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Historical Items

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Item 10418

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Station Agent Hat, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Media: Fabric

Mystery Corner Item

Item 59547

Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca. 1915

Mystery Corner Item Can you identify people in the crowd?

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Strong Media: Photographic print

Item 63559

Frank Dyer, Strong, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Strong Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family

Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.

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Power of Potential

The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (NFBPWC) held their seventh annual convention in Portland during July 12 to July 18, 1925. Over 2,000 working women from around the country visited the city.

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Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

Maine, the most heavily forested state in the nation, had the first continuously operational fire lookout tower, beginning a system of fire prevention that lasted much of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Lewis L. Litchfield Lewis Litchfield, station agent for the Boston & Maine Railroad in the early 1900s, was born in 1871."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… other at Piscataqua where Cammock had been an agent of Gorges and Mason until he assumed proprietorship of his 1500-acre Black Point Patent in…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… in 1633 from Piscataqua, where he'd been the agent of Mason and Gorges. He claimed all rights to fishing and "fowling" and apportioned land to…"

My Maine Stories

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An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania

Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021

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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars