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Historical Items

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Item 10084

Letter from Abby Campbell to Elizabeth Mountfort, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Portland; Sangerville; Portland; Sangerville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10242

Letter from Abby K. Foster to Elizabeth Mountfort, ca. 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1851 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 48980

Abby D. Crosby, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Albion Media: Daguerreotype

Tax Records

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Item 62192

28 Marion Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Abby Somers Use: Dwelling - Three Family

Item 84048

1878 Washington Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Abby A. Hall Use: Dwelling

Item 84050

Assessor's Record, 1878 Washington Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Abby A. Hall Use: Barn

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110475

O'Neill preliminary site plan, Mount Desert, 2002-2003

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2002–2003 Location: Mount Desert Client: Abby O'Neill, Architect: Patrick Chasse

Item 148760

House for Mrs. A.C. Whittum, Lewiston, 1893

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1893–1894 Location: Lewiston Client: Abbie C. Whittum Architect: George M Coombs

Online Exhibits

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Home Ties: Sebago During the Civil War

Letters to and from Sebago soldiers who served in the Civil War show concern on both sides about farms and other issues at home as well as concern from the home front about soldiers' well-being.

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The Sanitary Commission: Meeting Needs of Soldiers, Families

The Sanitary Commission, formed soon after the Civil War began in the spring of 1861, dealt with the health, relief needs, and morale of soldiers and their families. The Maine Agency helped families and soldiers with everything from furloughs to getting new socks.

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

Site Pages

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… was lost at sea in 1876, Charles sold the farm to Abbie A. Curtis Dolloff, the wife of Oscar Fitzland Dolloff."

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Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Levy and Abbie Murphy Winter, in Lynn, Massachusetts, where the Winters resided. Throughout their marriage, Richardson and Carrie Johnson raised four…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… Alicia Allen, Lauren Doolittle, Brooklin Eaton, Abby Ford, Bennie Johnson, Brian Leger, Greggory Lynde, Michael Nevells, Cooper Smallidge, Ezra…"