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Historical Items

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Item 15396

Banner honoring WWI soldiers, Houlton, ca. 1917

Contributed by: Houlton Grange Date: 1917 Location: Houlton Media: Fabric

Item 11052

Memorial Day, Portland, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-05-25 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 20429

World War I service flag

Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: Freeport Media: Linen, cotton

Online Exhibits

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A Day for Remembering

Most societies have had rituals or times set aside to honor ancestors, those who have died and have paved the way for the living. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, is the day Americans have set aside for such remembrances.

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Lillian Nordica: Farmington Diva

Lillian Norton, known as Nordica, was one of the best known sopranos in America and the world at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. She was a native of Farmington.

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World Alpine Ski Racing in Maine

Sugarloaf -- a small ski area by European standards -- entered ski racing history in 1971 by hosting an event that was part of the World Cup Alpine Ski Championships. The "Tall Timber Classic," as the event was known, had a decidedly Maine flavor.

Site Pages

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… of Maine in 1969; and the white and gold Star Theater sign, currently in the care of Mr. Raymond Strout of Bar Harbor."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field representing a new Constellation." Now, our flag consists of thirteen…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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My Maine Stories

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An Asian American Account
by Zabrina

An account from a Chinese American teen during the COVID-19 pandemic.