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Historical Items

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Item 29422

Brooks' Patent writing case, ca. 1864

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1864 Location: Biddeford Media: Leather, cotton, glass, metal

Item 74147

'Medial Writing Book' cover, 1903

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1903 Media: Ink on paper

Item 28380

George W. Pierce on letter writing, Brunswick, 1825

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1825 Location: Brunswick; Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Away at School: Letters Home

Young men and women in the 19th century often went away from home -- sometimes for a few months, sometimes for longer periods -- to attend academies, seminaries, or schools run by individuals. While there, they wrote letters home, reporting on boarding arrangements and coursework undertaken, and inquired about the family at home.

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Meshach P. Larry: Civil War Letters

Meshach P. Larry, a Windham blacksmith, joined Maine's 17th Regiment Company H on August 18, 1862. Larry and his sister, Phebe, wrote to each other frequently during the Civil War, and his letters paint a vivid picture of the life of a soldier.

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Writing Women

Published women authors with ties to Maine are too numerous to count. They have made their marks in all types of literature.

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"Emerson Letter Emerson Fales, born October 11, 1834 lived in Thomaston Maine. He was a mason soldier of the 4th Me."

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"I suppose you have some trouble to read my writing, but you must get used to it for I cannot write any better not now and I think I never can learn…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"Three Civil War Letters The souvenirs of war collected by Frederick Rogers. The Fourth Regiment would not see any action for the next seven…"

My Maine Stories

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The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.

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Geraldine Litalien: painting a picture of life in Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Impact on everyday life from events occurring from the late 1920s through 2018

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Elizabeth Mantis Spiliopoulos: passion for life & Greek heritage
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

A spunky 99-year-old shares her crystal-clear recollections of all the changes in her lifetime