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Historical Items

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Item 81027

Trapper with Pelts, Waterford, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Waterford Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Waterford Media: Photographic print

Item 100439

Bob Sawyer with pelts, Norcross, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Norcross Heritage Trust Date: circa 1910 Location: Indian Purchase Township No. 3 Media: Photographic print

Item 54914

Fox pelts in rigging of 'Bowdoin,' Baffin Island, 1922

Contributed by: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center Date: 1922 Location: Bowdoin Harbor Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History

After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.

Exhibit

Northern Threads: Colonial and 19th century fur trade

A vignette in "Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society Part 1," this fur trade mini-exhibition discusses the environmental and economic impact of the fur trade in Maine through the 19th century.

Exhibit

CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections

Explore topics around climate change by reuniting collections from one of the nation's earliest natural history museums, the Portland Society of Natural History. The exhibition focuses on how museums collect, and the role of humans in creating changes in society, climate, and biodiversity.

Site Pages

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Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"Fox farms were invented so people could sell the pelts for a profit. Foxes were kept in one hundred 16 by 16 foot pens."

Site Page

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"… trappers who found a great market for the beaver pelts. Beaver hats were in fashion! Trappers also trapped mink, martin, rabbits, fishers, bears…"

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Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"“Driving pelting rain” on Tuesday January 23rd, along with temperatures above freezing, reduced the accumulated white stuff a foot, leaving the…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C

Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine