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Historical Items

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Item 17983

Moving a wheel set, Derby, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Derby Media: Photographic print

Item 28911

Mill wheel bearing, Saco, ca. 1840

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1840 Location: Saco Media: Wood

Item 14503

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's Oakfield yard crew, c. 1935

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Oakfield Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

A Field Guide to Trolley Cars

Many different types of trolley cars -- for different weather, different uses, and different locations -- were in use in Maine between 1895-1940. The "field guide" explains what each type looked like and how it was used.

Exhibit

The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

Exhibit

Samplers: Learning to Sew

Settlers' clothing had to be durable and practical to hold up against hard work and winters. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s, the women of Maine learned to sew by making samplers.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 7 of 13

"… bodies had a unique style with a box over the wheels to give clearance and with stakes around the outside that allowed a rope or a chain to hold…"

Site Page

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"With a power hoist, a box over the wheels for wheel clearance is no longer necessary. This truck has a flat body that can carry 40 barrels."

Site Page

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"That person would turn the wheel to that letter, open that bin, take out his mail, and close the cover."

My Maine Stories

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Story

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

Story

A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down

Story

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

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