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Historical Items

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Item 22811

Mill and Cabot streets, Brunswick, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1925 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Item 16128

Mildred Burrage's painted map of 1775 destroyed Falmouth Neck, 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-10-18 Location: Portland Media: Painted gesso

Item 105433

"Falmouth Neck, as it was when destroyed by Mowett," 1831

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1775-10-18 Location: Portland Media: Lithograph

Tax Records

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Item 35461

Assessor's Record, 705 Brighton Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Lucas Brick Company Style: Utilitarian Use: Shed - Drying

Item 35463

Assessor's Record, 705 Brighton Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Lucas Brick Company Style: Utilitarian Use: Shed - Drying

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111666

Barn at Deering Mansion on Bedford Street, Portland, 1946

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects

Item 111318

Proposed State Capitol Building, Portland, 1889

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1889 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and Albert Winslow Cobb Architects

Item 116430

Portland City Hall, Portland, 1909-1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909–1912 Location: Portland Client: City of Portland Architect: Carrere & Hastings Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775

At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.

Exhibit

Navy Firefighting School, Little Chebeague Island

Little Chebeague Island in Casco Bay was home to recreational facilities and a firefighting school for WWII sailors. The school was part of a Navy effort to have non-firefighting personnel knowledgeable in dealing with shipboard fires.

Exhibit

Father Rasles, the Indians and the English

Father Sebastien Rasle, a French Jesuit, ran a mission for Indians at Norridgewock and, many English settlers believed, encouraged Indian resistance to English settlement. He was killed in a raid on the mission in 1724 that resulted in the remaining Indians fleeing for Canada.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Hotels in Thomaston

"… the source of a disastrous fire in 1915 that destroyed the hotel and two business blocks on the south side of Main Street."

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Main and State streets, Presque Isle, 1929

"The Bolton Block was destroyed by fire in 1943. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Training School, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"This building was destroyed by fire in March of 1927 and was replaced soon after by a brick structure."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Coaching in Maine and how to become a good coach
by University of New England

Dr. John Winkin speaks at sports medicine lecture, introduced by Dr. Doug Brown

Story

We will remember
by Sam Kelley

My service in the Vietnam War

Story

Wabanaki Sovereignty
by Mali Obomsawin and Lokotah Sanborn

Bomazeen Land Trust, renewing and resuming Wabanaki caretaking and stewardship roles