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Historical Items

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Item 10711

Cyrus H. K. Curtis, photo with signature, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Date: circa 1900 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 98923

Cyrus Curtis birthplace, Portland, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Item 7207

Cyrus H.K. Curtis and his daughter Mary Louise, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ Date: circa 1910 Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 62973

43 Merrill Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Cyrus Purinton Use: Dwelling - Single family

Item 86591

Staples property, Church Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Cyrus E. Staples Use: Camp

Item 78498

254-256 Vaughan Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Cyrus H. Farley Use: Dwelling - Single family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111808

Cyrus Cole Memorial Universalist Church, South Portland, 1899-1906

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1899–1906 Location: South Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill

2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.

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Patriotic Imagery: 1861-1880

Imagery on letterhead soldiers used, on soldiers' memorials produced after the war, and on many other items captured the themes of the American Civil War: union, liberty, and freedom.

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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.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… GroundScarborough Historical Society & Museum Cyrus King Born in Scarborough 16 September 1772, Cyrus King was the youngest son of Richard King…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Three of Richard’s children, Rufus, William and Cyrus, became major public figures. The King family prospered before the Revolutionary War."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Cyrus, a jurist and orator, served two terms in Congress and William led the movement to separate Maine from Massachusetts, subsequently becoming…"