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Historical Items

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Item 135838

Newell Gabriel wearing headdress, Old Town, 1912

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Old Town Media: Photographic print

Mystery Corner Item

Item 103961

Claire Bowden's daughter, Portland, 1926

Mystery Corner Item Do you know the name of this girl?

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1926 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 10928

Chief Sapiel Selmore, Pleasant Point, 1901

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1901 Location: Perry Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Great War and Armistice Day

In 1954, November 11 became known as Veterans Day, a time to honor American veterans of all wars. The holiday originated, however, as a way to memorialize the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, and to "perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations." Mainers were involved in World War I as soldiers, nurses, and workers on the homefront aiding the military effort.

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Samantha Smith's Questions

Samantha Smith, a Manchester schoolgirl, gained international fame in 1983 by asking Soviet leader Yuri Andropov whether he intended to start a nuclear war and then visiting the Soviet Union to be reassured that no one there wanted war.

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

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Music in Maine - Community and School Marching Bands

"… wore typical Penobscot-style upright feather headdresses and beaded collars and cuffs. Singing, dancing, performing reenactments and showcasing…"