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Historical Items

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Item 75146

Pulp wood moving from pond to wood pile, Brewer, ca. 1950, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: circa 1950 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print

Item 101903

Remains of Westport to Woolwich Bridge, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1930 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print

Item 1053

Jewett's Norridgewock Corn Shop, ca. 1910

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

Online Exhibits

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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.

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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator

George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.

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Moosehead Steamboats

After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.

Site Pages

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"She piled all her findings in a simple shopping bag. Russell Douglass X Fifty years later, the bag was given to the Hampden Historical Society…"

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

"… Society Every street in town was reported piled high with drifts, much pushed onto sidewalks “which are now but a pleasant memory.” Blizzard…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall

Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.

Story

Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life

Story

Tracers
by anonymous

tracers, bonding, and fixations