Category: Public Events & Celebrations, Anniversaries, Centennials
Item 1160
Program, Windham settlement centennial, 1839
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1839-07-04 Location: Windham Media: Ink on paper
Item 5757
Buxton Centennial Celebration, 1872
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1872-08-14 Location: Buxton Media: Stereograph
Exhibit
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
Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland's Orthodox Synagogue
Shaarey Tphiloh was founded in 1904 by immigrants from Eastern Europe. While accommodating to American society, the Orthodox synagogue also has retained many of its traditions.
