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Historical Items

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Item 11933

Shingling hatchet

Contributed by: Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Littleton Media: Wood, steel

Item 6882

Jack-straws game, Portland, ca. 1872

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1872 Media: Wood, leather

Item 14582

Bark Spud, ca. 1650

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1650 Media: Forged iron

Tax Records

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Item 38570

451-461 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Estate of Mary J.E. Clapp Use: Stores & Offices

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Indians, Furs, and Economics

When Europeans arrived in North America and disrupted traditional Native American patterns of life, they also offered other opportunities: trade goods for furs. The fur trade had mixed results for the Wabanaki.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Women Leaders and Temperance

"1900 Courtesy of the Charles E. Burden Collection Mrs. Nation (1846-1911), was known for attacking saloons with her hatchet and made at least one…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

My career as a wildlife biologist
by Ron Joseph

Rural Maine provided the foundation of a rewarding career as a wildlife biologist.