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Item 84

Plate depicting the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, ca. 1820

Plate depicting the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, ca. 1820

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1620 Location: Plymouth Media: Earthenware

Item 6804

Sign in the form of a glove, 1764

Sign in the form of a glove, 1764

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1764 Media: Wood

Item 12976

Wreath of Human Hair, ca. 1867

Wreath of Human Hair, ca. 1867

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1867 Location: Houlton Media: Human hair

Online Exhibits

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Polly Warren sampler, Gorham, ca. 1800

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.

Exhibit

William Neptune, Portland, 1920

Indians at the Centennial

Passamaquoddy Indians from Washington County traveled to Portland in 1920 to take part in the Maine Centennial Exposition. They set up an "Indian Village" at Deering Oaks Park.

Exhibit

Shoe valentine, 1883-1884

Valentines

Valentines Day cards have long been a way to express feelings of romance or love for family or friends. These early Valentines Day cards suggest the ways in which the expression of those sentiments has changed over time.