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Historical Items

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Item 20197

Pettengill's Hall, Island Falls, ca. 1930

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

Online Exhibits

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Summer's Favorite Game

Baseball often is called the National Pastime. For many people, baseball is encountered in the backyard and down the street, a game played by a few or the full contingent of a team.

Exhibit

Amazing! Maine Stories

These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… Laughton, President of the Historical Society, talks with students about the history of Higgins Beach and hosts a picnic lunch at The Breakers…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… the Present Rodney Laughton described watching a movie, “Occasionally, we saw a 'film strip,' similar to a slide show; watching a movie was always…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… four miles away in Canton, where the neighbors talked them into staying with them until they could rebuild with neighbors helping."

My Maine Stories

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Tracers
by anonymous

tracers, bonding, and fixations

Story

"Mama sings 'get your hands up'": Maria's Diary June 2020
by Maria

Maria, 7 years old, records impressions of staying with her grandparents in Somesville in June 2020.

Story

Growing up DownEast
by Darrin MC Mclellan

Stories of growing up Downeast