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Historical Items

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Item 17136

Flour sifter, Littleton, c. 1920

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Littleton Media: Tin

Item 17135

Wingold flour barrel, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Littleton; Winona Media: Wood

Item 34449

Hardtack, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Bangor Media: Flour, water

Tax Records

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Item 37372

320-322 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Storr David Flour Mills Use: Storage - Flour & Lumber

Item 40130

1119-1121 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: George Libby Use: Dwelling - Single Family & Store

Item 37289

113-15 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Nathaniel W Shaw Use: Store & Storage

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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"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911

Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.

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The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818

The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.

Site Pages

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's First Grist Mill

"… first crops of wheat and corn to be milled into flour, which greatly increased the kinds of food the settlers ate, as well as allowed them to store…"

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Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"That was a big devastation to all, especially people who have bought flour from Leigh and Wingate in the past."

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Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"… from the open Atlantic, bringing Pennsylvania flour, West India sugar, and English cloth and hardware, returning with shingles, clapboards…"

My Maine Stories

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Shax and laxoox: tea with milk and Somali bread.
by Kheyro Jama

Lahooh (laxoox) is a food staple in East Africa, enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner

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How to prepare "Paquet de poisson a la vapeur"
by Titi de Baccarat

Making Gabonese cuisine in Portland Maine

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The Cup Code (working at OOB in the 1960s)
by Randy Randall

Teenagers cooking fried food in OOB and the code used identify the product and quantity.