants Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Yacht Club Use: Club

Item 86375

Club, Holyoke Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Power Boat Association Use: Club

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111765

The Portland Club heating plans, Portland, 1923

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1923 Location: Portland Client: The Portland Club Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111129

Portland Boys Club, Portland, 1914-1973

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914–1973 Location: Portland; Portland; Portland Client: Portland Boys Club Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111674

John Calvin Stevens' M.I.T. Sketch Club sketches, Cambridge, 1882

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1882–1888 Location: Cambridge Client: M.I.T. Sketch Club Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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A Craze for Cycling

Success at riding a bike mirrored success in life. Bicycling could bring families together. Bicycling was good for one's health. Bicycling was fun. Bicycles could go fast. Such were some of the arguments made to induce many thousands of people around Maine and the nation to take up the new pastime at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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Le Théâtre

Lewiston, Maine's second largest city, was long looked upon by many as a mill town with grimy smoke stacks, crowded tenements, low-paying jobs, sleazy clubs and little by way of refinement, except for Bates College. Yet, a noted Québec historian, Robert Rumilly, described it as "the French Athens of New England."

Site Pages

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"Groups, Clubs & Organizations Knights of Pythias The Knights of Pythias was another post-Civil War fraternal organization and secret society…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"Groups, Clubs & Organizations Text By: Valerie Tucker Installation of Officers in the Aurora Grange, Strong, ca."

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"… rainfall, resulting in one of the worst floods on record for the region. The Saco River was particularly effected."

My Maine Stories

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Story

How roses became a big part of my life
by Clarence Rhodes

Clarence Rhodes's experiences growing, exhibiting, and judging roses in Maine and around the world.

Story

Bob "Coach" Cote: Highlights from life of a Biddeford legend
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Bob talks about growing up in Biddeford, sports, the fire of 1947, and closing of St. Louis High.

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Alice Bertrand shares highlights from her 100+ years
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

What is it like to live through all the events that have occurred in the past 100+ years?