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Historical Items

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Item 78424

Turner Homestead and Mill, St. Albans, 1878

Contributed by: St. Albans Historical Society Date: 1878-04-27 Location: St. Albans Media: Photographic print

Item 20522

Mills, Stockholm, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Stockholm Historical Society Date: circa 1922 Location: Stockholm Media: Postcard

Item 15623

Hewing Axe, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1800 Location: Scarborough Media: Forged iron with steel cutting edge

Tax Records

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Item 37508

90-170 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Wood Handling Co. Use: Office

Item 37509

Assessor's Record, 90-170 Commercial Street (rear), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Wood Handling Co. Use: Towers

Item 37234

25-31 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: W.L. Blake & Co. Use: Warehouse & Machine Shop

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic: Brooklin Schools

When Brooklin, located on the Blue Hill Peninsula, was incorporated in 1849, there were ten school districts and nine one-room school houses. As the years went by, population changes affected the location and number of schools in the area. State requirements began to determine ways that student's education would be handled. Regardless, education of the Brooklin students always remained a high priority for the town.

Exhibit

The Irish on the Docks of Portland

Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.

Exhibit

Gifts From Gluskabe: Maine Indian Artforms

According to legend, the Great Spirit created Gluskabe, who shaped the world of the Native People of Maine, and taught them how to use and respect the land and the resources around them. This exhibit celebrates the gifts of Gluskabe with Maine Indian art works from the early nineteenth to mid twentieth centuries.

Site Pages

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Rumford Area Historical Society

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

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Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"Hallowell city officials did a great job handling one of the worst natural disasters Maine has ever seen."

Site Page

Life on a Tidal River - Flood Exhibit Work

"All students received instruction on how to handle artifacts and how to scan these artifacts. They also learned how to do "Good History." One day…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

For Sale
by ALD

2022 Pen on paper 9 x 12 in

Story

What Maine Means to Me
by Nicolette B. Meister

How a friendship created a lifelong love of Maine.

Story

Father Renald Labarre: the life of a Catholic priest
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A Biddeford native provides insights on his Franco-American roots and life as a Catholic priest.