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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - New Sweden Athletic Club

… in New Sweden and made skis were Henry Anderson, Ernest Jacobson, Carl E. Johanson, and Lars Stadig. These skis can be seen in the local museum.

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

The Stockholm museum was originally the lumber store. The Veneer Company Veneer mill, Stockholm, ca.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

1945Item Contributed byGreat Harbor Maritime Museum During the 1930s, Northeast Harbor’s economy was not immune from the Great depression.

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

Part II is a Web-based “museum” of the tools and implements used in this process. Some of the tools and implements are in Lubec Landmarks collections.

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

… Bath, 1889Item Contributed byMaine Maritime Museum Charter Contract, Schooner Platina, 1845Item Contributed byPatten Free Library X In…

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

1876 Item Contributed byMaine Maritime Museum Before the Lincoln Bank was built in 1878, the Bath Bank building occupied the site at the…

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

… Contributed byMontpelier, The General Henry Knox Museum One of Knox’s businesses was land speculation.

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

… Caulking Tool KitItem Contributed byDavistown Museum Work was plentiful for ship caulkers, whose job was to fill the seams between the wooden…

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

… Contributed byMontpelier, The General Henry Knox Museum With the arrival of General Knox and his numerous industrious activities, several…

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

… Contributed byMontpelier, The General Henry Knox Museum Major General Henry Knox died on the 25th of October, 1806, after 56 years of life and 11…

Guilford, Maine - Veterans Tributes - Page 2 of 2

… autographed pictures of Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley are currently housed at the Guilford Historical Society Museum. EXHIBITS HOME

Acadia National Park

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South Portland Historical Society

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

… flags, documents, and mementos to the local museums. Edmund B. Clayton was from the town of Farmington.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

… Crosby (1854-1946)Item Contributed byMaine State Museum Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby (1854-1946) was not only a fly fisherwoman extraordinaire, but…

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Researching Your Home

… records gathered by family members and placed in museum and library collections. As early as 1850 the house was recognized as a historic site.

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

… 1857Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum In the book he labeled "Scrap & Sketch Book," John Martin veered from the format he used in…

Early Maine Photography - Early Maine Photography at Maine Historical Society

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-30-16-0356-16.

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

… to the town and is currently the Stockholm Museum. Company Store, StockholmItem Contributed byStockholm Historical Society Also in 1901, a…

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

2012. Web. 05 February 2014. Our Heritage. Bangor Museum and History Center. Visitbangormaine.com. 2014. Web. 24 May 2014. Reilly, Wayne E.

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

… Contributed byScarborough Historical Society & Museum The Scarborough School System's extra curricular activities have changed and grown since an…

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

1921Item Contributed byGreat Harbor Maritime Museum In 1900 when the YMCA opened in Bar Harbor (in a building that is now the site of the Abbe…

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

1895Item Contributed byMaine Maritime Museum Before the drugstore, a well-respected grocery store owned by Hiram L.